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Dr June Brown
Reader/Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology
Research interests
- Psychology
Biography
Dr June Brown joined Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London in 1995, having worked in the NHS for several years as a clinician and psychology manager. Her areas of expertise are help-seeking, providing psychological care for difficult to engage groups and sources of informal care (e.g. friends, family, church).
June completed her BSc at London University, MPsycho at Liverpool University & PhD at Birmingham University
Research Interests:
- Help-seeking for mental health problems
- Psychological care for difficult to engage groups (e.g. men, ethnic groups, GP non-consulters)
- Informal care (e.g. family, friends, religious leaders)
- Early intervention for mental health problems (e.g. 16-18 year olds, university students, pregnant mums)
Teaching:
June teaches on the topics depression, insomnia, self-esteem
Expertise and Public Engagement:
June is a member of the current NICE Guidelines for depression Committee
She is also a review editor in Mood and Anxiety Disorders, part of ‘Frontiers in Psychiatry’
Research
![Secondary school](/newimages/ioppn/feature/secondary-school.xe3965478.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,40&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Brief Educational workshops in Secondary Schools Trial (BESST)
A clinical trial designed to understand whether the DISCOVER workshop programme can positively impact the mental health of 16-18-year-old sixth-form students.
Project status: Ongoing
![780x450 depression-lonely-web](/newimages/alumni/main-article-780x450/780x450-depression-lonely-web.x176e2f5f.jpg?crop=780,440,0,5&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
DISCOVER Research Group
Discover Research Group
News
Day workshop in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy effectively reduces depression in 16-18 year olds
The Brief Educational workshops in Secondary Schools Trial found a day-long CBT course is an effective means of improving young people's mental health.
![BESST-iStock-641755290](/newimages/ioppn/research/besst-istock-641755290.xb88df894.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,61&f=webp)
Students to take part in mental health trial designed to help anxiety and depression
In September, 60 schools in London, Bath, Manchester, and Northampton began recruiting for a four-year trial aimed at assisting young people with anxiety and...
![teenagers college school](/image-library/Press-Photos/teenagers-college-school.xd6e99567.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,40&f=webp)
Research
![Secondary school](/newimages/ioppn/feature/secondary-school.xe3965478.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,40&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Brief Educational workshops in Secondary Schools Trial (BESST)
A clinical trial designed to understand whether the DISCOVER workshop programme can positively impact the mental health of 16-18-year-old sixth-form students.
Project status: Ongoing
![780x450 depression-lonely-web](/newimages/alumni/main-article-780x450/780x450-depression-lonely-web.x176e2f5f.jpg?crop=780,440,0,5&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
DISCOVER Research Group
Discover Research Group
News
Day workshop in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy effectively reduces depression in 16-18 year olds
The Brief Educational workshops in Secondary Schools Trial found a day-long CBT course is an effective means of improving young people's mental health.
![BESST-iStock-641755290](/newimages/ioppn/research/besst-istock-641755290.xb88df894.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,61&f=webp)
Students to take part in mental health trial designed to help anxiety and depression
In September, 60 schools in London, Bath, Manchester, and Northampton began recruiting for a four-year trial aimed at assisting young people with anxiety and...
![teenagers college school](/image-library/Press-Photos/teenagers-college-school.xd6e99567.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,40&f=webp)