Why get Elf Help for your research project?
Independent & trusted
The Mental Elf isn’t aligned to any discipline, institution, or school of thought. That independence is exactly why clinicians and policymakers trust what we publish, and why being covered by us carries weight that self-promotion simply can’t.
A real audience, already waiting
50,000 followers across LinkedIn, Bluesky, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. 1,000–4,000 readers for every blog we publish. An email community of engaged researchers, practitioners and policymakers, built over the years, not bought overnight.
We understand your research
Our founders have worked in evidence-based mental health since the 1990s. We’ve disseminated work across the full mental health spectrum: covering every imaginable topic and type of research. You won’t spend half your budget explaining the basics to us.
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Trusted by researchers across the UK and beyond
Established in 2011
More than 15 years at the forefront of mental health research communication.
Now funded by the Wellcome Trust: a mark of independence and rigour.
A trusted platform for bloggers and readers
1,000–4,000 readers for every blog we publish. If we cover your paper, it reaches your target audience.
50k followers on social media
Twitter is dead, but we’re building back stronger across LinkedIn, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram and elsewhere.
A diverse audience for high quality mental health research.
Recent work
Preventing mental ill health in schools
We supported dissemination for the ReSET project, reaching school staff, CAMHS practitioners and education policymakers with findings that matter for young people’s mental health in schools.
New hope for difficult to treat depression
A clinical trial investigating new approaches to so called ‘treatment-resistant depression’. We disseminated findings to psychiatrists, GPs, psychologists, policymakers and people with lived experience, bridging the gap between trial results and clinical practice.
[Read more about the LQD study video, webinar and prescribers guide →]
Student mental health and wellbeing
The Nurture-U project explored mental health support for university students. We helped translate complex findings into content that reached student services teams and higher education policymakers across the UK.
[Find out more about the podcast series, webinar and videos we made for Nurture-U →]