Deadline: Closing the Gap 2020 plus funding

This is the deadline for the closing the gap 2020 funding call. In total, £150,000 is available to fund small to large projects that investigates the mortality gap for people with severe mental illness. Applications from those who work in the Arts and Creativity Sector are particularly welcome. To find out more about this calls,...

Online or on the line? Digital exclusion in people with severe mental ill health

Online or on the line? Digital exclusion in people with severe mental ill health

The pandemic has accelerated digitalisation in many aspects of life, but what does this mean for people who are not digitally connected? Emily Peckham and Panos Spanakis from the Closing the Gap Network (@CTGNetworkUK) explore the the “digital divide” and explain why understanding the extent of this divide in people with severe mental ill-health is an important aim of the network's OWLS project (Optimising Well-being during Self-isolation).