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Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast are playing important roles in Ireland’s first all-island mental health research initiative which has been set up to help combat mental ill health in a more coordinated way across Ireland.The CO-PRIME (COproducing and Promoting Research and Innovation in Mental HEalth) initiative has been launched as part of a new €3m investment by the Health Research Board (HRB).
The announcement was made by Ireland’s Mental Health Minister Mary Butler.
The new five-year project will be led by Maynooth University in partnership with several universities and institutions across the island of Ireland, including Queen’s.
The initiative will support 10 research projects that aim to progress understanding of mental health in areas such as youth mental health, ADHD in adults, women’s mental health, and loneliness in older people.
The Queen’s researchers include Professor Cherie Armour from the School of Psychology, Professor Gavin Davidson from the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work and Professor Ciaran Mulholland from the Centre for Public Health. The project will also involve collaboration with Dr Anne Grant, Lecturer from the School of Nursing and Midwifery and Dr Denise O'Hagan, a Senior Honorary Lecturer from the Centre for Public Health who will represent the Public Health Agency Northern Ireland within the project but also has links to Queen’s.
| Period | 2026 → 2031 |
|---|---|
| Held at | All Island Collaborative Research Network |