PSYCHE Scientific Advisory Board

  • Til Wykes - Professor of Clinical Psychology and Rehabilitation, King’s College London
  • Max Birchwood – Professor of Youth Mental Health, Warwick University
  • Karen O’Connor – National Clinical Lead for Early Intervention and Psychosis programme, clinical lead for REIS service
  • Martin Lepage – Professor of Psychiatry, Magill University, Montreal. Research YMH early psychosis
  • Mario Alvarez– Clinical Psychologist, Director of Orygen Digital, Melbourne, Professor of Digital Mental Health
  • Donagh O’Neill – Consultant Psychiatrist, HSE Sligo, Clinical Lead for EIP team,  Sligo
  • Christopher Bowie - Professor at Queen's University, Psychologist at Heads Up Early Psychosis Intervention Program
  • David Fowler - Professor of Psychology, Sussex University, Director (Mental Health Practice Uni)
  • Molly Byrne - Professor of Health Psychology, University of Galway
  • Caroline Heary - Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Galway

1st meeting - Monday 15th November 2021

  • PSYCHE aims and objectives
  • National EIP progress
  • Updates on progress of 1. Predictors study, 2. MOST study and 3. Crest-R study
  • PPI activities
  • Publications & authorships

2nd meeting - Thursday 24th November 2022

  • Overview of past year's activities
  • Building knowledge - update on progress of the three work packages: Predict, MOST and Crest-R studies
  • Exchanging knowledge

YAP presentations & engagement with SPUNOUT.ie
Co-production of Stigma paper (with Headline) & presentations at IAYMH
Peer support training and co-production re engagement
IPRN presentations as part EIP network

  • Publication policy

3rd meeting - Wednesday 31st January 2024

  • Overview of PSYCHE activities in past 12 months
  • Building knowledge - update on Predict/MOST/CREST-R studies.
  • Establishing partners - Collaborations with national EIP service, Mindspace, Student Counselling service.
  • Translating knowledge - Training, capacity building and knowledge exchange events.
  • Discussion of HRB Interim report and presentation due in March
  • Commencing Qualitative Studies
  • Discussion of future knowledge translation and PPI events

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