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Research Champions

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Introducing NCMH

n Wales’ first biomedical

research centre, founded 2011

n Funded by Health and Care

Research Wales

n Made up of researchers from

Cardiff, Swansea and Bangor

Universities

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What we do: Research

n Recruiting the public to

help in mental health

research

n 5500+ volunteers to date

n Research takes <60mins

n Informal interview in

your own home

n Questionnaires & a

blood sample

n Anonymous & secure

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n Raising awareness,

fighting stigma

n Work with the media

n Online

n Events

n Resources

What we do: Engagement

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Involving the public

n Public plays an essential

role in ALL our work

n External review board

n Stakeholder group

n Service User & Carer

Partnership Research

Development Group

(SUCPRDG)

n Research Champions

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Introducing our champions

n People with lived

experience working to help further research

n 18 Research Champions

to date, 3-4 in the

pipeline

n Choose their own level

of involvement

n First step is writing an

online profile

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Laura Jane Dernie

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Becoming a research champion

1 Take part in our research

- take a leaflet or visit

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2 Let us know you’d like to

help – either during your interview or by completing

the online form here:

www.ncmh.info/champions

3 We’ll get in touch about

completing your profile

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