The Centre for Mental Health Policy and Evaluation is a leading international centre carrying out world-class research in the areas of evaluation and implementation of mental health initiatives. The aim of the centre is to positively influence mental health policy and practice.
We grew out of the King's College London Centre for Implementation Science. The Centre name reflects:
- The research we do along the translational pathway including observational and interventional designs to assess effectiveness and implementation
- Our research at the levels of public mental health, primary and secondary care
- Our focus on research on both mental health services and public mental health both in the UK and internationally. This focus is a continuation of work beginning in the 1990s during the development of local community mental health services.
What we do
Our centre focuses on assessing the effectiveness and implementation of policies, services and population level interventions, primarily in relation to mental health. We also aim to contribute to the advancement of methods for evaluation and implementation science, and support the capacity building work of NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London.
We work with policy makers, organisational leaders, practitioners and people with experience of using/surviving mental health services. We use quantitative, qualitative, mixed and participatory research methods. In addition to trials we conduct timely and inexpensive evaluation including the use of survey and routinely collected data.
We have a particular interest in participatory research and equity-informed implementation to reduce unwarranted variations in access to, experience of, and outcomes from mental health care.
Who we are
We are an interdisciplinary team with backgrounds in clinical practice, psychology and sociology, statistics, epidemiology, qualitative and participatory research methods, implementation science, and patient safety. Within the Centre there are five themes:
Climate, environmental and social change
Mental health services research
Implementation and evaluation methodology
Our Partners
Group leads
Clinical Professor of Public Mental Health
Professor of Public Mental Health and Statistics