Annie Irvine
@Annie_Irvine
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Qualitative social researcher | Mental health, employment, welfare reform, precarious work, lived experience
York, UK
Joined May 2013
As DWP launches review on “how to urgently support people with long-term illnesses or disabilities back into work” they must remember that people’s lives are more than their health issues. Health matters, but its not the whole story
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The Health Foundation has published new analysis on mental health trends among working age people and invited me to share some thoughts. Taking a more holistic approach to understanding capacity for work seems to be at the heart of it:
🧵NEW: Over 1 in 10 working-age people now affected by poor mental health. Our analysis, to inform the Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives, shows a rise in mental ill-health across data sources, underlining the need for government and employer action ⬇️
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Some great opportunities here to be part of an organisation doing really important work and really good research!
📢 We are hiring for two roles in our Research and Policy team at Money and Mental Health! 👉 Senior Research Officer 👉 Research Officer Find out more on our website: #ResearchJobs #MentalHealth #CharityJobs
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“…providing financial stability, a sense of feeling supported rather than pushed, punished or surveilled, and being treated with compassion and trust would reduce many of the harms people experienced.”
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RT @CeridwenHughes: Delighted to see this article published open access in @JSP_Journal. It draws on qualitative interviews with people sub…
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RT @IVAR_UK: 📢 We're recruiting! We have an exciting opportunity to join IVAR as Deputy Director of Research. If you or anyone you know h…
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Insightful analysis by @ThomasRochow showing how policies, ideologies and discourses that promote individualised responses to social and structural problems can permeate young people's sense of self and their approaches to jobseeking 👇🏽
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@Helen_Barnard Yes! And those providing that tailored support need secure funding themselves, so that they can keep doing their best work:
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@PollardTom @pollytoynbee When we evaluated Emoloyment Zones, it was one of the noticeable differences between JCP and the private provider offices
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@PollardTom @pollytoynbee It’s so true! I’m totally advocating a randomised control trial of the impact of offering hot drinks in Jobcentres!
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RT @Dr_KatyJones: I'm keen to chat with anyone interested in doing a PhD with us @mmu_decentwork focused on Active labour market policy/wel…
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RT @ruthpatrick0: Programme Manager Desparately needed! Join an ace, friendly team of academics from six unis & policy peeps at @resfounda…
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(tagging ppl who may wish to retweet!) @SpaEmploySocSec @ruthpatrick0 @ThomasRochow @RFlorisson @Dr_Calum_Carson @JamieRedman_ @Soapsub @vvab9
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