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June Brown is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London. She leads significant research on early intervention for depression and anxiety, particularly focusing on accessible community-based mental health interventions. Her current role involves directing major research projects including the DISCOVER-UK implementation study and the BESST trial follow-up study.
Her research interests center on early intervention in depression and anxiety, improving access to evidence-based treatments, and developing one-day CBT workshops for community settings. She specifically focuses on reaching underserved populations who don't typically seek mental health services, including ethnic minorities and males. Her work has adapted adult CBT workshops for adolescents and for women with post-natal depression, with a current large clinical trial evaluating day-long workshops for 900 16-18 year olds across 60 schools.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on school-based mental health interventions, CBT workshop effectiveness, and addressing health inequalities in mental healthcare access. Her research employs rigorous methodologies including randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and qualitative approaches to understand barriers to help-seeking behavior.
- Early intervention for depression and anxiety in 16-18 year olds: a multi-centre trial of self-referral psychological Stress workshop programmes in schools (BESST study) - Prize received March 21, 2024
- Multiple media engagements including features in 12 news outlets about the BESST trial findings
- Policy impact with her work referenced in national policy sources
Professor Brown actively supervises doctoral students and has secured substantial research funding from major organizations including the NIHR National Institute for Health & Care Research and the Psychiatry Research Trust. Her collaborative network includes researchers across King's College London and partner institutions, with significant work through the Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre. She maintains active engagement with community organizations like Citizens UK to develop co-produced mental health interventions.
