The King’s Fund

Bertie’s book group 2020

The King’s Fund continues with online book group discussions in June, this time reading Mr Chartwell by Rebecca Hunt. Set in 1964 the novel explores depression through the experiences of Esther, a widowed librarian, and Winston Churchill, who is at the end of his career, days before his retirement.

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Commonwealth Fund

Mental health conditions and substance use: comparing US needs and treatment capacity with those in other high-income countries

This data brief examines the mental health burden in the United States compared with 10 other high-income countries (including the United Kingdom) that participate in the Commonwealth Fund’s annual international health policy survey. It also looks at the relationship between mental health burden and social determinants of health, differences in seeking care, access and affordability of care, mental health and substance use disorder outcomes, and health system capacity

Read the data brief here

Local Government Association (LGA)

Loneliness, social isolation and Covid-19: practical advice

The LGA, together with the Association for Directors of Public Health, have produced this guide for directors of public health and others leading the response to the loneliness and social isolation issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic

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