Research

Description: Researcher employed by the Young Foundation, working on a project to set up Social Impact Bonds (a form of financial tool based on social outcomes) with Essex CC focusing on young people who have fallen into the NEET status or criminal behaviour. Looking to gain insight into international examples of effective programmes/pilots that have removed young people from the NEET status and prevented youth offending.

Description: Tobit Emmens is a leading the development of the centre for innovation & technology for mental health and wellbeing (http://mh20.net) Tobit is also Head of Research Management and Innovation for Devon Partnership NHS Trust and a University Fellow at the Peninsula Medical School. He received his MSc (a meta-narrative review on suicide and media) from The Peninsula Medical School / University of Exeter in 2010. As a health services researcher, his research includes mixed-method approaches in both online and off-line settings, and include the investigation of patterns of ecstasy (MDMA) use in two English counties, the identification and management of suicide ‘hotspots’, the use of SMS Text Messages to support people who self-harm and the role of online communities for people who self-harm. Research interests include technology, social media, Internet safety, suicide and self-harm, how the Internet safety agenda relates to vulnerable young adults who self-harm and/or have other mental health problems, the provision of mental health services in the developing world and social justice issues. He has collaborative links with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society (Harvard Law School) where he is a member the Youth and Media Policy Working Group Initiative Prior to his NHS research role, Tobit worked as a support worker, naturopath and nutritionalist for people with problematic drug use (heroin, cocaine and crack) and with young offenders and before that he practiced extensively as a sports therapist for the British Olympic Cycling Team, an International Professional Mountain Bike Team, The Australian Institute of Sport, The British National Mountain Bike Squad and other professional and amateur athletes.

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