A new umbrella review shows in-person social engagement reduces depression, especially for older adults and people most at risk of isolation.
[read the full story...]Can stronger social connections really help reduce depression?
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Psychedelics and Queerness: Do we have a meaningful voice?
Despite psychedelics’ deep ties with queer culture, research often excludes queer voices. This recent scoping review highlights gaps and shows how inclusive, intersectional methods can transform the field.
[read the full story...]Improving our understanding of the links between loneliness and mental health problems
Zuva Dengu summaries a review of longitudinal studies investigating the relationship between loneliness and new onset of mental health problems in the general population.
[read the full story...]Culturally responsive practices for supporting refugee adolescents’ acculturation through schools
Sadhbh Byrne reviews a qualitative study exploring the role of culturally responsive social and emotional learning in supporting the inclusion and belonging of refugee children and young people.
[read the full story...]“It’s like putting a penguin on the floor”: what can the perspectives of youth with autism teach us about social inclusion? #ActiveIngredientsMH
Xanthe Hunt and Jason Bantjes consider the perspectives of autistic young people affected by social exclusion, and present early findings from their new active ingredients review which looks at the role of social inclusion interventions in improving adolescent mental health.
[read the full story...]Barriers to citizenship for people living with mental health problems
In their debut blog, Nagina Khan and Subodh Dave review a qualitative paper exploring the barriers to citizenship that people with mental health problems face.
[read the full story...]Preventing mental health problems: what can we do?
Josefien Breedvelt explores a brand new review looking at preventive strategies for mental health problems, published yesterday in The Lancet Psychiatry.
[read the full story...]Community treatment orders and social outcomes in psychosis
Ian Cummins considers the findings of a recent 48-month follow-up study of social outcomes for patients with psychosis, which concludes that community treatment orders did not offer any long term benefits.
[read the full story...]Social participation interventions for mental health: do they work?
In this blog, Ian Cummins looks at a study, which seeks to examine the effectiveness of particular forms of intervention that focus on social participation for adults with mental health problems.
[read the full story...]Endeavour Connect: An interface to support independent Facebook use by people with learning disabilities
As more people are using social media sites, it is important that people with learning disabilities are not excluded.
Here, Michelle Gregory looks at a pilot study evaluating the use of an interface to help people with learning disabilities use Facebook.
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