Severe mental ill health in secondary care

This presentation introduces a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership focused on identifying the top research priorities for adolescents and young adults (aged 16–35) receiving or needing secondary mental health care. The initiative is part of a wider mental health innovation and implementation theme within the ARC programme, aiming to ensure future research is shaped by patients, carers, professionals, and the public. The session explains how the partnership will use a structured, collaborative process to close the gap between what research is currently produced and what stakeholders actually need, ultimately producing a ranked list of top 10 research priorities to guide future funding and studies.