Mental Health Inequities Research Unit

Mental Health Inequities in Communities

The Mental Health Inequities Research unit encompasses a broad range of multi-disciplinary mental health research at the University of Worcester including NIHR funded THRIVE Mental Health Leaders Award, Bipolar Disorders Research, and Child and Adolescent mental health.  

The remit is to undertake impactful, inclusive co-produced research to: 

• Improve outcomes for those people with severe and persistent mental health issues 

• Develop and evaluate new ways of working  

• Addressing inequities in marginalised groups within this community.   

• Develop research capacity in under-served areas. 

Membership

Lead for the Rural Mental Health Research Unit

Professor Elizabeth Hughes 

• Professor Eleanor Bradley - Professor of Health Psychology 
• Professor Dez Kyte - Professor of Physiotherapy
• Dr Molly Miley - Research Fellow in Mental Health
• Dr Christopher Poyner - Senior Research Fellow
• Dr Helena Tuomainen - Associate Professor in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at University of Worcester
• Dr Amy Perry - Research Associate in Psychological Medicine