'Facilitating the development, set up and successful completion of mental health research studies across Scotland.'
The Scottish Mental Health Research Network (SMHRN):
- Supports high quality research in mental health in Scotland.
- Set up in 2007 and officially launched in November 2009. (Slides and video footage from the event are available, including presentations from the Director, Professor Stephen Lawrie.)
- The network has currently adopted over twenty studies including large multi centre trials (SMaRT 2 and SMaRT 3), Imaging studies (TMRI-GC Imaging), genetic studies (Scottish Family Genetic Collaboration), pilot studies (Multiple Symptoms Study), commercial studies and epidemiological studies.

SMHRN Annual Scientific Meeting:
'Doing the 'right thing': Tension between the popular, political and scientific'
| Date: | 23rd November 2010 |
| Time: | 10am - 5pm |
| Venue: | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
| Cost: | Free |
We are delighted to announce that we are holding our Annual Scientific Meeting on 23rd November. We would like to invite anybody intersted or involved in mental health research in Scotland to attend the day. The theme for the day is 'Doing the 'right thing': Tension between the popular, political and scientific' we will soon have our draft programme available to view online. Places are limited so please complete and reurn our application form ASAP or for further information please visit our events page.
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SMHRN Newsletter: First quarterly issue
We would like to welcome you to the launch of the SMHRN Newsletter. The newsletter will be available to download on our website and will be sent out electronically every quarter to our mailing list. If you have not already done so, please join our mailing list.
Inside this issue you can find out more about our Adoption Service and our portfolio of adopted studies; our four new Protocol Development Groups for 2010. The Scottish Mental Health Association is in our regular Focus on Community and Support Organisations section. We would welcome any feedback, comments or suggestions on this issue please send us an email.
SMHRN provides three core services to support mental health research in Scotland:






