This month, Professor Jon Bisson will become the new Director for the National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH). He succeeds Professor Ian Jones who has been Director of the centre since 2014.
During his years as Director, Ian has steered NCMH towards broad population level research impact, especially in mood disorders and perinatal mental health. Meanwhile, Jon has served as Deputy Director and trauma specialist, leading vital advances in accessible post-traumatic stress disorder interventions and evidence-based trauma guidelines.Together, their contributions have shaped NCMH into a pivotal force in Welsh and UK mental health research, policy, and practice.
Jon said,
“It has been a great privilege to work with Ian over the last decade and to witness the development and growth of NCMH under his leadership. I am looking forward to helping NCMH to continue to undertake world-leading research to improve the health and wellbeing of people affected by mental health conditions.”
