Hello and welcome to the research zone podcast - the podcast where we aim to make sense of youth mental health research. 
Our first interviewee is Maria Michail who talks to us about a new guide she co-designed with young people about going to see your GP with self-harm or suicidal thoughts. In the interview we cover:

• A 2 minute elevator pitch of the research 
• Why we chose to create a GP guide 
• Barriers preventing young people from seeking help from a GP 
• The process of creating the guide with young people 
• What the guide contains 
• How we hope the guide might help people

You can view the GP guide here: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/documents/college-les/psych/imh/visiting-your-general-practitioner-final.pdf
Or watch the video here: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/mental-health/gp-guide-for-young-people.aspx
Follow Maria here: @mariamichail2

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