The Loneliness and Social Isolation in Mental Health is a research network that brings together many different perspectives on this topic. It is funded by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) a body that brings together academics and clinicians from world leading universities and NHS organisations and support innovative research
Network Team and Members
The LSIMHRN consists of the network leads, researchers, and partner community organisations
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Contact us
Our network coordinator is Sarah Ikhtabi. For any questions, please get in touch at sarah.ikhtabi.19@ucl.ac.uk.
If you have an urgent enquiry about LSIMHRN please contact Alexandra Pitman (a.pitman@ucl.ac.uk) or Sonia Johnson (s.johnson@ucl.ac.uk) but please be aware they work part-time. You can find other ways to join the network at the bottom of this page.
Conversations around loneliness and mental health: What helps and what to do if it doesn’t
In 2020 a group of researchers, including those with relevant lived experience, from the UKRI Loneliness and Social Isolation in Mental Health Research Network and the NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit at University College London and King’s College London interviewed 59 people to explore what it is like to be lonely or socially isolated if you also struggle with your mental health. As part of the interviews, we asked people what (if anything) had helped them feel less lonely and we have co-produced a booklet to share their words with you.
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The network is free and open to anyone with an interest in loneliness and social isolation in mental health. Sign up to our mailing list to receive our newsletter by clicking the button.
