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Transport and logistics during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sheena JohnsonLynn Holdsworth By Sheena Johnson and Lynn Holdsworth Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: April 28, 2020

While the majority of the population is urged to stay at home, the country is relying on the transport and logistics sector to maintain the delivery of goods, and most importantly food and medical supplies, which have seen a substantial increase in demand. People working in the haulage industry are identified as key workers given […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, freight, haulage, health, Health & Social Care, mental health, Pandemic, productivity, transport, wellbeing, workers

Examining the impact of social distancing on older adults

Tine BuffelPatty Doran author headshotCamilla Lewis By Tine Buffel, Patty Doran, Camilla Lewis, Christopher Phillipson and Sophie Yarker Filed Under: Health and Care Posted: April 20, 2020

Social distancing has transformed the lives of everyone in society. However, some groups have been affected more than others, such as those already socially isolated, people in poor health, or those living in low-income communities. In this blog, Tine Buffel, Patty Doran, Camilla Lewis, Chris Phillipson and Sophie Yarker, from the Manchester Urban Ageing Research […]

Tagged With: age, age & loneliness, communities, COVID-19, equality, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, inequality, loneliness, mental health, older people, Pandemic, Social inequalities, Social Justice

Suicide prevention in action: an update on the national programme

Nicola Richards By Cathryn Rodway and Nicola Richards Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: March 31, 2020

Nicola Richards, Research Assistant, and Cathryn Rodway, Programme Manager and Research Associate, work for the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health (NCISH). In this blog, they discuss the progress of national investment in suicide prevention, and give examples of good practice developed from local quality improvement plans that should help to […]

Tagged With: data, gender equality, gender inequalities, Health & Social Care, inequalities, mental health, NHS, NHS improvement, public health

Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people during the school closures

By Terry Hanley Filed Under: Education, Health and Social Care Posted: March 23, 2020

Following some of the latest Government announcements relating to COVID-19, the majority of children and young people will this week be getting used to not going to school. In this blog, Dr Terry Hanley discusses what this could mean for young people’s mental health and wellbeing.   For years, face-to-face support has been the primary […]

Tagged With: age & loneliness, Children & Young People, children's mental health, COVID-19, digital, education, loneliness, mental health, MIE, Pandemic, schools, Social Justice, students, technology, wellbeing, Youth mental health

Gender and sexual violence

David Gadd By Cath White, Rabiya Majeed-Ariss and David Gadd Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: March 2, 2020

Sexual violence can have devastating consequences for victims. In this blog, Dr Catherine White, Dr Rabiya Majeed-Ariss and Professor David Gadd explore how gender intersects with social demographic characteristics to compound vulnerabilities and complicate access to services. Most adult victims of sexual violence are females, and perpetrators of sexual violence are predominantly male. In 2017, […]

Tagged With: #OnGender, crime, disability, domestic violence, gender equality, gender inequalities, gender-based violence, Health & Social Care, inequalities, mental health, policing, sexual violence, SoSS

The darker politics of wellbeing: the managerial abuse of ‘positive’ interventions at work

Miguel Martínez Lucio By Miguel Martínez Lucio Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: October 24, 2019

In this blog, Miguel Martínez Lucio, Professor in the Work and Equalities Institute and the Alliance Manchester Business School at The University of Manchester,  discusses the ‘individualised’ approach to worker wellbeing and argues for a more collective approach that recognises the seriousness of mental health. Changing agendas in the workplace continue to undermine the regulatory […]

Tagged With: AMBS, employment, Health & Safety, mental health, productivity, stress, trade unions, WEI, wellbeing, work & pensions, workplace health and wellbeing

Don’t panic! Keep calm and help young people to benefit from social media

By Neil Humphrey and Margarita Panayiotou Filed Under: Digital Futures, Health and Social Care Posted: February 7, 2019

In our final blog for Children’s Mental Health Week, Professor Neil Humphrey and Dr Margarita Panayiotou discuss mental health and social media. A causal link between young people’s use of digital technologies and their subsequent experience of mental health difficulties has not been proven. Social media can have both positive and negative effects on mental […]

Tagged With: #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, #SDG, #SDG Good Health and Well-Being, Children & Young People, children's mental health, CMHW, digital, Digital Futures, Health & Social Care, mental health, MIE, screen time, social media, World Mental Health Day, Youth mental health

Breaking the silence: The importance of student involvement in school mental health

By Cathy Atkinson and Lucy Wilkinson Filed Under: Digital Futures, Education, Health and Care Posted: February 5, 2019

Hardly a day passes when adolescent mental health is not in the news. Dr Cathy Atkinson, Senior Lecturer in Education and Child Psychology at the Manchester Institute of Education, and Lucy Wilkinson, sixth-form student at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, discuss their research into student-led mental health initiatives at AGGS, and suggest that this approach […]

Tagged With: #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, #SDG, #SDG Good Health and Well-Being, #SDG Quality Education, #SDG Reduced Inequalities, Children & Young People, children's mental health, CMHW, Digital Futures, education, Health & Social Care, Health and Care, inequalities, mental health, mental health strategy, MIE, student-led, World Mental Health Day, Youth mental health

Action on youth loneliness

By Pamela Qualter Filed Under: Health and Social Care Posted: February 4, 2019

In this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week, Pamela Qualter, Professor of Education at the Manchester Institute of Education and principle investigator on the BBC Loneliness Experiment, would like people to take a moment to think about loneliness: how does it affect children’s wellbeing and how might we help them manage those lonely experiences successfully? Often, […]

Tagged With: #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, #SDG, #SDG Good Health and Well-Being, #SDG Reduced Inequalities, Children & Young People, children's mental health, CMHW, Health & Social Care, inequalities, loneliness, mental health, MIE, World Mental Health Day, Youth mental health

Research that saves lives: suicide prevention in action

By Dr Pauline Turnbull Filed Under: Health and Social Care Posted: September 10, 2018

Every death by suicide is a shocking event, with wide-reaching consequences for loved ones, communities, and front-line professionals. Suicide prevention is a recognised health priority in England, and in early 2018, the Department for Health and Social Care, Public health England (PHE), and NHS England announced a three-year investment worth £25 million to support a […]

Tagged With: care quality, Health & Safety, Health & Social Care, mental health, National Suicide Prevention Strategy, NHS, suicide, Suicide prevention

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