Dr Peter Schofield
Senior Lecturer in Population Health
Research interests
- Mental Health
- Sociology
- Population Health
Contact details
Biography
Dr Peter Schofield is Senior Lecturer in Population Health in the Department of Population Health Sciences.
Research
Social science and Urban public health institute
Working with collaborators around the theme of urban public health
Refugee Mental Health and Place Network
Network exploring post-migration and refugee mental health
Primary Care Research Group
The Primary Care Research Group is a diverse team consisting of clinical and non-clinical primary care team researchers
Health Inequalities, Societies and Systems
Central to our research is understanding and tackling the systemic and intersecting drivers of disparities in health over the life course such as racism, gender, crime, precarious livelihoods, environmental pollution, and inaccessible health care. We work collaboratively across the School of Life Course and Population Sciences to strengthen the theoretical aspects of population health research.
Population Mental Health Consortium
UK network to boost the role of research and the use of data to improve population health focused on children and young people, suicide and self-harm prevention and multiple long-term conditions.
Cross-Cutting Platform 4: Training and Capacity Building
Develop an interdisciplinary training programmeto support the development of the next generation of leaders in population mental health.
Project status: Ongoing
News
Where refugees live matters to their long term mental health
The longitudinal study examined links between where refugees were assigned housing under the Danish dispersal policy and their long-term mental health
New £7M research investment to investigate population-based improvement of mental health
£7 million funding from UK Research and Innovation, has been awarded to lead partner King’s College London to establish a research theme in Population Mental...
Applications open for three new studentships at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health
The ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health invite prospective students to apply for new studentships aligned with its key research areas, with a focus on...
Only half of patients regularly see the same GP
Joint research between King’s and QMUL found that only 52% of patients regularly have their appointments with the same GP, despite increasing evidence that...
Development of psychosis influenced by neighbourhood
The first-of-its kind study looked at how demographic factors might play a different role in the development of non-affective psychosis (e.g. schizophrenia)...
Events
Post-Migration Realities: What Can Grassroots Teach Us About Refugee Mental Health?
Post-Migration Realities: What Can Grassroots Teach Us About Refugee Mental Health?
Refugee Mental Health and Place Series: Music and the meaning of place, a case from the Middle East
Refugee Mental Health and Place Series:Music and the meaning of place, a case from the Middle East
Please note: this event has passed.
Links between neighbourhood social composition and refugee mental health - evidence from a Danish cohort study
Join this session to explore a large cohort study on the importance of the neighbourhood social environment for refugee mental health.
Please note: this event has passed.
Book launch (online): 'Ways of Belonging: Undocumented Youth in the Shadow of Illegality’
Join this talk to hear more about this book examining the experiences of belonging of undocumented young people who are made invisible and are excluded...
Please note: this event has passed.
Mental Health and Wellbeing of Somali Refugees in Urban Neighbourhoods of London and Bristol
Join us to explore the findings of a qualitative study examining the role of urban neighbourhoods in the mental health and wellbeing of refugees, specifically...
Please note: this event has passed.
Poetry of sanctuary: Searching for safety, belonging and home
Join the Refugee Mental Health and Place Network for an evening of personal and poetic expression of the lived refugee experience.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Refugee mental health: understanding place, politics and migration
Understanding 'place' is critical to supporting the mental health of refugees and migrants facing challenging conditions upon arrival.
Refugee Mental Health and The Role of Place
Reflections from our networking workshop: “Refugee Mental Health and The Role of Place"
Research
Social science and Urban public health institute
Working with collaborators around the theme of urban public health
Refugee Mental Health and Place Network
Network exploring post-migration and refugee mental health
Primary Care Research Group
The Primary Care Research Group is a diverse team consisting of clinical and non-clinical primary care team researchers
Health Inequalities, Societies and Systems
Central to our research is understanding and tackling the systemic and intersecting drivers of disparities in health over the life course such as racism, gender, crime, precarious livelihoods, environmental pollution, and inaccessible health care. We work collaboratively across the School of Life Course and Population Sciences to strengthen the theoretical aspects of population health research.
Population Mental Health Consortium
UK network to boost the role of research and the use of data to improve population health focused on children and young people, suicide and self-harm prevention and multiple long-term conditions.
Cross-Cutting Platform 4: Training and Capacity Building
Develop an interdisciplinary training programmeto support the development of the next generation of leaders in population mental health.
Project status: Ongoing
News
Where refugees live matters to their long term mental health
The longitudinal study examined links between where refugees were assigned housing under the Danish dispersal policy and their long-term mental health
New £7M research investment to investigate population-based improvement of mental health
£7 million funding from UK Research and Innovation, has been awarded to lead partner King’s College London to establish a research theme in Population Mental...
Applications open for three new studentships at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health
The ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health invite prospective students to apply for new studentships aligned with its key research areas, with a focus on...
Only half of patients regularly see the same GP
Joint research between King’s and QMUL found that only 52% of patients regularly have their appointments with the same GP, despite increasing evidence that...
Development of psychosis influenced by neighbourhood
The first-of-its kind study looked at how demographic factors might play a different role in the development of non-affective psychosis (e.g. schizophrenia)...
Events
Post-Migration Realities: What Can Grassroots Teach Us About Refugee Mental Health?
Post-Migration Realities: What Can Grassroots Teach Us About Refugee Mental Health?
Refugee Mental Health and Place Series: Music and the meaning of place, a case from the Middle East
Refugee Mental Health and Place Series:Music and the meaning of place, a case from the Middle East
Please note: this event has passed.
Links between neighbourhood social composition and refugee mental health - evidence from a Danish cohort study
Join this session to explore a large cohort study on the importance of the neighbourhood social environment for refugee mental health.
Please note: this event has passed.
Book launch (online): 'Ways of Belonging: Undocumented Youth in the Shadow of Illegality’
Join this talk to hear more about this book examining the experiences of belonging of undocumented young people who are made invisible and are excluded...
Please note: this event has passed.
Mental Health and Wellbeing of Somali Refugees in Urban Neighbourhoods of London and Bristol
Join us to explore the findings of a qualitative study examining the role of urban neighbourhoods in the mental health and wellbeing of refugees, specifically...
Please note: this event has passed.
Poetry of sanctuary: Searching for safety, belonging and home
Join the Refugee Mental Health and Place Network for an evening of personal and poetic expression of the lived refugee experience.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Refugee mental health: understanding place, politics and migration
Understanding 'place' is critical to supporting the mental health of refugees and migrants facing challenging conditions upon arrival.
Refugee Mental Health and The Role of Place
Reflections from our networking workshop: “Refugee Mental Health and The Role of Place"