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md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">The problem</span></a></li><li class="c-nav-tertiary__item tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#our-goals-e199" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Our goals</span></a></li><li class="c-nav-tertiary__item tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#our-approach-421c" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Our approach</span></a></li><li class="c-nav-tertiary__item tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#our-work-in-action-5758" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Our work in action</span></a></li><li class="c-nav-tertiary__item tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#our-team-4a83" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Our team</span></a></li><li class="c-nav-tertiary__item tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#latest-report-55ea" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Reports</span></a></li></ul></nav></div></div></div><div class="c-outer-grid__sidebar print:tw-hidden"><div class="c-page-sidebar tw-relative"></div><div class="c-page-sidebar c-page-sidebar--sticky-tertiary is-scrolling-up"></div></div><div class="c-outer-grid__content c-sections-container"><div id="page-sections" class="o-scroll-offset _u-offset-tertiary"><section class="c-section tw-mb-responsive-xl"><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><h2 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-sm print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 js-section-title tw-relative md:tw-z-med">The problem<span id="the-problem-8b25" class="c-section__title-anchor tw-invisible tw-absolute tw-left-0 tw-top-0 tw-block tall:-tw-top-site-header md:-tw-top-full-header"> </span></h2></div></div><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-span-8"><div class=""><div class="c-rich-text tw-tracking-body tw-text-body-md md:tw-text-body-lg"><p><a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30925-9/fulltext" title target="_self">Millions of people are held back by mental health problems.</a> Interventions aren't working well enough for everyone, have trade-offs and there are challenges with scaling globally. Barriers to collaboration are preventing progress.</p><p>There are promising tools, approaches and methodologies ready to break through. Our research funding and advocacy work is fostering collaboration that will lead to new ways to intervene early in anxiety, depression and psychosis. </p></div></div></div></div></section><section class="c-section"><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><h2 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-sm print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 js-section-title tw-relative md:tw-z-med">Our goals<span id="our-goals-e199" class="c-section__title-anchor tw-invisible tw-absolute tw-left-0 tw-top-0 tw-block tall:-tw-top-site-header md:-tw-top-full-header"> </span></h2></div></div><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block c-grid--fact-card" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-start-2 sm:tw-col-end-12 md:tw-col-span-full"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold _u-safari-force-sticky-zindex u-sticky-fade"><div class="c-card-listing c-card-listing--horizontal"><article class="c-fact-card" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><h3 class="o-text-card__title" itemProp="name">Co-leadership with lived experience experts</h3><div class="c-rich-text c-fact-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Knowledge, insights and perspectives of people with lived experience of mental health problems are at the heart of research. </p></div></article><article class="c-fact-card" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><h3 class="o-text-card__title" itemProp="name">A collaborative and thriving field of mental health science</h3><div class="c-rich-text c-fact-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Researchers from different backgrounds, geographies and disciplines are brought together.</p></div></article><article class="c-fact-card" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><h3 class="o-text-card__title" itemProp="name">Improved understanding</h3><div class="c-rich-text c-fact-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>New discoveries on how anxiety, depression and psychosis develop, persist and resolve. </p></div></article><article class="c-fact-card" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><h3 class="o-text-card__title" itemProp="name">New effective early interventions</h3><div class="c-rich-text c-fact-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Better ways to intervene early in anxiety, depression and psychosis, spanning pharmacological, non-pharmacological and digital.</p></div></article><article class="c-fact-card" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><h3 class="o-text-card__title" itemProp="name">Increased commitment by decision-makers to use mental health science</h3><div class="c-rich-text c-fact-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Decision-makers enable uptake and scaling of new and improved interventions. </p></div></article></div></div></div></div><div class="tw-pb-scaffold"><article class="c-full-width-promo _u-safari-force-sticky-zindex tw-z-low" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><figure class="c-full-width-promo__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="o-image o-image--cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_full_hi%2Fpublic%2F2024-08%2Fmental-health-strategy-vision1538x1052.jpg%3Fitok%3DkV5k-JM8&w=640&q=75 640w, 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/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_full_hi%2Fpublic%2F2024-08%2Fmental-health-strategy-vision1538x1052.jpg%3Fitok%3DkV5k-JM8&w=2048&q=75 2048w" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_full_hi%2Fpublic%2F2024-08%2Fmental-health-strategy-vision1538x1052.jpg%3Fitok%3DkV5k-JM8&w=2048&q=75"/></figure><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block c-full-width-promo__container" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-span-8 md:tw-col-span-7 xl:tw-col-span-6"><div class="c-full-width-promo__content"><h3 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-md print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 tw-font-normal" itemProp="name"><a class="tw-text-black active:tw-text-black focus:tw-text-black hover:tw-text-black o-animated-link" href="/what-we-do/mental-health/our-vision-for-mental-health">A world where no one is held back: our vision for Mental Health</a></h3><div class="c-rich-text c-full-width-promo__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>To create a world where no one is held back by mental health problems, Wellcome is committed to driving transformation in early intervention for anxiety, depression and psychosis. Miranda Wolpert, Wellcome’s Director of Mental Health, explains.   </p></div></div></div></div></article></div></section><section class="c-section tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full"><h2 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-sm print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 js-section-title tw-relative md:tw-z-med">Our approach<span id="our-approach-421c" class="c-section__title-anchor tw-invisible tw-absolute tw-left-0 tw-top-0 tw-block tall:-tw-top-site-header md:-tw-top-full-header"> </span></h2></div></div><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-start-2 sm:tw-col-end-12 md:tw-col-span-6"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><h3>Funding research</h3><p>We're funding research to better understand anxiety, depression and psychosis so we can find ways to intervene earlier. Embedding lived experience expertise is central to our mission.</p><p>Our independence means we're prepared to take risks with our research funding. If none of our funded projects fail, then we're not being brave enough.</p></div></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-cta tw-text-left"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--link" href="https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/people-and-projects/grants-awarded?f%5B0%5D=programme_grants_awarded%3A10329"><span class="ds-btn__text">Explore funded people and projects</span></a></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><h3>Fostering collaboration</h3><p>We bring together groups of researchers from different disciplines to find solutions to complex questions. </p><p>By breaking down silos we empower a more coherent and collaborative field where researchers have a common understanding of measures, approaches and concepts.</p></div></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-cta tw-text-left"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--link" href="/news/experts-must-work-together-power-mental-health-science"><span class="ds-btn__text">Read how we're improving collaboration in mental health science</span></a></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><h3>Advocating for policy change</h3><p>We advocate for evidence-based approaches that improve global mental health. We do this by working with the private sector, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), charities, governments and affected communities.</p></div></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-cta tw-text-left"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--link" href="https://wellcome.org/what-we-do/policy-and-advocacy/how-we-influence-and-inform-policy"><span class="ds-btn__text">Read how we're influencing and informing policy</span></a></div></div></div><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-start-2 sm:tw-col-end-12 md:tw-col-span-6"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-info-box c-info-box--landing tw-mb-0"><div class="c-text-snippet"><h3 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-md tw-mb-static-xs sm:tw-mb-static-md">Funding opportunities</h3><div class="c-rich-text-snippet"><p>Our Mental Health programme funds research to improve early intervention in anxiety, depression and psychosis. You may also be interested in our Discovery Research programme, which funds fields and disciplines seeking new knowledge on life, health and wellbeing, including all aspects of mental health.</p><p><a href="/grant-funding/guidance/what-we-do-and-dont-fund-mental-health" title="What we do and don’t fund in mental health">Find out what we will and won't fund in our Mental Health programme</a>. </p></div></div><div class="c-cta tw-text-center"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--primary" href="https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes?f%5B0%5D=strategic_programme%3A10624&f%5B1%5D=strategic_programme%3A10625&f%5B2%5D=strategic_programme%3A10329"><span class="ds-btn__text">Explore funding opportunities</span></a></div></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-info-box c-info-box--landing tw-mb-0"><div class="c-text-snippet"><h2 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-md tw-mb-static-xs sm:tw-mb-static-md">Contract opportunities</h2><div class="c-rich-text-snippet"><p><span>We invite organisations to apply for contract opportunities that support our mission to enable a step change in early interventions for anxiety, depression and psychosis. </span></p></div></div><div class="c-cta tw-text-center"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--primary" href="https://wellcome.org/what-we-do/our-work/contract-opportunities?f%5B0%5D=commissioning_team%3A11311"><span class="ds-btn__text">Explore contract opportunities</span></a></div></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-info-box c-info-box--secondary tw-mb-0"><div class="c-text-snippet"><div class="c-rich-text-snippet"><p>Help create a step-change in early intervention for anxiety, depression and psychosis by sharing your ideas for where we could focus in the future.</p><p>Please note: We will read submissions each week. This is not an application for funding. No information can or will be treated as confidential. </p></div></div><div class="c-cta tw-text-center"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--secondary" href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Wmd6O8gfg0mhAMxSt2R3N6e-dD54LlRBvU1WdFcZwgxUMkFLTU5OV0FBTFlTTzBDWkhXSkhYRkFLSS4u"><span class="ds-btn__text">Share your ideas</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="c-section"><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><h2 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-sm print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 js-section-title tw-relative md:tw-z-med">Our work in action<span id="our-work-in-action-5758" class="c-section__title-anchor tw-invisible tw-absolute tw-left-0 tw-top-0 tw-block tall:-tw-top-site-header md:-tw-top-full-header"> </span></h2></div></div><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block c-grid--image-card" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-start-2 sm:tw-col-end-12 md:tw-col-span-full"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold _u-safari-force-sticky-zindex u-sticky-fade"><div class="c-card-listing c-card-listing--horizontal"><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Analysis</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Lynsey Bilsland</dd></dl></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1500px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(30vw - 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The first promising approach for treatment in 50 years, backed by Wellcome funded research</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2024-09-27T00:00:00+01:00">26 September 2024</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>5-minute read</div></div></article><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Research story</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" 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dateTime="2023-07-28T00:00:00+01:00">27 July 2023</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>6-minute read</div></div></article><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Research story</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">John Torous</dd></dl></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1500px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(30vw - 40px), (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-03%2Fyoung-man-holding-phone.jpg%3Fitok%3D251ZRJ7y&w=256&q=75 256w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-03%2Fyoung-man-holding-phone.jpg%3Fitok%3D251ZRJ7y&w=384&q=75 384w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-03%2Fyoung-man-holding-phone.jpg%3Fitok%3D251ZRJ7y&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-03%2Fyoung-man-holding-phone.jpg%3Fitok%3D251ZRJ7y&w=750&q=75 750w, 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href="/news/mental-health-app-change-understand-and-treat-schizophrenia">Transforming understanding of schizophrenia with the MindLAMP app</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2023-03-23T00:00:00+00:00">23 March 2023</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>6-minute read</div></div></article><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Research story</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Simge Eva Dogan</dd></dl></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1500px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(30vw - 40px), (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2FJonathan-Roiser-ISEH-gym_0.jpeg%3Fitok%3DUMpvCpuG&w=256&q=75 256w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2FJonathan-Roiser-ISEH-gym_0.jpeg%3Fitok%3DUMpvCpuG&w=384&q=75 384w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2FJonathan-Roiser-ISEH-gym_0.jpeg%3Fitok%3DUMpvCpuG&w=640&q=75 640w, 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class="before:tw-absolute before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-left-0 before:tw-right-0 before:tw-top-0 before:tw-z-low c-image-card__link o-animated-link" href="/news/how-does-exercise-help-depression">Funding research to understand the impact of exercise on depression</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2023-09-13T09:23:29+01:00">13 September 2023</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>5-minute read</div></div></article><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Research story</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Simge Eva Dogan</dd></dl></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1500px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(30vw - 40px), (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-12%2FGALENOS-mental-health-resource-illustration.png%3Fitok%3Dd06J3X0_&w=256&q=75 256w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-12%2FGALENOS-mental-health-resource-illustration.png%3Fitok%3Dd06J3X0_&w=384&q=75 384w, 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c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Simge Eva Dogan</dd></dl></span></div><h3 class="c-image-card__title" itemProp="name"><a class="before:tw-absolute before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-left-0 before:tw-right-0 before:tw-top-0 before:tw-z-low c-image-card__link o-animated-link" href="/news/GALENOS-mental-health-research-online-resource">Bringing together global experts to create GALENOS, an online resource for mental health science</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2023-12-07T09:57:19+00:00">7 December 2023</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>7-minute read</div></div></article><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Explainer</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Grace Gatera</dd><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Shuranjeet Singh</dd></dl></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1500px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(30vw - 40px), (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw" 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itemProp="author">Shuranjeet Singh</dd></dl></span></div><h3 class="c-image-card__title" itemProp="name"><a class="before:tw-absolute before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-left-0 before:tw-right-0 before:tw-top-0 before:tw-z-low c-image-card__link o-animated-link" href="/news/why-science-needs-lived-experiences-mental-health-challenges">Embedding lived experience expertise in research to uncover crucial insights</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2023-10-17T00:00:00+01:00">16 October 2023</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>3-minute read</div></div></article></div></div></div></div><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block c-grid--call-to-action" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-start-2 sm:tw-col-end-12 md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item 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Miranda:</p><ul class="c-person__links tw-list-none"><li class="c-person__link-item"><a class="c-person__link o-animated-link" href="https://twitter.com/mirandarwolpert" aria-label="X Miranda Wolpert">X</a></li><li class="c-person__link-item"><a class="c-person__link o-animated-link" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirandawolpert/" aria-label="LinkedIn Miranda Wolpert">LinkedIn</a></li></ul></div></div></div></li><li class="c-people-wide__item"><div class="c-person c-person--compact" itemscope="" itemType="http://schema.org/Person"><figure class="c-person__image c-person__image--compact"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="80" height="80" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--cover" style="color:transparent" sizes="80px" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_thumbnail_square_medium%2Fpublic%2F2022-03%2FAlice-Barney-photo.jpeg%3Fitok%3DI2swhMGj&w=32&q=75 32w, 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