New mental health research at Bristol

10 September 2020

We are delighted to announce five new projects looking into different aspects of mental health. With support from the Rosetrees Trust and Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF), the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute has funded new research that will address various aspects of mental health and wellbeing.

The aim is to support research focused on a number of populations, including research with health or social care professionals, University staff, students, and populations at risk of disadvantage.

The new projects span student and young people's mental health and wellbeing, impacts of COVID-19 on mental health, and research looking into vulnerable groups. The successful projects demonstrated clear pathways to deliverables and next steps, such as impact on practice, patient or individual outcomes or future large-scale programmes of work.

Successful awardees

Jennifer Cooper

Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School

Forecasting the effects of COVID-19 on patient experience and service delivery across a whole mental health system: a computer simulation study

Co-applicants: Rachel Denholm, John Macleod, Ben Murch, Julian Walker, Richard Wood (NHS)

Find out more about this project: Jennifer Cooper Presentation (PDF, 406kB)

Bruce Hood

Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Psychological Science

Evaluation of an Online Science of Happiness Course on student mental wellbeing

Co-applicant: Sarah Jelbert

Find out more about this project: Bruce Hood presentation (PDF, 774kB)

Michelle Farr

Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol, Medical School

Mobile technology for survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking: Impacts on mental health and wellbeing

Co-applicants: Alice Malpass, Jeremy Horwood, Hugh McLeod

Find out more about this project: Michelle Farr presentation (PDF, 577kB)

Alex Kwong

Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School

The long-term impact of COVID-19 on mental health: comparisons between health record linkage and observed longitudinal data

Co-applicants: Rebecca Pearson, Andy Boyd, Dheeraj Rai, Ryan McConville, Julian Walker (NHS)

Find out more about this project: Alex Kwong presentation (PDF, 778kB)

Felicity Sedgewick

Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, School of Education

The impact of COVID-19 and distance learning on undergraduate students’ resilience and psycho-social wellbeing: A three-stage study to explore, implement, and evaluate effective strategies to build student community

Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research