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Teenagers’ experiences of life in lockdown – and lessons for COVID-19 recovery plans

By Ola Demkowicz, Emma Ashworth and Terry Hanley Filed Under: Education, Health and Social Care Posted: October 21, 2020

For older teenagers, the COVID-19 pandemic has come at a key moment in the transition to adulthood. In “normal” times, this age group are becoming more independent and are taking steps towards their futures – sitting exams, beginning new studies, and entering the workforce. In 2020, things have been rather different. In this blog Dr […]

Tagged With: Children & Young People, COVID-19, education, employment, health and social care, higher education, labour market, mental health, MIE, Pandemic, schools, SEED, students, Youth mental health

How to support refugees’ and asylum seekers’ health and wellbeing

By Jo Biglin Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Urban Posted: August 10, 2020

Spending time in an allotment was permitted as a form of exercise throughout the COVID-19 lockdown, and as it eases, provides a physically distanced way of socialising. In this blog, researcher Jo Biglin outlines the vital role these spaces play in the mental and physical wellbeing of asylum seekers and refugees, and suggests policies to […]

Tagged With: asylum seekers, communities, COVID-19, environment, green spaces, inequalities, local authorities, loneliness, mental health, Pandemic, refugees, SoSS

Sharing the load: How work sharing can reduce unemployment, improve gender equality, and benefit mental health

Jill Rubery By Jill Rubery Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: August 3, 2020

The need to build back better has received widespread endorsement, not only because the COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for change but also because it has revealed the high price paid by those facing inequality in the labour market, including inequality by gender. Here, Professor Jill Rubery, Director of the Work and Equalities Institute, discusses […]

Tagged With: Business Energy & Industry, caring responsibilities & children, COVID-19, economy, employment, Gender Equalities, gender equality, gender inequalities, Health & Social Care, inequalities, inequality, labour market, mental health, Pandemic, productivity, Treasury, WEI, work & pensions

Black mental health matters: Time to eradicate long-standing ethnic inequalities in mental healthcare

Dawn Edge By Jamal Alston, Henna Lemetyinen and Dawn Edge Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: July 15, 2020

In 2018, ethnic inequalities in mental health treatment led the Royal College of Psychiatrists to endorse the position that mental healthcare in the UK is institutionally racist. In this blog, Jamal Alston, Dr Henna Lemetyinen, and Professor Dawn Edge explain how these inequalities present themselves, and use their research to outline new policies for mental […]

Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, BME, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, mental health, micra, NHS, NHS England, Racial Inequalities, racial inequality

Addressing the health impacts of night shift work

By David Ray Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: July 7, 2020

Night shift work has been a common feature of industrial economies for decades, and it has long been known that working through the night can negatively impact upon health. In recent years, the evidence base about these health impacts has expanded considerably. Here, Professor David Ray introduces this evidence and highlights how employers and policymakers […]

Tagged With: cancer, employment, Health & Social Care, health and safety, health policy, mental health, micra, productivity, public health, shift work, workers

Recognising the value and significance of cleaning work in a context of crisis

Miguel Martínez Lucio By Miguel Martínez Lucio and Jo McBride Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Care Posted: June 10, 2020

In this blog, Professor Miguel Martínez Lucio of the Work and Equalities Institute and the Alliance Manchester Business School and Dr Jo McBride of Durham University discuss the question of how we have failed to value the work and importance of those in the area of cleaning and hygiene-related employment more generally. The need now […]

Tagged With: AMBS, Cleaners, Cleaning, COVID-19, employment, Frontline staff, Key workers, labour market, mental health, Pandemic, productivity, WEI, work & pensions

Whose responsibility is it anyway? Resilience in children and young people’s mental health

By Ola Demkowicz Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care Posted: May 21, 2020

The lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has seen an increasing focus on mental health, particularly that of children and young people. In this blog, Dr Ola Demkowicz examines the emphasis on resilience in this age group, and suggests how policymakers can better support young people’s wellbeing, while moving away from placing the onus on […]

Tagged With: Children & Young People, children's mental health, COVID-19, education, gender inequalities, mental health, mental health awareness week, MHAW20, MIE, Pandemic, schools, Youth mental health

Prioritising play to promote wellbeing

By Cathy Atkinson and Marianne Mannello Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 21, 2020

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 31 states children have the right to access play, rest and leisure. With the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, play opportunities are vital to helping children make sense of their experiences, problem-solve, reconnect with their peers, and promote their own wellbeing. In this […]

Tagged With: children, Children & Young People, children and young people, children's mental health, COVID-19, education, loneliness, mental health, mental health awareness week, MHAW20, MIE, Pandemic, schools, Youth mental health

Social media and mental health: Can we trust what we’re being told?

By Margarita Panayiotou Filed Under: Digital Futures, Health and Care Posted: May 19, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the subsequent lockdown initiated in much of the world, has highlighted the crucial role of social media in social connectivity and news dissemination. In this blog, from our publication On Digital Trust, Dr Margarita Panayiotou explores whether social media is as bad for our mental health as we are led to […]

Tagged With: children's mental health, digital, mental health, mental health awareness week, MHAW20, MIE, OnDigitalTrust, public health, social media, technology, Youth mental health

The ‘new normal’ for talking therapies after COVID-19: user-led, remote, informal and universal

By Warren Mansell Filed Under: Health and Social Care Posted: May 18, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health services are providing support remotely. In this blog, Dr Warren Mansell, Reader in Clinical Psychology, discusses the positive ways that services have adapted and how they can be sustained in the future. The COVID-19 crisis has put into stark relief a chronic, pre-existing problem with the provision of talking […]

Tagged With: care quality, COVID-19, Health & Social Care, innovation, mental health, MHAW, MHAW20, Pandemic, Social Justice

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