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- Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 videos
The theme of Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 was 'loneliness' and several of our members create short videos about their research on this topic.
Dr Josie Millar - Impact of loneliness in OCD
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Dr James Duggan -听Navigate feelings of loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic
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- COVID-19 blog posts
听Mental Elf, August 2021
Watch short听听about how the UKRI mental health networks, including听LSIMHRN, responded to the pandemic.听
Heather McClelland, Mental Elf Service, May 2021.
Andreas Tjeldflaat, Fast Company, March 2021.
, UK Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport, May 2021.
听Andreas Tjeldflaat, Fast Company, March 2021.
Updates from the听听including what has been learned one year on.
, Quality of Life Foundation, August 2020.
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Updates from the听听including what has been learned one year on.
听What Works Wellbeing blog, Alexander Gamerdinger, January 2021.
听from Network member Merryn Gott and colleagues on their new research study into the impact of COVID-19 on older people in New Zealand.
, COVID-Minds blog, Janaury 2021.
听Deborah Hardoon, What Works Wellbeing blog, January 2021.
听Mental Elf blog by Network ECR Aggelos Stamos.
, Medical Research Council blog by Gordon Johnston, a peer researcher with lived experience of mental ill health, and a co-applicant on the University of York鈥檚 Optimising Wellbeing during Self-isolation (OWLS) project 鈥� a project recently funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
from ONS by Liz McKeown & Darren Morgan, September 2020.
by Joanne Silberner, NPR, July 2020.
from What Works Wellbeing by Jules Evans, October 2020.
from ONS by Tim Vizard, October 2020.
from What Works Wellbeing, written by Isabella Ingram, September 2020.
- Impact of听Loneliness and Social Isolation听
, Amy Pollard, Centre for Mental Health blog and podcast, September 2021.
, Rob Whitley, BMC On Health blog, August 2021.
LSIMHRN Coordinator Ellie Pearce spoke to the charity about mental health & loneliness - .
Erin Peavey & Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Psychology Today.
, Shaun Matthews, Office Lab.
Tim Vizard and Theordore Joloza, Office of National Statistics, May 2021.
, Rob Whitley, Psychology Today, April 2021.
Lydia Munns, Ada Kaluzna, Margaux Liebmann, Tala Koren and Chengcheng Ke.
听Erin Peavey &听Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Psychology Today.
,听Shaun Matthews, Office Lab.
Tim Vizard and Theordore Joloza, Office of National Statistics, May 2021.
Blog听from Dr Stephen Ginn on prison and loneliness.
Blog from Talen Wright听 on听loneliness, social isolation and mental health in the transgender and gender diverse community
听in Psychology Today by Rob Whitley, October 2020.
听from Network members the Campaign to End Loneliness on their loneliness & bereavement webinar.
听on research on loneliness in a senior housing community that points to risk factors and potential protective factors.
听from Brian Nyatanga on 鈥楽ocial prescribing: combating loneliness is everyone鈥檚 business鈥� in the British Journal of Community Nursing.
听on workplace loneliness in the USA.
Network coordinator Ellie Pearce was听听by Nordic Cuddle, who are members of the Network, on her research into social relationships.
听on Professor Peter Fonagy, chief executive of the Anna Freud Centre, about his experience of loneliness and mental health issues, and his career.
听on personal wellbeing.
听from network member The Loneliness Lab.
听from听network member The Loneliness Lab on the real estate sector.
听on loneliness, writing听and cities.
听from the Pathologies of Solitude network.
- Loneliness and Social Isolation in Young People
Co-Ray (2022). Briefing written by Dr Rebecca Watson (University of Oxford), Elise Sellars (University of Oxford), Professor Pamela Qualter听 (University of Manchester), Dr Maria Loades (University of Bath),听 Professor Roz Shafran (UCL), Dr听Ellie Pearce (UCL), Dr Alexandra Pitman (UCL), Dr Galit Geulayov (University of Oxford), Dr Ola Demkowicz (University of Manchester), Dr Lindsay Dewa (Imperial College London), Dr Cathy Creswell (University of Oxford).
New听blog听from Katey Warran about her LSIMHRN Plus Project Dance/Connect.
, Su Moore, Connection Coalition, March 2022.
, Melissa Lonie, Young Scot blog.
Sam Fardghassemi听talks to听Lizzie Mitchell听about his research on loneliness in young people in this听.
听on research on how play on streets reshapes our relationships with streets by Network member Alison Stenning.
Two 'The Conversation' blogs from Network member Suzanne Wilson on her research at the听听at University of Central Lancashire on social inclusion: one about听听and another about the听. 听by Network member Rob Whitley on loneliness and mental health in young men.- What Works Wellbeing听听and听听on student mental health.
- Blog from the Office of National Statistics on 鈥�鈥�.
- 听on the Loneliness Connects Us Project on youth loneliness, which was co-led by Network听member James Duggan.
- Tackling听Loneliness &听Social Isolation
, Ginny Yung Hseuh - Video听
Hsueh and Pitman 2022, Campaign to End Loneliness Blog
,听Hsueh, Y.-C,听Featured in Campaign to End Loneliness report 2022.听
听Louis Stupple-Harris, NESTA.
听, Robin Hewings, Campaign to End Loneliness, December 2021.
, Annable Collins & Rob Francis, Campaign to End Loneliness guest blog, August 2021.
Kate Adlington, Tia Urgasova, Hana Afrah, Magdalena Tomaskova, and Olubunmi Funmilayo Kusoro, Mental Elf, May 2021.
report Tom Kelsey & Michael Kenny, University of Cambridge Bennett Institute for Public Policy, May 2021.
, Paty Rios, HappyCity, May 2021.
, Clare Bailey, Savills, April 2021.
听Bianca Rosetti, Bristol Ageing Better, writing for the听Campaign to End Loneliness听guest blog, May 2021.
,听Rob Whitley, Psychology Today, April 2021.
, Clare Bailey, Savills, April 2021.
, Paty Rios, HappyCity, May 2021.
, Moya Sarner, The Guardian, March 2021.
听Clare Bailey, Savills, April 2021., Campaign to End Loneliness, by Kate Jopling, October 2020.
from the Campaign in End Loneliness on the launch of their听听on psychological approaches to addressing loneliness.
听describing six insights into navigating the WHO decade of healthy ageing, including addressing loneliness and mental ill-health.
听from Blue Zones on 5 habits to combat loneliness.
听on how 鈥榯hird spaces鈥� can help alleviate loneliness in cities.
Opinion piece听from Professor Peter Fonagy, Head of UCL Psychology & Language Sciences ,on how wide social networks can help shield people from mental disorder.
- Podcasts and听Presentations
VAMHN听ran a fantastic series oflunchtime webinars for Early Career Researchers听and you canrecordings听of their previous webinars听on various topics including 'How to engage with the media' and 'How to engage with policy'.
听podcast presented by Professor Rory O鈥機onnor and Craig Perryman interviewing听Dr Alexandra Pitman, Co-lead of the LSIMH research network; recorded for the 2022 Mental Health Awareness Week to mark the theme of loneliness.
Deborah Morgan discusses her research on social isolation and loneliness in later life in this听from the Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research, Swansea University.
Short film about听听from the Community Advance Project.
听of the Foundation on Social Connection's event 'Conversations on Belonging, Connection & Wellbeing'.
Podcast for the UCL Institute of Mental Health about the work of the Loneliness and Social Isolation in Mental Health research network in 2020; interviews by Ellie Pearce, Network Co-ordinator with network members Sonia Johnson, Mary Birken, Beverley Chipp, Bryn Lloyd-Evans, Roz Shafran, and Alexandra Pitman. Produced by Maria Thomas, UCL Institute of Mental Health.
Ellie Pearce听spoke about her research on addressing loneliness in 16-24 year olds for听听hosted by听Lizzie Mitchell, who is an expert by experience and aims to make make mental health research accessible for young people.
Sam Fardghassemi听spoke about his research on loneliness in 16-24 year olds for听听hosted by听Lizzie Mitchell, who is an expert by experience and aims to make make mental health research accessible for young people.
Co-Production Group member听Jackie Hardy听took part in a听听along with听Mary Birken,听Merle Schlief听and Tamar Jeynes., produced by JaJa Muhammad from Broccoli Productions.
, podcast with Dr Louise Hawkley.
Julianne Holt-Lunstad, TEDx talk, May 2021.
听podcast series from the听Campaign to End Loneliness, which focus on different aspects of loneliness including bereavement, community and psychology.
听in Australia and New Zealand webinar recording听hosted by The Australia Institute and featuring Holly Walker from The Helen Clark Foundation and Australian Labor MP Andrew Giles, co-chair of the cross-party group on ending loneliness in the Australian Federal Parliament.
听podcast, what Works Wellbeing podcast, April 2021.
听from Network member Gemma Wilson on her team鈥檚 research on older adults鈥� use of technology for social connection.
-second series of short videos discussing different perspectives (museums, technology, architecture, genetics, arts & health) of mental health.
Nesta 'Future Curious' episode on听.
听explores听different ways loneliness can impact you and offers some tips on how you can help yourself and others through personal stories. 听podcast series, The Connectery.
Worklife podcast, Adam Grant, April 2020.
- Blog posts听for the Mental Elf听
,听Yutung Ng, Mental Elf blog, March 2022.
Zoe Hunter & Derek Tracy,听Mental Elf blog, March 2022.听Gemma Wilson-Menzfeld听and Alison Osborne, Mental Elf blog, January 2022.
听Clarissa Giebel, Mental Elf blog, December 2021.听Phoebe Mckenna-Plumley, Mental Elf blog, Novemebr 2021.
Jacqueline Kent-Marvick, Mental Elf blog, September 2021. This blog discusses a paper by one of听our funded Plus Projects, the .
Anjara Greedharee, Mental Elf blog, August 2021, discusses Gillard, S, Dare, C, Hardy, J. et al. (2021) , which was co-authored by members of LSIMHRN.听Heather McClelland, Mental Elf Service, May 2021.
听Kate Adlington, Tia Urgasova, Hana Afrah, Magdalena Tomaskova, and Olubunmi听Funmilayo Kusoro, Mental Elf, May 2021.
听Lydia Munns, Ada Kaluzna, Margaux Liebmann, Tala Koren and Chengcheng Ke., Mental Elf blog, Aggelos Stamos. March 2021
, Mental Elf blog,听Rosie Mansfield, January 2021.
Mental Elf blog by Network member Anton Krall and coordinator Ellie Pearce, December 2020. This blog includes a short video and a podcast about our recent Wellcome Trust report on loneliness as an active ingredient in interventions to reduce anxiety and depression in 14-24 year-olds, which also involved Network joint-lead Sonia Johnson, Network Co-investigator Roz Shafran and Network member Gerhard Andersson.
Posted by Lauri Hare-Duke, 5 Feb 2020.
听Mental Elf blog by Network ECR Aggelos Stamos.
听by Network member Laurie Hare-Duke on听a meta-analysis by听听examining the association between loneliness and psychotic symptoms.
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听Posted by Timothy Matthews, Molly Bird,听Hannah Cocker, 21 June 2019
听Posted by Carla McEnery, 12 March 2019
听Posted by Jingyi Wang, 3 December 2018
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- Blogs from听What Works Wellbeing听听
听Helen Saul,听What Works Centre for Wellbeing听blog, January 2022.
听Joep Van Agteren, What Works Wellbeing, May 2021.
, What Works Wellbeing report, April 2021.
What Works Wellbeing blog, Jennifer Wallace, Ben Thurman and Hannah Ormston from Carnegie UK Trust, January 2021.听What Works Wellbeing blog, Ben Thurman, December 2020.
听from What Works Wellbeing on how home design can impact our mental health, which seems very apt given our recent webinar on built environment approaches to reducing loneliness/social isolation and improving mental health!
听on 鈥極nline creativity groups and mental wellbeing鈥�, exploring the evidence gaps on virtual creativity.
听on the importance of considering family wellbeing alongside individual and community wellbeing.
听on why nuance is needed in evaluating wellbeing measures.
听on best practice for planning & evaluating a co-design projects.
听on a new project looking at how to measure wellbeing.
听on experiencing loneliness as a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnicity person.
听on the effects of natural and built environments on wellbeing.
Blog from What Works Wellbeing on听.
听on why nuance is needed in evaluating wellbeing measures
