Topic: Mental health

Mental Health in the City: can developing a new ‘Urban Psychology’ be an antidote to poor design and policy?
Chris Murray, Director of Core Cities UK, writes for IPPO Cities on urban psychology in advance of his appearance at ...

What lessons can we learn from furlough for managing future social shocks?
The furlough scheme was useful in protecting mental health, but not without its drawbacks, UCL researchers find ...

Roundtable report: what should be done to improve mental health and wellbeing in UK care homes?
Our latest IPPO roundtable looked at the situation in care homes – and, in particular, what’s happened to the mental ...

‘Care homes are a microcosm of society: everything is inflamed, especially with mental health’
Ahead of our roundtable discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of care home residents and staff, ...

A global scan of mental health policy responses for long-term care home residents during COVID-19
Elderly people have been of particular interest to policymakers during the COVID-19 pandemic. This global scan of responses was compiled ...

Mental health and wellbeing of care home residents and staff: a snapshot of COVID-19 impacts and responses
The devastating impact of the pandemic on care homes throughout the UK has raised many questions that demand further investigation ...

How can we help young people recover after the loneliness and losses of lockdown?
Ahead of IPPO’s roundtable discussion on what this summer's programmes for schoolchildren should look like, here is a young person’s ...

Wellbeing recovery: what should summer support programmes look like for schoolchildren this year?
This is a rapid, evidence-based response to the policy need identified at our roundtable discussion on the wellbeing of young ...