Mental health research in the North East and North Cumbria spans across primary and secondary care, many participants are recruited into studies from multiple settings and under multiple care models, including hospitals, community settings and prisons or other settings associated with the criminal justice system.

As well as working across care settings, participants are recruited into studies that aim to target all mental health problems inclusive of depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar, any form of addiction, eating disorder or self harm behaviour. Mental health studies are also keen to recruit healthy participants and those newly diagnosed.