SAVE THE DATE: 22 June 2022 Next summer, The Loneliness, Social Isolation and Mental Health Research Network (LSIMHRN) are holding their network symposium. The event will be held during Loneliness Awareness Week and will celebrate the successes of the network. Join the LISMHRN as everyone involved in the network celebrate its successes. Hear from researchers...
Loneliness in Lockdown Gathering – Loneliness & Social Isolation Network
Register here! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loneliness-in-lockdown-gathering-tickets-143290695327 The Loneliness & Social Isolation network bring you this fantastic event, organised by Pathways Plus Project funding recipient James Duggan. The event is for researchers, practitioners and anyone with an interest in how the COVID-19 Lockdowns have affected mental health and feelings of loneliness and isolation. The event includes 10 presentations from...
Deadline: Loneliness and Social Isolation in Mental Health network plus funding call on interventions
This is the deadline for the Loneliness and Social Isolation plus funding call on interventions. Grants are available for £15K and £50K for small or large projects respectively, provided at 80% of full economic costing. This call invites research that aims to understand: What interventions/specific activities reduce loneliness and social isolation in the general population,...
Loneliness and Social Isolation Interventions plus funding Q&A webinar
The Loneliness and Social Isolation in Mental Health Network have recently launched their second plus funding call on Interventions exploring: What interventions/specific activities reduce loneliness and social isolation in the general population, and whether these interventions/specific activities also reduce the risk of the onset of mental health problems, and/or What interventions/specific activities reduce loneliness and...
Webinar: Research priorities in addressing loneliness & social isolation in people with mild-moderate mental health problems
Webinar hosted by the Loneliness and Social Isolation in Mental Health network on how to help individuals with mild to moderate mental health problems address loneliness and social isolation. Short talks on different approaches to reducing loneliness and social isolation in people with mild-moderate mental health problems will be followed by small-group discussions on gaps,...
Online workshop: How can we intervene to reduce loneliness & social isolation in people suffering mental distress?
Online workshop, details to follow.
Online workshop: How can digital technology and the built environment reduce loneliness, social isolation & mental health problems in the community?
The Loneliness and Social Isolation in Mental Health Research Network has organised a free webinar involving a series of short talks on the role of digital technology and the built environment in reducing loneliness, social isolation and mental health problems in the community which will be followed by a Q&A on knowledge gaps, promising areas...
Better reporting, tailored messaging and no longer than needed: reflections on a review of the psychological impact of quarantine
Dr Alexandra Pitman, joint lead of the Loneliness & Social Isolation in Mental Health research network and trauma specialist Dr Michael Bloomfield reflect on the findings of a recent rapid review in The Lancet on the psychological effects of quarantine.