Key findings from the 2017 Mental Health of Children and Young People report
Our first update on child mental health since the previous survey over 10 years ago.
View ArticleBorderline intellectual impairment: raising awareness of a hidden population...
Around one in 10 people may have borderline intellectual impairment. They often face disadvantages in life compared to the rest of the population. Currently, this group do not receive the mental health...
View ArticleAre attitudes to immigration different across the UK?
Immigration was a central issue in the EU referendum. The UK-wide vote to Leave is widely regarded as having been motivated in part by opposition to the rules on freedom of movement that apply in the EU.
View ArticleNo likes for impact of social media on children’s mental health
Young people with a mental disorder are spending more time on social media and are more likely to compare themselves with others.
View ArticleWhat do parents think of their children’s weight?
The annual report of the Health Survey for England (HSE) NHS Digital was published last week. One of the key trends that HSE tracks over the years is overweight and obesity among adults and children.
View ArticleIs there a future for surveys?
The themes explored at the Cathie Marsh Memorial Lecture 2018.
View ArticleEngland's first estimates of body dysmorphic disorder prevalence in children...
More than one in twenty girls aged 17 to 19 may have a body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), according to findings from the latest Mental Health of Children and Young People survey. The anxiety disorder,...
View ArticleUnderstanding house prices at a local level
Recent slowdowns in house price growth, coupled with the Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, warning that house prices could fall by as much as 35% in the three years following Brexit, may leave...
View ArticlePublic attitudes to Brexit in 2018
2018 has been a tumultuous year for the politics of Brexit but a remarkably stable one for public attitudes towards it. Indeed, despite a series of key political developments over the past 12 months,...
View ArticleNatCen 2018: A year in review
Day to day, week to week, the National Centre for Social Research does so much work across so many areas that keeping track of it all is almost a full-time job in itself. In 2018, we have worked on 266...
View Article50 Years of Shaping Social Change
Fifty years ago, in 1969, Social and Community Planning Research (SCPR) was co-founded by Roger Jowell and Gerald Hoinville, working out of the back room of a Belsize Park flat.
View ArticleCommon law marriage - a peculiarly persistent myth
There’s no single way of ‘doing’ family in modern Britain: family life and personal relationships have changed considerably over the last few decades - from the introduction of same-sex marriage, to a...
View ArticleWhy are teenage girls at such high risk of poor mental health?
The latest trends in teenage girls’ wellbeing show that a focus on fitness for physical and mental health is more important than ever.
View ArticleSelf-harm: the questions we need to ask
Medical, social, educational and public health services need to understand and address self-harm. Since the early 1990s national UK surveys have sensitively collected information about experiences of...
View ArticleGPS technology’s role in supporting offender management
The ongoing debate over the use of custodial versus community sentences continued recently during a speech in the House of Commons. Rory Stewart, Minister for Prisons and Probation stated that ‘we have...
View ArticleHow to design a bespoke survey about pensions
The UK has an ageing population, and ageing workforce, and has introduced a range of policy changes to both State Pension and private pensions over recent years. It has never been more important to...
View ArticleSuicidal distress among men in midlife
Men in their forties are more likely to take their own life than other groups. As part of a study funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) we talked with midlife men with experience...
View ArticleMy career as a social researcher
Fatima Husain was born in Karachi, Pakistan. She left at the age of six and moved from country to country, eventually arriving in the UK around 20 years ago – a long time for her, and breaking a...
View ArticlePublic trust in official statistics
While there may be concerns around the levels of public trust in institutions and experts, both in the UK and worldwide, the British public still trust the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and...
View ArticleGender gaps in how parents spend their time: do we see a trend towards more...
It is a well-documented fact that men are more likely to be in paid employment and to work full-time, while women take on more responsibilities around childcare and the housework. These unequal...
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