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Workshop: Young people’s involvement in digital mental health
Led by: Aislinn Gomez Bergin, Camilla Babbage, Kareem Khan, Rebecca Woodcock, and young lived experience experts from the Young People’s Involvement in Digital Mental Health (YPii DMH) Special Interest Research Group
In this workshop we shared with attendees what we had learnt from our online and hybrid events: how hybrid and online events have worked for young people and our own experiences organising and facilitating them. Through this discussion we want to help others planning digital involvement to feel more prepared.
Three key messages:
- Aspire to include young people from the start
- Believe in the contribution young people will make to your research
- Consider creating opportunities to give young people agency. It will pay off!
This workshop was connected to our Voices, Power & Attitudes research challenge: How can we amplify young people’s voices and change societal attitudes in ways that positively impact on mental health?
Further Resources
Check out these pictures from the day!
Photos from Oxford Atelier.
Workshop Live Tweets
You can read a great thread below from Tom Sharpe who live-tweeted the workshop via @yp_MHstigma.
Thread: Welcome to the big emerging minds workshop on Young people’s involvement in digital mental health. @Tomsharpe here live tweeting from the room. #EmergingMinds @EmergingMindsUK
— Young People & Self-stigma in Mental Health (@yp_MHstigma) October 17, 2022
#EmergingMinds pic.twitter.com/SydWu9weP5
— Young People & Self-stigma in Mental Health (@yp_MHstigma) October 17, 2022
Olivia is talking about a dragon’s den event that they ran using digital technology. Barriers they wanted to break down included travel and lack of research understanding. #EmergingMinds @EmergingMindsUK
— Young People & Self-stigma in Mental Health (@yp_MHstigma) October 17, 2022
#EmergingMinds Olivia Challenged us to reflect on how we could involve young people digitally in our work pic.twitter.com/hlImgazRrZ
— Young People & Self-stigma in Mental Health (@yp_MHstigma) October 17, 2022
Another ideathon was hosted to help give researchers feedback from young people and help give them agency. #EmergingMinds @CAMHS_Digital @InstituteMH @NIHR_MindTech @EmergingMindsUK
— Young People & Self-stigma in Mental Health (@yp_MHstigma) October 17, 2022
Idrees Saleem is talking about the benefits of being involved in YPAGs #EmergingMinds @CAMHS_Digital @InstituteMH @NIHR_MindTech @EmergingMindsUK pic.twitter.com/tB4s0nkVOI
— Young People & Self-stigma in Mental Health (@yp_MHstigma) October 17, 2022
The SIRG were invovoled in the 2021 @NIHR_MindTech symposium presenting their work. #EmergingMinds @CAMHS_Digital @InstituteMH @NIHR_MindTech @EmergingMindsUK
— Young People & Self-stigma in Mental Health (@yp_MHstigma) October 17, 2022
Olivia manages the CAMHS digital Talks Podcast which creates podcasts about mental health and allows her to upskill other young researchers will editing and interview skills. #EmergingMinds @CAMHS_Digital @InstituteMH @NIHR_MindTech @EmergingMindsUK
— Young People & Self-stigma in Mental Health (@yp_MHstigma) October 17, 2022
The YPII held awards in gathertown an online platform to reward and recognise the involvement of their young people. #EmergingMinds @CAMHS_Digital @InstituteMH @NIHR_MindTech @EmergingMindsUK
— Young People & Self-stigma in Mental Health (@yp_MHstigma) October 17, 2022
Becky is talking about the framework developed for enabling different populations to engage online. #EmergingMinds @CAMHS_Digital @InstituteMH @NIHR_MindTech @EmergingMindsUK pic.twitter.com/41lvaA6dum
— Young People & Self-stigma in Mental Health (@yp_MHstigma) October 17, 2022
“The challenges with digital spaces are different and challenging, we had to consider safeguarding, data protection and digital exclusion” #EmergingMinds @CAMHS_Digital @InstituteMH @NIHR_MindTech @EmergingMindsUK
— Young People & Self-stigma in Mental Health (@yp_MHstigma) October 17, 2022