Dr Cassandra Lovelock
Lecturer in Qualitative Methods and Inequality (Sociological & Cultural Studies), University of Glasgow
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Research
Understanding mental health in the UK welfare system: representations of distress among working-age benefit claimants and their implications for assessment and support
A qualitative exploration of UK benefits claimants' understanding of mental distress and how this affects interactions with welfare and employment systems.
Project status: Ongoing
Features
The mental health conversation hasn't gone too far, but has it become too narrow?
In the second blog of this series on mental health and the UK welfare system, Annie Irvine and Cassie Lovelock highlight the need for a more holistic approach...
World Mental Health Day: understanding the role of our society
On World Mental Health Day, the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health is highlighting the need to understand how societal systems, structures and...
We need a ceasefire in the welfare system
An insight from ongoing research into how the welfare benefits system could be improved to better support people with health conditions and disabilities.
Research
Understanding mental health in the UK welfare system: representations of distress among working-age benefit claimants and their implications for assessment and support
A qualitative exploration of UK benefits claimants' understanding of mental distress and how this affects interactions with welfare and employment systems.
Project status: Ongoing
Features
The mental health conversation hasn't gone too far, but has it become too narrow?
In the second blog of this series on mental health and the UK welfare system, Annie Irvine and Cassie Lovelock highlight the need for a more holistic approach...
World Mental Health Day: understanding the role of our society
On World Mental Health Day, the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health is highlighting the need to understand how societal systems, structures and...
We need a ceasefire in the welfare system
An insight from ongoing research into how the welfare benefits system could be improved to better support people with health conditions and disabilities.