All Outputs (2)

Defining the role of the fire and rescue service in mental health support for older adults: a qualitative study. (2024)
Journal Article
FISHER, T., CHEW-GRAHAM, C.A., CORP, N., FAROOQ, S., KINGSTON, P., READ, I., SPOLANDER, G., SOUTHAM, J., STEVENS, D., WARREN, C. and KINGSTONE, T. 2024. Defining the role of the fire and rescue service in mental health support for older adults: a qualitative study. Health expectations [online], 27(5), article number e70028. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70028

Anxiety and depression in older adults (60+ years of age) are under-diagnosed and under-treated. Older adults are less likely to seek help for these problems due to a lack of awareness, difficulty accessing health care due to availability or disabili... Read More about Defining the role of the fire and rescue service in mental health support for older adults: a qualitative study..

Entrepreneurship in the favela: negotiating precarity and mental health during COVID-19. (2024)
Journal Article
GARCIA, M.L.T., SPOLANDER, G., TOMLINS, R., LEAL, F.X., BORGES, R.E.S. and SUKUMAR, A. 2024. Entrepreneurship in the favela: negotiating precarity and mental health during COVID-19. Social work in public health [online], 39(1), pages 48-61. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2024.2316874

This paper aims to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and mental health of necessary entrepreneurs in Brasilian favelas, the social problems they experienced and implications for public health social work. The study used struct... Read More about Entrepreneurship in the favela: negotiating precarity and mental health during COVID-19..