How can we prevent early deaths in people with severe mental illness? New Centre-supported research has found that social exclusion in South London may be a contributing factor in higher mortality in those with schizophrenia-spectrum and bipolar affective disorders. bit.ly/454YLqC

💬 How we talk to our children matters, long after childhood. New findings from the E-Risk Study show that maternal warmth and negativity at age 10 are linked to mental health in adolescence. 📽 Watch Dr Alice Wickersham explain more in this video. @kingscsmh.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social

Will the Mayfield Review create pathways to work for disabled people? Catherine Hale explains why flexible working must sit at the centre of the employer-led approach to supporting people to stay in work. www.kcl.ac.uk/will-the-may... @catherinehale.bsky.social @kings-sga.bsky.social

🧡🇵🇸Join our next online Refugee Mental Health and Place seminar with Dr Abdullah Aldiwan on "Psychological Support for Palestinian Refugees Amid Genocide and Structural Injustice" 🗓️04 December 2025 ⏲️16:00 - 17:30 GMT Sign-up: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/psych...

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🚨 We’re hiring! Join the team behind the E-Risk Longitudinal Twin Study 🧬 📌 4 Research Assistant posts 🎥 Conduct online interviews with twins turning 30 🔗 Apply now: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/131185-... ⏳ Deadline: Dec 10 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

One week to apply! Join us at the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social and the #BridgingDivides team (www.bridging-divides.org) to lead research on the causes of the #gender gap in #YouthMentalHealth Closes 1 December! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM357/r... @kingscsmh.bsky.social

How is air pollution in childhood linked to mental ill-health later in life? We’ve supported recent research suggesting that policies to reduce children’s exposure to air pollution may help reduce depression in early adulthood. Read the full publication here: mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, we shared new research into #loneliness and substance use in a #zine-making workshop, bringing together people with lived experience to create and connect. www.maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk/posts/2025/n... @kingscsmh.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social

Curious about how home environments influence kids’ emotional skills? 🌱 Our recent paper led by Dr Helen Milojevich looks at family factors and children’s social–emotional growth. Check it out 👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41058470/ @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

Online seminar at @kingscsmh.bsky.social: "Get to know us! Our lives with mental illness in the Palestinian community" - the journey of and lessons learned from our participatory action project. 📅 19 November, 14:30-15:30 GMT Sign up: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/lesso...

We're hiring a Senior Centre Manager! The role will involve working as part of the Centre’s senior leadership team, overseeing a wide range of business and research operations to ensure effective management of all day-to-day operations. Find out more and apply here: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/130606-...

The Centre’s Lived Experience Advisory Board is taking part in The Great British Brain Off tonight, a @kingsioppn.bsky.social sold out event where mental health researchers present lightning talks about their work and the audience votes for a winner! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-great-...

What does it mean to participate in a community with severe mental illness? We're hosting a seminar on 19 November with Hanna Kienzler, who will share insights into community inclusion and participation of people with severe mental illness in Palestine. Register here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/lesso...

📢8 days to apply to this 2-year postdoc!📢 Join @jdasmunshi.bsky.social + @georgeploubidis.bsky.social + me to do research using data from @clscohorts.bsky.social and beyond, as well as linkages to health and administrative data, to examine population mental health inequalities over the life course!

We are pleased to see the publication of the Keep Britain Working review into ill-health and disability in the workplace. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How might peer-friendship networks relate to self-harm? We supported a recent study exploring this relationship. The team, led by Dr Holly Crudgington at the University of Oxford, found that forms of both disconnection and connection appear to be associated. theconversation.com/how-teen-fri...

How can lived experience transform mental health research? Watch the video below to hear how working with our Lived Experience Advisory Board has transformed our research outputs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=490X...

Participatory mapping as research method 🗺️ Discover what it is, how it’s done, and real-world examples on our new Research Methods Toolkit page from the @kingscsmh.bsky.social. researchmethodstoolkit.com/more-approac...

How can sociology remain committed and critical in an evolving mental health research landscape? In our seminar next Wednesday, Cristian Montenegro will draw on social systems theory to explore how sociology can enrich participatory research agendas through critical distance, not detachment.

Public attitudes to mental health are sliding backwards. New research from the IoPPN, commissioned by @mind.org.uk shows stigma towards mental illness has worsened for the first time in over a decade — returning to 2009 levels. 🔗 Read the full report: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/public-...

Dr Flora Blangis shared E-Risk findings at the ISPCAN Congress in Vilnius 🌍 Some twins who faced tough childhoods are thriving at 30 🌱✨ Longitudinal research shows how resilience grows 💪📊 @kingscsmh.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social

"Our sense of belonging, or rootedness, is strengthened by the individual and collective changes we make to our surroundings." To read more about placemaking in the context of forced migration, see the Refugee Mental Health and Place Network's latest blog below. bit.ly/3LdjwJv

New publication! ✨ "Peer-friendship Networks and Self-harm among Adolescents from Inner-city Schools: A Social Network Study" Published as part of my PhD research at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health (@kingscsmh.bsky.social). 📄 Full paper here 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Interested in learning more about Latent Class Analysis (LCA)? LCA is a powerful statistical method for uncovering hidden subgroups in populations. Join our introductory seminar with Dr Rebecca Rhead to learn what LCA is and how it's used. 📆 22 October 14.30-15.30 Register here: bit.ly/3IYtlua

How can mental health research can contribute meaningfully in the era of lived experience? Join our seminar with Dr Cristian Montenegro to hear how sociology can enrich patient and public involvement agendas. Sign up here: bit.ly/3VIinMg 📆 Wednesday 29 October 4-5pm #PPIE #mentalhealth

New research shows how disadvantage shaped young people’s education & wellbeing during the #COVID19 pandemic — and why the effects persist. Read more: 🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/how-disadvantage-shaped-young-peoples-education-and-wellbeing-during-the-pandemic @kingscsmh.bsky.social @quahrc.bsky.social

Are out of work benefits at a record high? Prof. Ben Geiger (@benbgeiger.bsky.social) from the ESRC Centre for Society & Mental Health explains that the official statistics are wildly misleading on BBC radio 4’s More or Less this morning. Have a listen! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

📆 Upcoming event: Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of forcibly displaced populations The Refugee Mental Health in Place Network at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social are hosting a seminar with Dr Ross White to discuss his research on 22 October at 4pm. Find out more here: bit.ly/3K4fm6m

🧵 New blog: Belongings Workshop organised by the Refugee Mental Health & Place Network at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. The project explored how creative methods can challenge anti-immigration narratives & foster pathways of belonging and improved mental health. 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/belongings-w...

🧵New blog: BELONGINGS Workshop organised by the Refugee Mental Health & Place Network The CSMH-supported project explored how creative methods can challenge anti-immigration narratives & foster pathways of belonging & improved mental health with people seeking asylum & refugees. 🔗 bit.ly/3Ijbo9k

Reminder that applications close on 3rd September! Learn more about the Senior Research Operations Officer role and apply below! 👇

🚨 New in published in Psychological Medicine! Read this systematic review that synthesises evidence on targeted interventions to improve the social & economic circumstances of people with mental ill-health from marginalised communities. See here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

We are looking for a Senior Research Operations Officer! Learn more about the role and requirements here: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/122007-...

Many people experiencing mental ill health are trapped in cycles of worsening social exclusion. This article, 'Moving beyond Individual Placement and Support (IPS): person-centred approach to social inclusion and mental health', discusses this further. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New blog out! 'A few years later: The lasting impact of Better Connect & ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health's partnership' #impact #betterconnect #ActionTowardsInclusion www.kcl.ac.uk/a-few-years-...

We're delighted to announce that both our Lived Experience Advisory Board and Dr. Gemma Knowles were nominated for the Research Impact Award and Postgraduate Education Award respectively. The Lived Experience Advisory Board went on to win! Huge congratulations! @kingsioppn.bsky.social

While almost all observers agree that social security in the UK isn't working as it should be, it's essential that any reforms are grounded in high-quality research evidence and listen to the voices of those most impacted: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlig...

How can schools better support #LGBTQ+ students, especially those belonging to other minority groups? The STEPS programme, from IoPPN and @kingscsmh.bsky.social#LGBTQ+worked with teachers and young people to co-produce research to contribute to a culture of change. #SchoolsDiversityWeek #PrideMonth

Find out more about how the CONNECT study is reframing mental health research among racially and ethnically minoritised groups in South East London: www.connectstudy.co.uk @kingscsmh.bsky.social

Delighted to see Dr Souci Frissa, CEO of our partners at Black Thrive, winning a Distinguished Alumni award! www.kcl.ac.uk/news/2025-ki...

NCRM has opened applications to participate in the Research Methods Rendezvous! This free event will explore the process of turning early-stage ideas into #research projects. #RMR2025 takes place online on 10 September and 29 October 2025. Apply: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/RMR...

📘Read about how the REACH study at the ESRC Centre for Society & Mental Health provided input into the Black Voices on Policing Consultation Report for the Mayor of London @london.gov.uk. Hear from Jonas Kitisu, our REACH Young Person Community Champion. www.kcl.ac.uk/youth-voices...

New research led by the University of Greenwich in collaboration with IoPPN + @kingscsmh.bsky.social suggests although overall time spent online is linked with higher levels of loneliness, use of social media platforms may not be. #SocialMedia #Psychology

New event alert! *Mental health in context: work and welfare transitions over time* with Dr.Annie Irvine @annieirvine.bsky.social 📅 25 June 2025 16:00 - 17:00 Sharing findings from a UK study exploring factors around work & welfare benefits Info and sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/esrcc...

You're invited! 🌍 Join our Refugee Mental Health & Place Series talk with Dr Nooralhaq Nasimi MBE: Post-Migration Realities: What Can Grassroots Teach Us About Refugee Mental Health? 🗓️ 17 June | 🕓 16:00–17:30 BST Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/esrcc...

We are looking for a communications manager! Learn more about the role and requirements here: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...

Read more below ⬇️ @kingscsmh.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social @larseneault.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-02925-0

Tue 27.05, join us! Refugee Mental Health and Place Series: Music and the meaning of place, a case from the Middle East Exploring the relationship between music & place, and the implications that might be pertinent for understanding mental health in cultural context. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/refug...