Published
Jan 23, 2025Page count
176 pagesISBN
978-1447371502Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jan 23, 2025Page count
176 pagesISBN
978-1447371526Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jan 23, 2025Page count
176 pagesISBN
978-1447371526Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressOur knowledge and awareness of mental health has never been greater, but little progress has been made in addressing a key cause of poor mental health: poverty and financial insecurity.
This book argues that tackling poverty and financial insecurity through well-designed social security systems could offer a new focus for improving our collective mental health.
Focusing on three key areas: prevention, support and investment, it sets out how social security could act as a public mental health intervention with the potential to help stop our current crisis trajectory of worsening poverty and mental health.
Katie Pybus is a Lecturer in Mental Health at the University of York and a registered mental health nurse.
Introduction
1. Money on the Mind
2. ‘Constantly on the Edge’
3. ‘Unseen Injuries’
4. ‘Sick Note’ Culture
5. A Fairer Welfare System
6. Investing in The Future
7. A New State of Mind
Conclusion