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

📢 Everyone should have a fair chance of good mental health. And yet rates of mental illness are rising, and our chances of having good mental health are shockingly unequal. It doesn't have to be this way. We've launched a bold new strategy for a mentally healthier future: tinyurl.com/37j7u3zx

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...

A new legal duty should be placed on the DWP to fix its “deficient” safeguarding practices following many deaths. committees.parliament.uk/committee/16... @kingscsmh.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/reforming-uk... @dollysen.bsky.social DWP 'Fit for Work' Dolls

In light of Sir Charlie Mayfield's report on work and disability on @todayshow.com we wanted to resurface 'The 39 Steps Realising the potential of Flex Plus working for disability inclusion' report... www.kcl.ac.uk/csmh/assets/2025/39-steps-flex-plus-working-disability-inclusion-report-2025.pdf

Today we’ve published our new 2025-2030 strategy 🎉 We’re working for a world in which the vicious cycle of money and mental health problems is broken. 🎬 Watch our Chief Executive @helenundy.bsky.social explain and read more here 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/about-us/our...

Join us! 27.05.25 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...

🎶 You're invited! Join us for an exciting online talk in our Refugee Mental Health & Place Series with Dr Tala Jarjour: Music & the Meaning of Place – A Case from the Middle East 🗓️ 27 May | 🕓 16:00–17:30 BST 🔗 Sign up: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/refug...

New opportunity to work with us: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Work,Welfare & Mental Health Working with @benbgeiger.bsky.social & Prof. Karen Glaser, an interdisciplinary team of researchers, academic & community partners. For more about the role and to apply: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...

Prof Ben Baumberg Geiger's analysis featured in The Independent this week: 'True scale of welfare cuts ‘closer to £9bn’, experts warn'. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Our Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB) Co-ordinator, Rhea Sookdeosingh, and LEAB member, Rachel Hill, wrote a 2 part series for the @kingsioppn.bsky.social sharing their thoughts on lived experience involvement, and it's impact on the Centre’s culture. Rhea: www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn-resear...

Last night we celebrated receiving our three years further funding with an event at King's College London. We had Professor Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi, Vice President of Research & Innovation to give our welcoming speech. Thanks to everyone involved and to everyone who came last night!

We're excited to be partnering with the University of Essex in a project to explore mental health in Essex, working with local communities and mental health care providers to understand what improvements can be made. www.essex.ac.uk/news/2025/04...

Great to see Gemma Knowles' @knowlesg42.bsky.social research around mental health in young people in London and Tokyo also featured in SW Londoner this week! www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/0304202...

We're delighted to share the news that Prof Stephani Hatch, who co-leads our Marginalised Communities and Mental Health programme, has been appointed Fellow of The Academy of Social Sciences. Congratulations to Stephani! www.kcl.ac.uk/news/profess...

'The UK has a lot of people out of work because of mental illness – but listening to those affected reveals that’s rarely the whole story' @annieirvine.bsky.social in @theconversation.com today theconversation.com/the-uk-has-a...

📑 Replacing a punitive social security model with one rooted in compassion could save lives. Find out more in this piece by the @kingscsmh.bsky.social's Lived Experience Advisory Board #CompassionAndChange #CompassionAndChange #SpringStatement www.kcl.ac.uk/reforming-uk...

🛎️ Report out today 🛎️ The 39 Steps: Realising the potential of Flex Plus working for disability inclusion by authors @catherinehale.bsky.social, Kim Hoque and @benbgeiger.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/news/flex-pl...

We’re delighted to have been awarded a further 3 years of funding by the ESRC and KCL. This will allow us to realise our long-term ambition of a sustainable Centre, delivering actionable insights on the links between social change, inequalities, and mental health. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/esrc-ce...

'Mental health disparity between teenage boys and girls ‘not inevitable’ - study' Headline in The Independent today based on @knowlesg42.bsky.social Dr Gemma Knowles's paper that looks at the trajectories and symptoms in young people in London and Tokyo. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

It was great to see Prof Ben Geiger's graphs featured in today's @financialtimes.com article 'What went wrong with the UK’s welfare system?' “Rising disability benefit spending does not mean that welfare spending is out-of-control” - BG inequalities.substack.com/p/is-welfare...

fantastic news! Congratulations to the team and the Lived Experience Advisory Board for their win today at the SSPP Impact Prize Awards!

Wonderful oversight by Charlotte Woodhead ensured meaningful co-production with young researchers & Mosaic Trust. Congratulations to all for 2nd paper from UKRI-funded STEPS study. @kingscsmh.bsky.social @knowlesg42.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social @ukri.org www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

💡 The Launch of the School Mental Health Innovation Network 💡 Building the School Mental Health Innovation Network: An initiative to connect clinicians, researchers, and school communities to improve youth mental health and wellbeing in London. www.kcl.ac.uk/launching-th...

📣 new article: 'Better off Dead - 43 per cent of people claiming benefits have had thoughts of self-harm in the last fortnight' www.kcl.ac.uk/news/benefit...

🙌 We're delighted to share that CSMH won 2 awards at the King's Engaged Research Awards!🏅 This recognises the outstanding achievements & contributions to impactful research that these researchers have made. To read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/winners... #KERN #KingsEngagedResearchAwards

NCRM is inviting researchers to contribute to its unique new event, the Research Methods Rendezvous! The two-day, online event will provide attendees with the opportunity to present research ideas and develop them with other researchers. Read the call: https://buff.ly/3EnkrUs

📢 Applications are now open to work on a new research project that uses data linkages to understand inequalities in mental health and social care pathways. Applications close 24/02/25. For more information and to apply ⬇️ www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...

📚💡 NEW BLOG: @annieirvine.bsky.social reflects on @healthfoundation.bsky.social's analysis of mental health trends amongst working-age people, highlighting the need for a holistic approach to understanding capacity for work. ⬇️ www.health.org.uk/features-and...