Jay Das-Munshi
@jdasmunshi.bsky.social
Professor of social and psychiatric epidemiology at IOPPN, KCL, and psychiatrist. Co-Director of a UKRI national consortium on improving population mental health (PHIUK).
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🚨Job alert!🚨
We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social
All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Closes 18 Nov!
We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social
All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Closes 18 Nov!
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November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🚨Job alert!🚨
We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social
All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Closes 18 Nov!
We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social
All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Closes 18 Nov!
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📢8 days to apply to this 2-year postdoc!📢
Join @jdasmunshi.bsky.social + @georgeploubidis.bsky.social + me to do research using data from @clscohorts.bsky.social and beyond, as well as linkages to health and administrative data, to examine population mental health inequalities over the life course!
Join @jdasmunshi.bsky.social + @georgeploubidis.bsky.social + me to do research using data from @clscohorts.bsky.social and beyond, as well as linkages to health and administrative data, to examine population mental health inequalities over the life course!
🚨Job alert!🚨
We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social
All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Closes 18 Nov!
We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social
All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Closes 18 Nov!
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November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
📢8 days to apply to this 2-year postdoc!📢
Join @jdasmunshi.bsky.social + @georgeploubidis.bsky.social + me to do research using data from @clscohorts.bsky.social and beyond, as well as linkages to health and administrative data, to examine population mental health inequalities over the life course!
Join @jdasmunshi.bsky.social + @georgeploubidis.bsky.social + me to do research using data from @clscohorts.bsky.social and beyond, as well as linkages to health and administrative data, to examine population mental health inequalities over the life course!
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New Mental Health Act data out today:
-52,000 detentions last year (similar to the previous year)
-Black people 4x more likely than white people to be detained (up from 3.5x)
-A 17% increase in Community Treatment Orders
-Black people 8.5x more likely that white people to be on CTOs (up from 7x)
-52,000 detentions last year (similar to the previous year)
-Black people 4x more likely than white people to be detained (up from 3.5x)
-A 17% increase in Community Treatment Orders
-Black people 8.5x more likely that white people to be on CTOs (up from 7x)
Mental health support isn’t equal.
People from racialised communities face worse outcomes and unfair treatment.
The UK government needs to go further to stamp out racism in the Mental Health Act for good
These stats below are from England only. 1/6
People from racialised communities face worse outcomes and unfair treatment.
The UK government needs to go further to stamp out racism in the Mental Health Act for good
These stats below are from England only. 1/6
September 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
New Mental Health Act data out today:
-52,000 detentions last year (similar to the previous year)
-Black people 4x more likely than white people to be detained (up from 3.5x)
-A 17% increase in Community Treatment Orders
-Black people 8.5x more likely that white people to be on CTOs (up from 7x)
-52,000 detentions last year (similar to the previous year)
-Black people 4x more likely than white people to be detained (up from 3.5x)
-A 17% increase in Community Treatment Orders
-Black people 8.5x more likely that white people to be on CTOs (up from 7x)
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publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Turns out that social media influencer promotion of food affects children’s food intake
Influencer marketing of unhealthy foods increased children’s immediate food intake
Who'd have thought
Turns out that social media influencer promotion of food affects children’s food intake
Influencer marketing of unhealthy foods increased children’s immediate food intake
Who'd have thought
Social Media Influencer Marketing and Children’s Food Intake: A Randomized Trial
In this study, we examine the impact of influencer marketing of foods (healthy and unhealthy), via popular YouTube vloggers on social media, on children’s food intake.
publications.aap.org
September 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Turns out that social media influencer promotion of food affects children’s food intake
Influencer marketing of unhealthy foods increased children’s immediate food intake
Who'd have thought
Turns out that social media influencer promotion of food affects children’s food intake
Influencer marketing of unhealthy foods increased children’s immediate food intake
Who'd have thought
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Most people working in this area have known for years that DWP's figures on trends in out-of-work benefit caseloads are complete junk but have struggled to find more accurate figures. Ben has now produced an estimated time series and the discrepancy is huge. Nobody should be using these stats!
Are out-of-work benefit claims at a record high? My new post open.substack.com/pub/inequali... , and also my take on More or Less this morning at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Are out-of-work benefit claims at a record high?
The official statistics are wildly misleading - I've now made some new estimates that show just how wrong they are
open.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Most people working in this area have known for years that DWP's figures on trends in out-of-work benefit caseloads are complete junk but have struggled to find more accurate figures. Ben has now produced an estimated time series and the discrepancy is huge. Nobody should be using these stats!
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📢 Job opportunity! 📢
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
June 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
📢 Job opportunity! 📢
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
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Digital Innovations for Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention: Innovation Lab Expression of Interest form
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July 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Digital Innovations for Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention: Innovation Lab Expression of Interest form
forms.office.com/pages/respon... @phiuk.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @khe-kings.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social @jdasmunshi.bsky.social @thriveldn.bsky.social @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social
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🔍Following our recent work (PMID: 39810682 and 37966825), we observed larger mortality rate differences for most causes between people with and without mental disorders in the lower income groups, whilst an interesting reverse pattern was found for deaths from alcohol misuse and suicide.
July 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🔍Following our recent work (PMID: 39810682 and 37966825), we observed larger mortality rate differences for most causes between people with and without mental disorders in the lower income groups, whilst an interesting reverse pattern was found for deaths from alcohol misuse and suicide.
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📢 My third PhD paper was just published in The Lancet Regional Health-Europe (authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...), in which we examined cause-specific mortality in individuals with and without mental disorders according to socioeconomic position, using nationwide registers from Denmark.
ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
authors.elsevier.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
📢 My third PhD paper was just published in The Lancet Regional Health-Europe (authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...), in which we examined cause-specific mortality in individuals with and without mental disorders according to socioeconomic position, using nationwide registers from Denmark.
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Our very own little starter pack: members and associated organisations across the four research consortia that make up PHI UK. Please let us know if we've left you off.
November 26, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Our very own little starter pack: members and associated organisations across the four research consortia that make up PHI UK. Please let us know if we've left you off.
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Are you using administrative registers to investigate the association between income and health? Then you should definitely check the last paper from our group, led by @lindaejlskov.bsky.social and just published at the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health!
Check out our new study on measuring income in health research!
We’ve developed an evidence-based framework for handling income data in epidemiological studies - based on a Danish population study of almost 700k people.
Paper available at: doi.org/10.1136/jech...
We’ve developed an evidence-based framework for handling income data in epidemiological studies - based on a Danish population study of almost 700k people.
Paper available at: doi.org/10.1136/jech...
Income in epidemiological research: a guide to measurement and analytical treatment with a case study on mental disorders and mortality
Background Income is one of the most widely used indicators of socioeconomic position in studies of health inequalities. Despite its frequent use, no empirical-driven guidelines exist on how to operat...
doi.org
February 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Are you using administrative registers to investigate the association between income and health? Then you should definitely check the last paper from our group, led by @lindaejlskov.bsky.social and just published at the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health!
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Join our science night with fascinating activities and talks!
I'll be talking about my research, "Wired for connection: The neuroscience of loneliness and health".
Super excited about it!🧠🧪🧑🔬
I'll be talking about my research, "Wired for connection: The neuroscience of loneliness and health".
Super excited about it!🧠🧪🧑🔬
Two week to go! We have a great line up of speakers, hands-on activities and tours for you to enjoy at the MRC CBU on Wednesday 19 March from 6pm. All welcome! Full details: www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/events/scien...
March 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Join our science night with fascinating activities and talks!
I'll be talking about my research, "Wired for connection: The neuroscience of loneliness and health".
Super excited about it!🧠🧪🧑🔬
I'll be talking about my research, "Wired for connection: The neuroscience of loneliness and health".
Super excited about it!🧠🧪🧑🔬
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🚨job alert!
Fancy working on mental health electronic health records #EHR?
Working across the Uni of Cambridge and industry, alongside Akrivia Health?
We are looking for an experienced postdoctoral researcher or engineer to help develop common data models for EHR.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50667/
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Fancy working on mental health electronic health records #EHR?
Working across the Uni of Cambridge and industry, alongside Akrivia Health?
We are looking for an experienced postdoctoral researcher or engineer to help develop common data models for EHR.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50667/
1/3
March 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🚨job alert!
Fancy working on mental health electronic health records #EHR?
Working across the Uni of Cambridge and industry, alongside Akrivia Health?
We are looking for an experienced postdoctoral researcher or engineer to help develop common data models for EHR.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50667/
1/3
Fancy working on mental health electronic health records #EHR?
Working across the Uni of Cambridge and industry, alongside Akrivia Health?
We are looking for an experienced postdoctoral researcher or engineer to help develop common data models for EHR.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50667/
1/3
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In our @ukri.org @phiuk.bsky.social Population Mental Health consortium, we're hoping to change that by recruiting a Community Insights Panel to help us set the direction for community mental health research & practice in the UK.
Interested? Find out more here: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/populat...
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Interested? Find out more here: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/populat...
2/2
Population Mental Health looking for people to join Community Insights Panel
Recruitment is now open for the Population Mental Health Community Insights Panel.
www.kcl.ac.uk
February 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In our @ukri.org @phiuk.bsky.social Population Mental Health consortium, we're hoping to change that by recruiting a Community Insights Panel to help us set the direction for community mental health research & practice in the UK.
Interested? Find out more here: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/populat...
2/2
Interested? Find out more here: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/populat...
2/2
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Great to see our main baseline paper from ¡Ola! study out, exploring #SDoH correlates of #CMD in young people living in low income parts of 3 cities in South America
Cases report more SLEs, social media & sedative use than controls, less physical activity
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40042842/
Cases report more SLEs, social media & sedative use than controls, less physical activity
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40042842/
Mental Distress Among Youths in Low-Income Urban Areas in South America - PubMed
In this case-control study, female gender, stressful life events, substance use, arts activities, and social media engagement were associated with greater odds of depression and anxiety, while sport a...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
March 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Great to see our main baseline paper from ¡Ola! study out, exploring #SDoH correlates of #CMD in young people living in low income parts of 3 cities in South America
Cases report more SLEs, social media & sedative use than controls, less physical activity
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40042842/
Cases report more SLEs, social media & sedative use than controls, less physical activity
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40042842/
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🚨 Just in case anyone missed this, at the end of last year we published a glossary article for climate change & mental health research. Please share.
doi.org/10.1136/jech...
doi.org/10.1136/jech...
Coming to terms with climate change: a glossary for climate change impacts on mental health and well-being
Climate change is a major threat to global health. Its effects on physical health are increasingly recognised, but mental health impacts have received less attention. The mental health effects of clim...
doi.org
March 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🚨 Just in case anyone missed this, at the end of last year we published a glossary article for climate change & mental health research. Please share.
doi.org/10.1136/jech...
doi.org/10.1136/jech...
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Our Distinguished Lectures on #FuturePublicHeath bring together senior public health experts to provide thought leadership on public health practice & training.
Join us for the next session with Professor Sir Frank Atherton, chaired by @profkevinfenton.bsky.social ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
Join us for the next session with Professor Sir Frank Atherton, chaired by @profkevinfenton.bsky.social ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
March 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Our Distinguished Lectures on #FuturePublicHeath bring together senior public health experts to provide thought leadership on public health practice & training.
Join us for the next session with Professor Sir Frank Atherton, chaired by @profkevinfenton.bsky.social ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
Join us for the next session with Professor Sir Frank Atherton, chaired by @profkevinfenton.bsky.social ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
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Commentary from University of Minnesota researcher: Chaotic cuts to NIH will threaten America’s leadership in innovation, hurt American families minnesotareformer.com/2025/03/06/c...
Chaotic cuts to NIH will threaten America's leadership in innovation, hurt American families • Minnesota Reformer
NIH research delivers an estimated $2.50 of economic activity for every $1 spent.
minnesotareformer.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Commentary from University of Minnesota researcher: Chaotic cuts to NIH will threaten America’s leadership in innovation, hurt American families minnesotareformer.com/2025/03/06/c...
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Forthcoming FPH Events:
🗓️[10/03] - Health literacy
🗓️[20/03] - Extreme heat and public health masterclass
🗓️[02/04] - #PublicHealthSpaces: community-centred approaches to public health
🗓️[03/04] - Academic careers advice
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🗓️[10/03] - Health literacy
🗓️[20/03] - Extreme heat and public health masterclass
🗓️[02/04] - #PublicHealthSpaces: community-centred approaches to public health
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March 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Forthcoming FPH Events:
🗓️[10/03] - Health literacy
🗓️[20/03] - Extreme heat and public health masterclass
🗓️[02/04] - #PublicHealthSpaces: community-centred approaches to public health
🗓️[03/04] - Academic careers advice
Register via our website ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
🗓️[10/03] - Health literacy
🗓️[20/03] - Extreme heat and public health masterclass
🗓️[02/04] - #PublicHealthSpaces: community-centred approaches to public health
🗓️[03/04] - Academic careers advice
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Beautiful
Choreographer Wayne McGregor’s extraordinary new show, Deepstaria, is inspired by the marine life of the deep ocean
Dancers float like jellyfish in the abyss in new Wayne McGregor show
Choreographer Wayne McGregor’s extraordinary new show, Deepstaria, is inspired by the marine life of the deep ocean
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March 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Today's sandpit @official-uom.bsky.social where researchers, orgs & communities are generating innovative ideas for the built environment & population mental health @jdasmunshi.bsky.social @healthierfutures.bsky.social @mui-uom.bsky.social @caglarkoksal.com @phiuk.bsky.social @thriveldn.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today's sandpit @official-uom.bsky.social where researchers, orgs & communities are generating innovative ideas for the built environment & population mental health @jdasmunshi.bsky.social @healthierfutures.bsky.social @mui-uom.bsky.social @caglarkoksal.com @phiuk.bsky.social @thriveldn.bsky.social
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@official-uom.bsky.social is offering 3-year postdoc fellowships to mark its 200th anniversary. If you already have a strong idea on the links between urban form/housing quality and health, and need a mentor, I’m happy to chat. Particularly interested in innovative methods & novel evidence.
Bicentenary Research Fellowships in Humanities:Oxford Road
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
January 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
@official-uom.bsky.social is offering 3-year postdoc fellowships to mark its 200th anniversary. If you already have a strong idea on the links between urban form/housing quality and health, and need a mentor, I’m happy to chat. Particularly interested in innovative methods & novel evidence.
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Forthcoming FPH Events:
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🗓️[10/03] - Health literacy & tackling health inequalities
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🗓️[02/04] - #PublicHealthSpaces: community-centred approaches
Register online ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
🗓️[04/03] - Healthy place making: making an impact
🗓️[10/03] - Health literacy & tackling health inequalities
🗓️[20/03] - Extreme heat and public health masterclass
🗓️[02/04] - #PublicHealthSpaces: community-centred approaches
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February 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Forthcoming FPH Events:
🗓️[04/03] - Healthy place making: making an impact
🗓️[10/03] - Health literacy & tackling health inequalities
🗓️[20/03] - Extreme heat and public health masterclass
🗓️[02/04] - #PublicHealthSpaces: community-centred approaches
Register online ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
🗓️[04/03] - Healthy place making: making an impact
🗓️[10/03] - Health literacy & tackling health inequalities
🗓️[20/03] - Extreme heat and public health masterclass
🗓️[02/04] - #PublicHealthSpaces: community-centred approaches
Register online ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
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The deadline for this amazing opportunity to develop ideas and collaborations between academics and community organisations has been extended to the 18th to Feb.
Green and nature-based organisations that improve access to green space & biodiversity are invited to apply!
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Green and nature-based organisations that improve access to green space & biodiversity are invited to apply!
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Closing today ! Opportunity to apply for small grants (up to £10k) around the built environment and population mental health ⬇️ shortlisted applicants will be invited to an event in Manchester www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-b...
February 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The deadline for this amazing opportunity to develop ideas and collaborations between academics and community organisations has been extended to the 18th to Feb.
Green and nature-based organisations that improve access to green space & biodiversity are invited to apply!
🌱
Green and nature-based organisations that improve access to green space & biodiversity are invited to apply!
🌱