- I NEED HELP
- I NEED HELP
Mental Health Topics
Engagement
- I WANT TO HELP
- I WANT TO HELP
Ways To Engage
Engagement
Our research extends across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. With offices located in London, Glasgow, Cardiff, and Belfast, we undertake a variety of evaluations and research projects within these regions.
Purpose: Understand why people delay or avoid seeking help — whether due to stigma, cost, wait times, or cultural disconnect.
Why it matters: This could shape advocacy, new programs like Semicolon Helps, or policy campaigns.
Purpose: Measure how effective non-clinical support (like PS peer supporters, online communities, or local chapters) is for people in crisis or recovery.
Why it matters: Helps validate PS’s model and promote alternatives when traditional therapy isn’t accessible.
Purpose: Explore how writing, tattooing, or publicly sharing stories impacts healing, connection, and stigma.
Why it matters: This could turn into a signature study that shows why PS’s core idea works.
Focus: What psychological/emotional effect do semicolon tattoos and rituals like World Semicolon Day have?
Why it matters: Connects identity, community, and action with mental health outcomes.
Purpose: Study how reaching young people through games (e.g. Apex Legends badge) changes awareness, attitudes, or even behavior.
Why it matters: This could fuel future partnerships and expand PS’s reach.
Purpose: Investigate how digital safety plans (like the one PS uses – Create a Safety Plan) impact suicidality, planning, or follow-through with help-seeking.
Why it matters: Offers data that could influence broader mental health tech practices.
