Mental Health and Social Inclusion: Volume 26 Issue 4

Editorial: Gaining support online and via digital innovations

Julie Prescott

An exploration in to how young-people from ethnic-minority backgrounds interact with online counselling

Aashiya Patel, Aaron Sefi, Terry Hanley, Charlotte Conn, Julie Prescott

Literature suggests young people (YP) from ethnic minority backgrounds face barriers in accessing mental health support due to discrimination and stigma and so this study aims to…

Co-production of digital mental health technologies to support individuals in mental health crisis

Tula Brannelly, Steven Trenoweth, Josie Tuck

The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a discussion between people who use crisis services and academics about the development of a mental health digital…

Online self-disclosure and well-being among Vietnamese adolescents: online social support as a mediator

Hung Thanh Nguyen, Thi Truc Quynh Ho

Online self-disclosure and online social support have important effects on well-being. The purpose of this study was to examine the indirect effect of online social support…

The efficacy of mHealth for stress and burnout in clinical settings and supervisions

Julie Prescott, Amy Rathbone

Stress and burnout are continuous concerns in clinical settings. This has been exacerbated due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic which has impacted health-care professionals…

The early and later-life care experiences of individuals using short-term homeless services: an attachment-informed interpretative phenomenological analysis

Lara Howe, Ben Grey, Paul Dickerson

This paper aims to explore the care experiences of individuals using short-term homeless services in the UK, who identify as being neglected in childhood. The study endeavours to…

Bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed literature on mental health and well-being of LGBT adolescents

Waleed Sweileh

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people face discrimination, verbal harassment, rejection and physical violence that affect their mental health and well-being…

A reflection on the development and delivery of a community peer support service for clients experiencing anxiety and depression

Nicky Lidbetter, Nic Seccombe, Ember Girling Rogers, Tina Lee

The purpose of this paper is to describe the development, implementation, delivery and evolution of a community-led, comprehensive, peer support service, including co-production…

I never wanted to just sit around smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee

Andrew Voyce

Essay asks questions about people with schizophrenia and recovery.

The importance of social connections in combating compulsive exercise among group-exercise participants: a network analysis

Megan S. Patterson, Christina Amo, Allison N. Francis, Katie M. Heinrich, Tyler Prochnow, Jocelyn Hunyadi, Sydney Miller

This paper aims to use social network analysis (SNA) to determine whether compulsive exercise (CE) was related to social connections and network position among participants of…

Remarkable lives: Khia Stacey in conversation with Robert Hurst

Khia Stacey, Robert Hurst

The purpose of this paper is to share Khia Stacey’s story.