How can we measure social connectedness?
Poor social connectedness is a risk factor for poor mental health, but it is measured in many ways. This review summarises social connectedness measures and reviews their psychometric properties
Does how people use social media change the association with mental health?
A longitudinal analysis of Understanding Society data on adults in the UK
Why is anxiety and depression increasing in the UK
Interview with David Aaronovitch for BBC4
Hiding in plain sight - ethnic and migrant variation in suicide
An editorial linked to the paper by Duleeka Knipe and colleagues (2024) published in Lancet Psychiatry
Measuring social exclusion and its distribution across England
Analytic approach to multi-dimensional measurement of social exclusion, published in Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology
Mapping community interventions for mental health
New research published in BMC Public Health
Housing affordability and mental health
New research on housing affordability and mental health, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Community interventions for adults experiencing financial uncertainty
Systematic review of community interventions to support those facing financial insecurity and other psychosocial stressors
Mental health, social isolation, and financial stress
One of the exciting new projects I have been involved in is the launch of a new podcast.