Overview
Research conducted by students and staff in Health Services and Population Research (HSPR) aims:
- to improve coverage and access to evidence-based mental health treatment and care
- drive-up the quality of mental health services, and achieving the best outcomes for those that use them
- understand the effect of social and cultural contexts on the delivery and use of mental health services;
- expose and challenge stigma and discrimination, promoting recovery and rights;
- develop and test methods to improve the design, analysis, evaluation and implementation of mental health treatment and care;
Academics use a range of methodologies across their epidemiological and health services research, including randomised controlled trials, cohort studies, cross-sectional studies, clinical informatics, and qualitative studies.
The Head of the Department is Professor Craig Morgan.
There are currently six research groups:
- Centre for Global Mental Health
- Centre for Implementation Science
- Kings Health Economics
- Service User Research Enterprise
- Social Epidemiology
- Womens Mental Health
The research focus of each of the centres can be found on the relevant pages.
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