The paper sets out and examines the impact of a local project called Promote the Vote running in West Yorkshire.
[read the full story...]Mental health policy: are the “facts” based on “evidence”?
Anjuli Kaul’s debut blog explores the latest evidence on the accuracy and accessibility of cited evidence in mental health policy documents.
[read the full story...]Implementing research evidence in schools: senior leaders and teachers – start here!
It’s Spring! Pooky Knightsmith coaxes the Education Elf out of hibernation with a new blog about the recent Education Endowment Foundation report: Putting evidence to work – a school’s guide to implementation.
[read the full story...]Elves under the microscope: does elf promotion increase research uptake by health professionals?
Sarah Knowles reports on a survey and brief intervention study of the National Elf Service across the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, which sheds some light on how best to increase research uptake in mental health professionals.
[read the full story...]Exploring the mental health charity sector evidence system
A guest post from Caroline Fiennes, Director of Giving Evidence, who has today published a new report that explores in the ways in which UK mental health charities use evidence in the development of their services.
[read the full story...]Most research is flawed and many findings are false #EvidenceLive
Our #EvidenceLive team of bloggers review a recent study examining the quality of evidence to support the effectiveness of health interventions, which paints a picture of poor quality research informing much of our clinical practice.
[read the full story...]#Mindtech2015 Evidence-based research and fast paced technology development
André Tomlin presents the text of his debate talk from the #Mindtech2015 conference: Trials or Tripadvisor – “This house believes that robust user review is sufficient to evaluate most digital mental health apps”.
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