About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to community-based approaches to mental health. Many Fellows over the years have undertaken projects in this area including as part of our three-year programme developed in partnership with the Mental Health Foundation which ran in 2016-2018. Partnership stories
We spoke with Laura Wyatt-Smith about her Churchill Fellowship exploring the effects of smartphones on childhood. From Silicon Valley to Europe, she investigated how parents, educators, and tech experts are responding to the digitalisation of childhood. Now, she is sharing her findings through talks, workshops, and an upcoming book, helping parents navigate this issue with practical guidance.
By Laura Wyatt-Smith, 2025
Report Tech Connections for Seniors: Tackling Social Isolation in Canada and New Zealand
By Martin Malcolm, 2017
Fellows' updates January 2025 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (CF 2023) appeared on the What’s in Your Head podcast, hosted by former Liverpool player Chris Kirkland and journalist Gareth Roberts.
By Nina Smith, 2025
Five years on from her Fellowship, we spoke with Churchill Fellow Sangeeta Mahajan about how her profound loss inspired her mission to improve suicide prevention. Sangeeta shares insights from her research in the USA and Australia, the gaps she identified in UK care systems, and her efforts to create lasting change through education, peer support, and advocacy.
By Sangeeta Mahajan, 2025
Fellows' updates December 2024 Fellows' update: Gwen Adshead
Dr Gwen Adshead (CF 2008) delivered the 2024 Reith Lectures on BBC Radio 4, titled Four Questions about Violence, drawing on her work as a forensic psychiatrist in secure psychiatric units and prisons.
By Gwen Adshead, 2024
Fellows' updates November 2024 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (CF 2023) shared her Churchill Fellowship findings at the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Education event at Edge Hill University.
By Nina Smith, 2024
Blogs & conversations Addressing Moral Injury in Ukrainian Veterans
Visiting the military graveyard in Lviv, I was struck by the endless lines of graves adorned with the yellow and blue flag of Ukraine, a reminder of the nobility and futility of war. Working with the HopeFull charity on the 'Hope for the Wounded' project, we aim to create a network of 140 rehabilitation centres where veterans can freely articulate their experiences within a safe and trusted environment. This programme balances body, soul, spirit, and material needs, guiding veterans toward a new future defined by meaningful purpose while recognising their unique challenges, hopes, and dreams.
By Simon Edwards, 2024
Report What the UK education system can learn about creating flourishing learning communities
By Hannah Brownhill, 2020
Fellows' updates October 2024 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (CF 2023) presented her newly published Churchill Fellowship report exploring school-based suicide prevention strategies at the inaugural 'Let's Talk About Suicide' conference.
By Nina Smith, 2024
