Today our research on the mental health of young carers during and after the pandemic is published. We find that young carers are 69%more likely to report a chronic mental health condition and report more symptoms of depression and anxiety than young non-carers. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
'Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring.' 👈 The Guardian wrote about a new study by #ESRC Equalise's @baowenxue.bsky.social, out today!
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Read the full paper📖 academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
Our latest blog: @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social, Professor of Social Epidemiology at UCL, sets out the evidence on how unpaid work can affect health and inequality through its effect on employment
Join the Equalise team and help make a difference for lifecourse health equity! 📣 👇
Born In Bradford is recruiting for a Senior Research Fellow to work with Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity.
✍ Further information & how to apply: borninbradford.nhs.uk/careers/equa...
Equalise has officially launched! 📣
We had a wonderful and productive day yesterday at our ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity launch event. Thank you to all the colleagues, partners and attendees for a truly special event, marking the beginning of our journey towards lifecourse health equity.
Pleased to share the final output from our Eurocare JPI MYBL project. A European Journal of Ageing Special Collection taking a lifecourse perspective on unpaid caring in Europe.
link.springer.com/collections/...
Pleased to share this new work on young carers risk of not being in education, training or employment led by @rebeccalacey.bsky.social and @alisonnicoll.bsky.social
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
Thoroughly enjoyed the launch of our new ESRC Centre @equalise.bsky.social yesterday! Thanks to all the attended!
Urgent action needed to avoid ‘lost generation’, says the former Labour health secretary’s report, due on Thursday
Purpose Young carers are an often overlooked group of carers, with little longitudinal research on their mental health, particularly regarding variations across demographics and support systems. This ...
We are looking for a Senior Research Fellow to lead quantitative research projects, and support knowledge mobilisation efforts.
borninbradford.nhs.uk
Increased longevity has led to dramatic shifts in the population structure of European countries; however, these gains have not been accompanied by an ...
Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity
Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity
Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity
Understanding Society
Anne McMunn
Anne McMunn
Anne McMunn
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Pleased to share this work showing the impact of caring on educational outcomes for young carers. Uses national pupil database linked to UKHLS.
