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
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
Fellows' updates October 2024 Fellows' update: Anna Wardley
Anna Wardley (CF 2019) delivered a keynote speech at the inaugural 'Let's Talk About Suicide' conference, the first-ever suicide prevention conference for Blackpool and Lancashire.
By Anna Wardley, 2024
Report Exploring young people's mental health and smartphones
By Laura Wyatt-Smith, 2023
Fellows' updates September 2024 Fellows' update: Ananta Dave
Dr. Ananta Dave (CF 2019) appeared on episode 12 of "The Fully Well Doc" podcast, discussing how mental health is addressed in medical training, and shared insights from her Churchill Fellowship research.
By Ananta Dave, 2024
Blogs & conversations World afro day and supporting clients with alopecia
In 2017, UK thought-leader Michelle de Leon founded World Afro Day – a global celebration and liberation of Afro hair and identity that takes place annually on 15th September. This initiative brings attention to the cultural significance of Afro hair and highlights ongoing discrimination faced by Black people in the UK. As someone living with alopecia, I felt a personal connection to this topic, which led me to apply for a Churchill Fellowship.
By Jo-Anne Weekes, 2024
Fellows' updates September 2024 Fellows' update: Tim Woodhouse
Tim Woodhouse recently presented at the 4th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference in London. His talk focused on domestic abuse-related suicides, and he also shared insights from his Churchill Fellowship.
By Tim Woodhouse, 2024
Report School-based suicide prevention strategies
By Nina Smith, 2023
Fellows' updates September 2024 Fellows' update: Anna Wardley
As part of Sounddelivery Media's ‘In Conversation on Suicide’ panel, which showcased lived experience experts leading the debate on suicide prevention and the impact of bereavement, Anna Wardley discussed her 'Time Count' campaign, which supports children affected by parental suicide.
By Anna Wardley, 2024
Blogs & conversations Starting the conversation to help prevent suicide
For this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day, the International Association for Suicide Prevention and World Health Organization are encouraging people all over the world to ‘start the conversation’ to help break down the stigma associated with suicide. The value of open conversations is what first got me involved in suicide prevention.
By Rhea Newman, 2024
By Vinny Romano, 2019
