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Creating new opportunities for population-based improvements in mental health across the UK, focusing on children and young people, suicide and self-harm prevention and multiple long-term conditions. www.phiuk.org/population-mental-health

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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
What a week for LHGP at #PreventionResearch2026 with many LHGP researchers presenting new evidence on the commercial determinants of health, from local government to food environments to alcohol policy. LHGP was described as "trailblazing" by WHO's @monikakosinska.bsky.social.
Monika Kosinska from WHO presenting on Commercial Determinants of Health - Essential to the prevention agenda.Members of LHGP stand in front of a Prevention Conference 2026 poster.PhD student Ciaran Hay presents on the impact of spatially contingent economic inequality on the local food environment in England and Wales
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 18/02/2026
How will the Autumn Budget 2025 affect poverty, inequality, and household incomes across the UK? Using UKMOD #microsimulation - modelling to simulate behaviour and interactions - our new report assesses winners, losers and fiscal impacts from 2026–2030. www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_1246769_smxx.pdf
Report cover  - Policy Modelling for Health logo top left Text reads Policy Impact Assessment: Autumn Budget Statement 2025 UK-Wide Distributional Analysis 2026-2030
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Jo Winterbottom @policynerd.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Tickets still available for Wellbeing Economies Film "Purpose" + panel discussion @weallscotland.bsky.social @glasgowcc.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgshw.bsky.social Join us for lively debate on how we can redesign the economy for people and planet www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/purpose-a-...
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Purpose: A Wellbeing Economies Film - Glasgow Screening with Panel Q&A
Join us for a screening of Purpose: A Wellbeing Economies Film, to energise and spark discussion around our future economic system.
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
If you're up for creating more connections between research, policy and practice for health equity, please do link up with PHI UK and our consortia... 👉 www.phiuk.org/contact/foll...
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Prof Nick Wareham and Prof Adam Briggs bring Prevention Research 2026 to a close, addressing how we can better join up the funding landscape to create a sustainable and agile research infrastructure for public health research. #preventionresearch26
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Read more about the launch and Bradford’s Regeneration and Growth Plan www.phiuk.org/news/place-h... 7/7
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
PHI UK Healthy Urban Places have launched a five-part evidence series to coincide with the Bradford Built Different plan, highlighting how cities can maximise the health co-benefits of regeneration and growth strategies. Watch an introductory video... www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVqE... 1/7
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Routes to Opportunity: Getting Transport Infrastructure To Help Bradford's Youth Flourish
YouTube video by Population Health Improvement UK
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Cross-sector collaboration is increasing but how do you protect #research integrity? A new case study led by @ambervandenakker.bsky.social offers step-by-step guidance on designing and implementing conflicts of interest #COI policies for complex research consortiums.
New research; Developing guidance on assessing and managing conflicts of interest for a complex public health research consortium; Journal of research Management and Administration; PHI UK / Local Health and Global Profits
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Good morning. It's the first day of Prevention Research 2026 - Connecting research, policy and practice for health equity #preventionresearch26 preventionresearch26.co.uk We're looking forward to seeing everyone - if you're here, come and see us at the PHI UK stand just past the reception desk...
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
🔬 Our researchers are out in force at #PreventionResearch26 this week! Come and say hello — we'd love to see you there. Full schedule of presentations below 👇 tinyurl.com/2k3euhjr #PopulationMentalHealth #MentalHealth #PreventionResearch26 #PopulationHealthImprovementUK #Research
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
📢We're hosting workshops on benefits, work & mental health in ethnic minority communities📆8 April ⏲️3 hours 👥 8–10 people💷£75 thank you payment. Lived or professional experience welcome. Register here forms.office.com/e/upKHuxBJ9A #MentalHealth #PublicHealth #Research #HealthEquity #CommunityResearch
Flyer for a research project hosting in-person workshops on benefit receipt, mental health and work in ethnic minority communities. Taking place Wednesday 8 April, 3 hours, with food and drink provided and a £75 thank you payment. Includes a QR code and link to register interest.
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Join Population Mental Health Consortium researchers presenting at Prevention Research 2026 🗓️ 4-5 March 📍Vox, Birmingham 🪧 Connecting Research, Policy & Practice for Health Equity 📄 Draft programme available now preventionresearch26.co.uk #MentalHealth #PublicHealth #PreventionResearch #HealthEquity
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SARG - SCHARR @sarg-scharr.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Are you attending the Prevention Research Conference next week? Look out for SARG researchers @charlierosehead.bsky.social and Esther Chanakira who will be presenting advanced modelling work from the @lhgp.bsky.social @phiuk.bsky.social programme. Read more on the SARG website 👇 #PublicHealth
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SARG researchers to showcase local health modelling at the Prevention Research Conference 2026 - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
Researchers from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) will present work from the Local Health and Global Profits programme at the Prevention Research Conference 2026 in Birmingham on 4-5 Mar...
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Glasgow Changing Futures - University of Glasgow @uofggcf.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🗓️ Next week at Prevention Research 2026! 🐟 Healthy and Equitable Futures Fishbowl with @pmeierprof.bsky.social: an interactive listening, discussion and critical thinking session asking what a healthier and more equitable future could look like. 🔗 Register by 1st March: preventionresearch26.co.uk
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Join us on 23 March (15:30–17:00) for our upcoming webinar: The Business of Health Misinformation. We will explore how social media platforms are shaping health outcomes and spreading misinformation, and what this means for conflicts of interest between the social media industry and #PublicHealth.
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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We’re excited to see @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social’s article on the @uk.theconversation.com site. You can also find out more about the full research project on the CLS website: bit.ly/4aa5MYV
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Darío Moreno-Agostino @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Using repeated measures of mental ill-health spanning 40+ years, we found post-lockdown return to pre-pandemic levels in both cohorts & life-long inequalities by factors out of the individuals' control: birth year, sex assigned at birth, childhood socioeconomic position, and their intersections
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Darío Moreno-Agostino @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
If you are interested in the scientific publication, you can find it here, open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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COVID-19, economic downturn, and long-term trajectories of population mental health: Evidence from two nationally representative British birth cohorts at the intersection of gender and socioeconomic p...
We examined long-term trajectories of mental (ill-)health in two British generations (‘Baby Boomers’ and ‘Generation X’) across the life-course, inclu…
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 03/02/2026
We’re hiring! 📣 @uofgshw.bsky.social is recruiting a FT Senior Programme Manager to support our £7.5m consortium - part of UKRI-funded @phiuk.bsky.social network shaping how policy affects health and equity. 📍 Glasgow | 💷 £50,253–£58,225 ⏰ Deadline 17 Feb 2026 www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/senior-p...
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Senior Programme Manager
Job PurposeThe University of Glasgow is seeking to appoint a talented and highly motivated Senior Programme Manager to join the £7.5m Policy Modelling for Health consortium, funded by UKRI’s Popula...
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
📬 Catch up on what we've achieved in 2025! Our latest newsletter features funding awards, new partnerships, and insights shaping population mental health. Want these updates in your inbox? Sign up here t.co/R5pNmcB4PR #populationmentalhealth #mentalhealth #collaboration #research #innovation
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 11/12/2025
📢 We're back in 2026 with a fast-paced intro to Policy Modelling for Health — who we are, what we do, and why it matters. 🗓 Tuesday 20 January 2026, 12–12:40pm 🎙 Inside Policy Modelling for Health with Julian Cox, our Deputy Director & Assistant Director – Research, GMCA. Register at: bit.ly/445i5DK
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Inside Policy Modelling for Health: People, Partnerships, and Purpose
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
@swanseauni.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social @healthmod.bsky.social
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
@sarahsteeg.bsky.social @jdasmunshi.bsky.social @phiuk.bsky.social @thriveldn.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
💡"An interesting day immersed in creative thinking & ideas generation." Our innovation lab brought together people from diverse backgrounds-researchers, charities & those with lived experience—to co-create digital solutions for suicide & self-harm prevention. Read more👇 www.phiuk.org/news/blogs/b...
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Bringing innovation to life: reflections on Population Mental Health's innovation lab for digital suicide and self-harm prevention
PMH Innovation lab brings together researchers, charities, and lived experience voices to develop digital suicide and self-harm prevention solutions.
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Thrive LDN @thriveldn.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
🥳 We are pleased to be joining an amazing group of partners to work together and deliver upon a £1.5 million The National Lottery Community Fund award for a ground-breaking project linking climate action and mental wellbeing in London… #NationalLottery
A wide, high-angle photograph by Will Lepper showing The Cultural Climate Assembly, an event for cultural practitioners to discuss the climate crisis. The photo shows a large hall where attendees are sitting in groups around circular tables. In the centre, a large white mat on the floor is printed with a black graphic of a large tree's root system. A woman, likely a co-facilitator, stands on the graphic, addressing the attendees. In the background, another facilitator stands near a stage set up with display boards.
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ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health @kingscsmh.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
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-...
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Senior Centre Manager | King's College London
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Darío Moreno-Agostino @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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
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Research Fellow - Population Mental Health at UCL
Recruiting now: Research Fellow - Population Mental Health on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🚨 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
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E-Risk Study Research Assistant | King's College London
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
🤝We’re pleased to announce a new partnership with DATAMIND joining forces to improve population mental health & address inequalities across the UK. Read more here👉 datamind.org.uk/improving-po... @phiuk.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social @thriveldn.bsky.social @popdatascisu.bsky.social @ukri.org
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Improving Population Mental Health Through Collaboration: New partnership between DATAMIND and PHI UK Population Mental Health Consortium - Datamind
DATAMIND, the UK’s Mental Health Data Hub funded by the Medical Research Council, is working to improve access to mental health data and strengthen research across the UK. Its mission is to make menta...
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
@lhgp.bsky.social @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social @healthmod.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social @jdasmunshi.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @ulsteruni-edi.bsky.social @swanseauni.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🔔Vacancy alert! Research Assistant with Population Mental Health! 🧠 Project management, PPI work & research output contributions. Deadline 30 Nov. Apply 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/131106-... @pubhealthjobsuk.bsky.social @phiuk.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social #MentalHealth #Research #JobOpportunity
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Join @ambervandenakker.bsky.social, Research Associate with @lhgp.bsky.social, on Tuesday 25 November for a #webinar on understanding and acting on commercial determinants of health in practice, hosted by Medicus Mundi Switzerland. Register now: exciting-leader-6110.kit.com/2dbb5b1bd9
Follow up webinar, MMS Symposium 2025, 25 November at 11:00 - 12:00. Register now: From Understanding to Action: Commercial Determinants of Health in Practice: With Amber van den Akker, University ot Bath
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Thrive LDN @thriveldn.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
It's the perfect way to provide support between your appointments. Developed alongside @dotwuk.bsky.social ,Refugee Action Kingston, Newham Borough, and Clarity in Marketing. With support and funding from @london.gov.uk. Learn more: thriveldn.co.uk/communicatio...
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Signpost – your guide to life in the UK
Signpost is a free email service to help anyone seeking sanctuary in London find their way.
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Thrive LDN @thriveldn.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Are you a frontline worker supporting asylum seekers? Signpost is a free, wellbeing email service. It offers a simple way to provide individuals with a regular flow of helpful, important, and supportive information. Subscribe individuals to receive regular, clear and easy to understand advice…
Promotional graphic for Signpost. Text: Your guide to life in the UK. Signpost is a free email service to help anyone seeking sanctuary in London find their way. thriveldn.co.uk/signpost. Illustration of a hand holding a smartphone.
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Darío Moreno-Agostino @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
📅⌛ Only one more day to apply for this postdoc position with @jdasmunshi.bsky.social (+ @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & me) to do quantitative research on population mental health inequalities using survey and admin data: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
🚨 Hidden health crisis. Research from @kingshealth.bsky.social @maudsleycharity.bsky.social & @policyatkings.bsky.social most Britons unaware of extent to which severe mental illness cuts lives short – more than diabetes, obesity, or even smoking. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-ex... #MentalHealthMatters
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Life expectancy gap for people with severe mental illness is 'hidden health crisis', study finds | King's College London
Most Britons unaware of extent to which severe mental illness cuts lives short
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 05/11/2025
🔍 When real is not enough: Synthetic Populations in research & policy - Join Dr Andreas Hoehn @uofgshw.bsky.social for our next @healthmod.bsky.social Lunchtime Webinar. Discover how “digital twins” of the UK population can help shape smarter policy. Thu 4 Dec | 12:30 pm | Register: bit.ly/4p2r5BN
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When real is not enough: Synthetic Populations in research and policy
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 05/11/2025
Review of the UK's significant health-related labour market challenges by Sir Charlies Mayfield show how we can build a healthier, more inclusive working life for millions. Key message: keeping Britain working is good for people, good for employers, and good for the country.
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 13/11/2025
Today our Researcher Dr Hugh Rice @universityofleeds.bsky.social presents to the Greater London Authority Social Evidence Data User Group. Sharing details of our Inclusive Economy datasets - with tailored insights for London - that explore the extent and nature of economic inclusion across GB
Two maps of Great Britian showing local authorities Inclusive Economy Data as coloured visualisations
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
📢Excited to say that registration is open for Prevention Research 2026, 4-5 March, Birmingham. Visit preventionresearch26.co.uk to book your place and explore the latest research and strategies for preventing non-communicable diseases and reducing health inequalities across the UK.
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Prevention Research 2026
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
@phiuk.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social @healthmod.bsky.social @thriveldn.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
🌟 Three projects supporting marginalised young people's mental health have been awarded £24k in seed funding. 💙 Watch highlights from the Population Mental Health Consortium innovation lab (June 2025, Birmingham) 👇 #YouthMentalHealth #MentalHealth #Research #Innovation #Research youtu.be/Lm2xkPVn3Uw
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UKRI Population Mental Health Event - Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham July 2025 (3min)
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Want to hear more about Population Mental Health Consortium news and events? Sign up to our newsletter here #populationmentalhealth #mentalhealth #innovation #collaboration t.co/R5pNmcB4PR
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
What an incredible Innovation Lab! Amazing collabs formed today around digital innovations for suicide & self-harm prevention. Exciting projects pitched! Can't wait to see these ideas develop! Thanks to everyone who participated #MentalHealth #DigitalHealth #SuicidePrevention Tag or repost
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Today's Innovation Lab is live! Researchers, orgs & communities collaborating on digital innovations for suicide & self-harm prevention. Up to £40k seed funding available. Can't wait to see what research collabs emerge! Here today? Give us a wave! #MentalHealth #DigitalHealth #SuicidePrevention
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
📆 Upcoming event 22 Oct 4pm: Supporting the mental health & wellbeing of forcibly displaced populations. The Refugee Mental Health in Place Network are hosting a seminar with Dr Ross White to discuss his research. Register: bit.ly/3K4fm6m @phiuk.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of forcibly displaced populations | King's College London
A free online event focusing on the mental health and wellbeing of forcibly displaced people.
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ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health @kingscsmh.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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
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Proximity and Incongruence: The social sciences in the era of lived experience | King's College London
An online seminar on how sociology can enrich participatory research agendas.
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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Interested in Latent Class Analysis? 📊 Join Dr Rebecca Rhead's intro seminar on this powerful method for uncovering hidden subgroups in populations. 📆 22 Oct, 14:30-15:30 Register: bit.ly/3IYtlua @rebeccarhead.bsky.social @phiuk.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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Introduction to Latent Class Analysis | King's College London
Latent Class Analysis is a powerful statistical method for uncovering hidden subgroups in populations, widely used across social and health sciences.
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
New from @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social Making Children-Friendly Streets - Lessons learnt from Bradford District’s School Street Schemes 🏃‍♂️🚲 www.phiuk.org/news/making-...
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Making Children-Friendly Streets Lessons learnt from Bradford District’s School Street Schemes
Healthy Urban places have created an evidence briefing showing what we can learn from the experience of implementing Bradford District’s School Street Schemes.
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