Mental health: prevention and resilience
Mental ill health is on the rise and costs the UK economy billions of pounds every year. How can policymakers support psychological wellbeing and build resilience in England?
Table of contents
Overview
Nine different issues were identified under this topic.
Short articles have been written on these issues to help parliament identify what action it may wish to take. New articles will be added when they become available.
Articles
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Healthy ageing and care for older populations
The UK has an ageing population increasingly living with multiple health conditions. Research shows there may be challenges to supporting healthy ageing and improving quality of life for older populations, as current health and social care services are under increasing pressures.
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Integrating health and social care: a path to better services and outcomes
All nations of the UK have sought to improve joint working between health and social care services. Can closer working improve the quality of care and population health, and help deal with increasing demand in England?
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Climate and health: health and care systems’ preparedness for the changing climate
Climate change has implications for the health of UK citizens. How prepared are health and care systems?
Upcoming articles
- Children and young people’s health and social care
- Bridging the health inequality gap: strategies for improving access to care
- Sustaining the UK health and social care workforce
- Public health and prevention: trends and interventions
- Reproductive, maternal, and newborn health: priorities for improved outcomes
Acknowledgements
POST would like to thank consultation respondents and peer reviewers for kindly giving up their time to support this work, including:
- Professor Shereen Hussein, London School of Health and Tropical Medicine
- Professor Jane Wills, London South Bank University
- Professor Chris Hatton, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Professor Myra Conway, Derby University
- Dr Hannah Zeilig, University of Arts London
- Professor Soo Downe, University of Central Lancashire
- Professor Cath Larkins, University of Central Lancashire
- Professor Mariachiara Di Cesare, University of Essex
- Professor Arpana Verma, University of Manchester
- Dr Nicky Yates, University of Cranfield
- Dr Kathryn Woods-Townsend, University of Southampton
- Professor Winston Morgan, University of East London
- Dr Kimberley Bennett, Arbertay University
- Professor Penny Gowland, University of Nottingham
- Dr Stuart Read, Bath Spa University
- Professor Gary Jones, Leeds Beckett University
- Professor Emily Jones, Birbeck, University of London
- Dr Leanne McCarthy-Cotter, Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Professor Ashley Hall, Royal College of Art
- Professor Kate Pickett, University of York
- Professor Karen Bloor, University of York*
- Professor Emma Haycraft, Loughborough University
- Professor Mark Mon-Williams, University of Leeds
- Professor Janet Melville-Wiseman, Canterbury Christ Church University
- Dr Hazel Marzetti, University of Edinburgh*
- Dr Issy Bray, University of the West of England*
- Professor Claire Goodman, University of Hertfordshire
- Dr Mandy Cheetman, Northumbria University
- Dr Francisco Perez-Reche, University of Aberdeen
- Professor Ros Kane, University of Lincoln*
- Professor Lisa Dikomitis, University of Kent
- Professor Valerie Gladwell, University of Suffolk*
- Professor Tina Miller, Oxford Brookes University
- Professor Ashley Adamson, Newcastle University
- Emily Woodruff, Warwick University
- Professor Alison Porter-Armstrong, Edinburgh Napier University
- Dr Peter Unwin, University of Worcester
- Professor Claudia Bernard, Goldsmiths, University of London
- Dr Lesley Hoggart, Open University
- Dr Payal Ganguly, University of Leeds*
*denotes people and organisations who acted as external reviewers of the briefing.
