MQ: Transforming Mental Health
| Formation | 2013 |
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| Type | Medical Research |
| Purpose | Mental Health Research |
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| Website | www.mqmentalhealth.org |
MQ: Transforming Mental Health is an international mental health research charity. The charity was created in 2013, with initial funding from the Wellcome Trust, to raise funds from the general public for research.
The charities aims are to fund multi-disciplinary research into mental health. It funds research across the spectrum of biological, psychological and social sciences.
Whilst the charity is based in the UK, it has an international focus and funds research globally.
MQ's research programme focuses on three specific themes:
MQ has two major funding streams at present. These are the PSY-IMPACT awards, and the Fellows award.
The organisation has so far awarded £1.5 million in funding to four new research projects, with the aim of improving the effectiveness and accessibility of psychological therapies. Funding has been allocated to the following:
The MQ fellows award provides successful applicants with up to £225,000 over 3 years to support research exploring new ways to understand, treat or prevent mental illness. 11 fellows have so far been selected for 2015, 2014 and 2013.
The Chairman of MQ is Sir Philip Campbell, Editor in Chief, Nature. He took over from Lord Dennis Stevenson, who was the founding chairman.
MQ's other trustees are from a variety of different sectors. They currently comprise:
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