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,...
Closing the Gap Funding Call (Summer 2020): making innovative research happen.
The Closing the Gap Network have recently launched their second round of plus funding, seeking to support innovative interdisciplinary research to help understand and reduce the health gap for people with severe mental ill health. The network are running a webinar where you will have the opportunity to meet people from the network and find...
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).