Check our article in @uk.theconversation.com on our recent study on the long-term trajectories of mental ill-health in the 1958 and 1970 British birth cohorts and long-term inequalities in these

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📱 New research with E‑Risk!

Dr Timothy Matthews (Psychology Lecturer at Greenwich University) explores how young people’s online habits relate to loneliness.

🎮More TV, gaming & web use → higher loneliness
🤳 Social media platforms? No clear link

@kingscsmh.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social

Children in poor quality housing miss more school | CLS Children living in damp and overcrowded homes missed three weeks more of school over the course of compulsory education than their peers in better quality housing.

Important (but potentially not that surprising) new research on quality of housing and school abscences. Efforts to improve social mobility can't just look at what's happening in schools - they need to look at the wider circumstances a child is growing up in:

cls.ucl.ac.uk/children-in-...

🔎Explore Mental Health data on the #CatalogueMHM!
🌿The Catalogue offers in-depth item-level information on mental health data collection at each wave across 63 longitudinal datasets from across the UK.
Check it out here: www.cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk

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

Welcome Izzy!

On the left, a world map is covered with clustered location pins representing datasets. Logos of The Wellcome Trust, King’s College London, and MQ Mental Health Research are displayed along the bottom. On the right, a logo for the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets under which bold text reads: 'We’re celebrating 2,500 datasets!'

🎉We are celebrating 2,500+ datasets on the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets! This milestone wouldn't be possible without our funder @wellcometrust.bsky.social, #livedexperience experts, and community of users! Thank you for supporting the Atlas!
Find 2,500+ datasets on atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk

Five photos of the Atlas team at the SLLS conference in Fribourg, Switzerland.

Just back from #SLLS2025 in Fribourg, Switzerland! We shared the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets, #CatalogueMHM & how lived experience can shape longitudinal research (thanks Jan & Michael! 🙌). Email us at atlas.longitudinaldatasets@kcl.ac.uk if you would like a webinar!
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More or Less - Is it true that out-of-work benefits have almost doubled? - BBC Sounds Out-of-work benefits, French pensioners, surprising salmon and the truth about senses.

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/...

Teddy bear on a conference stall

Day one of @sllshome.bsky.social #SLLS2025 - come meet our friendly team, including our mascot 🐻, at our stall opposite the reception desk. Find our list of CLS colleagues taking part here: bit.ly/4lYhdXv

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...

Gathering the evidence to reform the welfare system The recent DWP Green Paper, entitled ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working’ has provoked a great deal of discussion from policymakers, from researchers, and from dis...

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...

🆕~80% of UK longitudinal datasets are accessible. Find out how in a new blog about the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets!

@georginagbb.bsky.social and Siann Hirani from the #PALMteam write about data accessibility and impact for the @ukdataservice.bsky.social

🔗: blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/atlas-of-lon...

Sociology is at its most powerful when it disturbs us “in a good way”. So almost anything can be sociological; even analysing our relationship with our houseplants.

@carinrunciman.bsky.social‬ writes in the June magazine on The Sociological Review journal’s editorial choices.

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A globe of earth tilted to one side with Africa prominent

🌍New on the Data impact blog 🌍

@georginagbb.bsky.social and Siann Hirani introduce the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/atlas-of-lon...

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Recent paper using Millennium Cohort & E-Risk data finds that childhood neighbourhood deprivation is linked to mental health issues in late adolescence, and identifies key protective factors 🧠🏘️
📄 Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

Former Coles supermarket worker says Kumanjayi White clearly needed support Former Alice Springs Coles worker Gene Hill says it was clear an Aboriginal man who died in police custody at the supermarket last week had a disability and needed extra support.

Former Alice Springs Coles worker Gene Hill says it was clear an Aboriginal man who died in police custody at the supermarket last week had a disability and needed extra support.

It was a very happy (and sad) day on Saturday as we held our last Twins photoshoot with Ian Beesley at the beautiful City Hall!

Our Twins will form part of Ian's exhibition at Salts Mill from 26th March until the end of the year!

borninbradford.nhs.uk/news/renowne...

Study finds links between social media and loneliness depend on the app New research finds that although overall time spent online is linked with higher levels of loneliness, use of social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter is not.

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

A not-so-modern epidemic: what 17th-century nuns can teach us about coping with loneliness

‘Loneliness’ is a modern word – but we have a lot to learn from how early modern nuns understood solitude.

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 Mental ill health is rarely the sole factor preventing people from finding and keeping a job.

'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

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Conceptualising workplace loneliness: a qualitative investigation with UK workers - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Purpose Loneliness has been identified as an important risk factor for mental health problems, and concern about its impact on workers’ health and wellbeing has grown in recent years. While a body of ...

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doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-02925-0

Workplace loneliness isn’t just interpersonal, it’s shaped by organisational culture and societal context

To reduce loneliness + its impact on workers health, we need to go beyond encouraging office social events + tackle the institutional + societal drivers of loneliness 🏨🌏🧑‍🤝‍🧑

Many workers described their loneliness as a yearning for meaningful connection with colleagues

But for some workers, loneliness was also about feeling undervalued and disconnected from their organisation or feeling their job wasn’t valued or understood by society at large

Loneliness costs UK employers £2.5B a year (@neweconomics.bsky.social), but few studies have explored what it feels like to be lonely at work

We explored lived experiences of UK-based workers thru qualitative interviews to develop an evidence-based conceptualisation of workplace loneliness 💬💭

Conceptualising workplace loneliness: a qualitative investigation with UK workers - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Purpose Loneliness has been identified as an important risk factor for mental health problems, and concern about its impact on workers’ health and wellbeing has grown in recent years. While a body of ...

Is workplace loneliness just about feeling isolated from colleagues, or is there more to it?👨‍⚕️👷‍♀️

In our new paper in SPPE, we found that workplace loneliness goes beyond work relationships + can include disconnection from one’s organisation + society at large🧵

doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-02925-0

Innovation lab: improving population mental health for children and young people

Seed funding alert! Join us Friday 20 June, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham for a hands-on workshop where researchers, organisations & individuals will pitch new ideas on improving population mental health for children & young people. Submit your EOI by 16 May #phiukpmh phiuk.org/news/events/...