15/01/2026
The first all-island mental health collaborative research network – CO-PRIME – has been set up to help combat mental ill health in a more coordinated way right across Ireland and will be headed up by MU's Director at the Centre for Mental Health and Community Research, Prof Sinead McGilloway.
The five-year CO-PRIME (COproducing and Promoting Research and Innovation in Mental HEalth) initiative, funded by the Health Research Board and launched today, aims to reshape some of the ways in which mental health research is conducted and, in particular, how the knowledge and evidence arising from research is used across the island to help inform services and shape government policy.
“The launch of CO-PRIME is a very important moment for mental health research across the island of Ireland,” said Prof McGilloway, speaking about the exciting initiative.
“For the first time we are bringing together diverse voices, including those with lived experience, to build a truly collaborative, inclusive and evidence-informed approach to understanding and addressing mental health needs.”
https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/mu-lead-first-all-island-mental-health-research-network
