Martin Webber
@martinwebber.bsky.social
Professor of Social Work at the University of York; Director of Mental Health Social Care Research Centre; interested in evaluating social interventions and tackling social determinants of mental health; and I like riding my bike!
Our review has just been published -
Practitioner training and user experience of Seeking Safety for people with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder - peerj.com/articles/200...
@peerj.bsky.social
Practitioner training and user experience of Seeking Safety for people with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder - peerj.com/articles/200...
@peerj.bsky.social
Practitioner training and user experience of Seeking Safety for people with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder
Background Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops because of a profoundly traumatic experience such as combat situations, interpersonal violence, accidents, and natural disasters. Symptom mani...
peerj.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Our review has just been published -
Practitioner training and user experience of Seeking Safety for people with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder - peerj.com/articles/200...
@peerj.bsky.social
Practitioner training and user experience of Seeking Safety for people with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder - peerj.com/articles/200...
@peerj.bsky.social
I'm really looking forward to the online launch tomorrow of our Inclusive Volunteering Guide. Please join us if you can at 1pm BST: www.york.ac.uk/business-soc.... Thank you!
New Guide to Inclusive Volunteering Launch
This event will share the findings of inclusive volunteering research and launch a new Guide to Inclusive Volunteering.
www.york.ac.uk
September 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I'm really looking forward to the online launch tomorrow of our Inclusive Volunteering Guide. Please join us if you can at 1pm BST: www.york.ac.uk/business-soc.... Thank you!
Our Umbrella Review of the conceptualisation and measurement of social frailty has just been published: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... This informs our current work in developing a screening tool for social frailty for health and social care professionals (sphr.nihr.ac.uk/prevention/d...).
August 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Our Umbrella Review of the conceptualisation and measurement of social frailty has just been published: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... This informs our current work in developing a screening tool for social frailty for health and social care professionals (sphr.nihr.ac.uk/prevention/d...).
Reposted by Martin Webber
📣 Heritage Volunteering Group Conference 2025
🗓 25–26 Nov | ⏰ 9.30am–1.15pm | 💻 Zoom
Join @martinwebber.bsky.social, @heritagevols.bsky.social and amazing volunteer engagement pros as they explore how volunteering transforms lives and communities: linktr.ee/heritagevolu... #Heritagevolunteering25
🗓 25–26 Nov | ⏰ 9.30am–1.15pm | 💻 Zoom
Join @martinwebber.bsky.social, @heritagevols.bsky.social and amazing volunteer engagement pros as they explore how volunteering transforms lives and communities: linktr.ee/heritagevolu... #Heritagevolunteering25
August 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
📣 Heritage Volunteering Group Conference 2025
🗓 25–26 Nov | ⏰ 9.30am–1.15pm | 💻 Zoom
Join @martinwebber.bsky.social, @heritagevols.bsky.social and amazing volunteer engagement pros as they explore how volunteering transforms lives and communities: linktr.ee/heritagevolu... #Heritagevolunteering25
🗓 25–26 Nov | ⏰ 9.30am–1.15pm | 💻 Zoom
Join @martinwebber.bsky.social, @heritagevols.bsky.social and amazing volunteer engagement pros as they explore how volunteering transforms lives and communities: linktr.ee/heritagevolu... #Heritagevolunteering25
Final call for papers for special issue of Social Work in Health Care on the role of social workers in addressing social and health inequalities: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... Please take a look and share with anyone interested. Thank you!
The roles of social work in improving health & Social Inequity; How can social workers in healthcare promote changes
think.taylorandfrancis.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Final call for papers for special issue of Social Work in Health Care on the role of social workers in addressing social and health inequalities: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... Please take a look and share with anyone interested. Thank you!
I’m looking forward to speaking at the Heritage Volunteering Group Conference:
🗓25–26 Nov
⏰ 9:30–13:15
💻 Zoom
It's a great opportunity to explore how volunteering transforms lives & communities
🎟 Info:https://linktr.ee/heritagevolunteeringgroup #Heritagevolunteering25 #Volunteering #Heritage
🗓25–26 Nov
⏰ 9:30–13:15
💻 Zoom
It's a great opportunity to explore how volunteering transforms lives & communities
🎟 Info:https://linktr.ee/heritagevolunteeringgroup #Heritagevolunteering25 #Volunteering #Heritage
July 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I’m looking forward to speaking at the Heritage Volunteering Group Conference:
🗓25–26 Nov
⏰ 9:30–13:15
💻 Zoom
It's a great opportunity to explore how volunteering transforms lives & communities
🎟 Info:https://linktr.ee/heritagevolunteeringgroup #Heritagevolunteering25 #Volunteering #Heritage
🗓25–26 Nov
⏰ 9:30–13:15
💻 Zoom
It's a great opportunity to explore how volunteering transforms lives & communities
🎟 Info:https://linktr.ee/heritagevolunteeringgroup #Heritagevolunteering25 #Volunteering #Heritage
Worrying. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK puts teenagers in charge of vital public services
Concerns raised about council appointments, including 19-year-old overseeing children and family services
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Worrying. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
World Health Organization flagship report on social connections has just been published - worth a read: www.who.int/publications...
From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies – Report of the WHO Commission on Social Connection
This landmark report from the WHO Commission on Social Connection highlights that social isolation and loneliness are widespread, with serious but under-recognized impacts on health, well-being, and s...
www.who.int
July 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
World Health Organization flagship report on social connections has just been published - worth a read: www.who.int/publications...
New International Handbook of Social Work just published - with chapters about social work in 30 countries. It's a tad pricey, so one for libraries to stock up on I think! editorial.tirant.com/es/libro/int...
International Handbook of Social WorkEditorial Tirant Lo Blanch - Editorial Tirant Lo Blanch
The INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL WORK brings together historical perspectives on the profession and the academic field related to Social Work. Teachers, professionals and students interested in re...
editorial.tirant.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
New International Handbook of Social Work just published - with chapters about social work in 30 countries. It's a tad pricey, so one for libraries to stock up on I think! editorial.tirant.com/es/libro/int...
Reposted by Martin Webber
editorial.tirant.com/es/libro/int... Handbook of Social Work with our chapter @martinwebber.bsky.social
International Handbook of Social WorkEditorial Tirant Lo Blanch - Editorial Tirant Lo Blanch
The INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL WORK brings together historical perspectives on the profession and the academic field related to Social Work. Teachers, professionals and students interested in re...
editorial.tirant.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:44 AM
editorial.tirant.com/es/libro/int... Handbook of Social Work with our chapter @martinwebber.bsky.social
Illustrations of the effects of poverty and health inequality in the UK - www.theguardian.com/society/2025.... Worth a read.
Britain in 2025: sick man of Europe battling untreated illness crisis
As poverty deepens across Britain, the Guardian visited some of the hardest-hit places where leaders are aiming to shift healthcare from hospitals to communities
www.theguardian.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Illustrations of the effects of poverty and health inequality in the UK - www.theguardian.com/society/2025.... Worth a read.
The increasing prevalence of mental health problems found in the National Psychiatric Morbidity Society is, unfortunately, not surprising, but very worrying. Tackling causes, including social determinants of mental health, is now as important as ever.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
One in four young people in England have mental health condition, NHS survey finds
Rates are three times as high in young women as in young men and mental ill health up across age groups, study says
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The increasing prevalence of mental health problems found in the National Psychiatric Morbidity Society is, unfortunately, not surprising, but very worrying. Tackling causes, including social determinants of mental health, is now as important as ever.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
We are exploring good responses to mental health emergencies so that we can evaluate (and hopefully scale up) good practice from the perspective of people with lived experience. If you know of UK examples that you can share, please do get in touch - www.nsun.org.uk/a-place-of-s.... Thanks.
A Place of Safety: identifying good practice in mental health emergencies
We are developing a research project with people who have experienced mental health emergencies to show what good care looks like.
www.nsun.org.uk
June 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We are exploring good responses to mental health emergencies so that we can evaluate (and hopefully scale up) good practice from the perspective of people with lived experience. If you know of UK examples that you can share, please do get in touch - www.nsun.org.uk/a-place-of-s.... Thanks.
NIHR Research Programme for Social Care has a special call out for research in Children's Social Care - www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/rpsc.... It's worth checking out!
www.nihr.ac.uk
June 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
NIHR Research Programme for Social Care has a special call out for research in Children's Social Care - www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/rpsc.... It's worth checking out!
NIHR School for Social Care Research Career Development Awards are now open for applications - sscr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel.... This is an excellent opportunity for social work practitioners who want to get some research training or experience.
Career Development Awards: Round 2 now open for applications - NIHR SSCR
Apply for NIHR SSCR Career Development Awards to strengthen your career in social care research. Funding from £20k to £75k for training and development—deadline 25 September 2025.
sscr.nihr.ac.uk
June 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
NIHR School for Social Care Research Career Development Awards are now open for applications - sscr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel.... This is an excellent opportunity for social work practitioners who want to get some research training or experience.
The Mental Health Social Care Research Centre has just joined Bluesky! We'll be posting news here about our work - new studies, publications, conferences, impact, findings - and engaging with discussions about policy and practice relevant to our work. Please follow us at @mhscrc.bsky.social. Thanks!
June 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The Mental Health Social Care Research Centre has just joined Bluesky! We'll be posting news here about our work - new studies, publications, conferences, impact, findings - and engaging with discussions about policy and practice relevant to our work. Please follow us at @mhscrc.bsky.social. Thanks!
If you're looking for a place to publish research on social workers addressing structural or social determinants of health, please take a look at this call for papers for a special issue of Social Work in Health Care: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu.... Thank you!
The roles of social work in improving health & Social Inequity; How can social workers in healthcare promote changes
think.taylorandfrancis.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
If you're looking for a place to publish research on social workers addressing structural or social determinants of health, please take a look at this call for papers for a special issue of Social Work in Health Care: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu.... Thank you!
Next Monday from 11am-12pm for Mental Health Awareness Week, I'll be giving a webinar on Connecting People and how we can support people to connect with others. Please do come along: www.bespokementalhealth.co.uk/live-events/.... Thank you @bespokemh.bsky.social!
Connecting People: an evidence-informed approach to developing social connections
www.bespokementalhealth.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Next Monday from 11am-12pm for Mental Health Awareness Week, I'll be giving a webinar on Connecting People and how we can support people to connect with others. Please do come along: www.bespokementalhealth.co.uk/live-events/.... Thank you @bespokemh.bsky.social!
Reposted by Martin Webber
📢 New project alert: @martinwebber.bsky.social has been awarded funding from @nihrsphr.bsky.social, to undertake a major follow-on study to develop and validate a new screening tool for social frailty among older adults.
Read more: sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve... #YorkResearch
Read more: sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve... #YorkResearch
April 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📢 New project alert: @martinwebber.bsky.social has been awarded funding from @nihrsphr.bsky.social, to undertake a major follow-on study to develop and validate a new screening tool for social frailty among older adults.
Read more: sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve... #YorkResearch
Read more: sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve... #YorkResearch
1. Motorist kills cyclist and is jailed for 14 months: www.theguardian.com/football/202....
2. Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new law in England: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap....
Any loss of life is a tragedy, but can we please get our priorities in order?
2. Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new law in England: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap....
Any loss of life is a tragedy, but can we please get our priorities in order?
April 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
1. Motorist kills cyclist and is jailed for 14 months: www.theguardian.com/football/202....
2. Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new law in England: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap....
Any loss of life is a tragedy, but can we please get our priorities in order?
2. Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new law in England: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap....
Any loss of life is a tragedy, but can we please get our priorities in order?
Just finished reading Act Now by @plancommonsense.bsky.social. This presents a radical yet achievable alternative future for the UK, which progressives can get behind. Change is needed. Let's start talking about some of these ideas @podsavetheuk.crooked.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Just finished reading Act Now by @plancommonsense.bsky.social. This presents a radical yet achievable alternative future for the UK, which progressives can get behind. Change is needed. Let's start talking about some of these ideas @podsavetheuk.crooked.com
Social frailty in older people is a growing issue and there are no robust tools available to health and social care practitioners in the UK to identify it. Well, not at the moment anyway... @nihrsphr.bsky.social sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve... Watch this space for updates!
New research project to tackle ‘Social Frailty’ in older adults secures NIHR Three Schools funding after groundbreaking preliminary study - NIHR School for Public Health Research
A research initiative exploring how to better identify and respond to ‘social frailty’ among older adults has successfully completed its development phase and secured funding for a major follow-on stu...
sphr.nihr.ac.uk
April 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Social frailty in older people is a growing issue and there are no robust tools available to health and social care practitioners in the UK to identify it. Well, not at the moment anyway... @nihrsphr.bsky.social sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve... Watch this space for updates!
Reposted by Martin Webber
🙌Very excited to share our new support network for mental health and/or addiction research academics with lived experience. We have called it LENS (Lived Experience Network for Scholars). Read more and sign up on Eventbrite for our 1st online meeting in May: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lived-expe...
Lived Experience Network for Scholars (LENS) Online Meet-up
An support and information network for academic mental health and addiction researchers with lived experience
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🙌Very excited to share our new support network for mental health and/or addiction research academics with lived experience. We have called it LENS (Lived Experience Network for Scholars). Read more and sign up on Eventbrite for our 1st online meeting in May: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lived-expe...
New study funded by @nihr.bsky.social and co-led by @ruthndwrites.bsky.social is underway to explore support for young mothers and birthing people: www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
New research to tackle poor mental health in young mothers
A University of York researcher is leading a new project to identify ways to boost mental health support for young mothers and birthing parents.
www.york.ac.uk
February 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
New study funded by @nihr.bsky.social and co-led by @ruthndwrites.bsky.social is underway to explore support for young mothers and birthing people: www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Our review of interventions that support unpaid carers of adult mental health inpatients that was published online 3 years ago, has now been published in print in the Journal of Mental Health. It's still available open access online, so please do take a look! Thanks.
doi.org/10.1080/0963...
doi.org/10.1080/0963...
Interventions that support unpaid carers of adult mental health inpatients: a scoping review
Unpaid carers of adult mental health inpatients often lack support for their well-being and feel excluded from decisions about patient care.This scoping review aimed to: synthesise the peer-reviewe...
doi.org
February 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Our review of interventions that support unpaid carers of adult mental health inpatients that was published online 3 years ago, has now been published in print in the Journal of Mental Health. It's still available open access online, so please do take a look! Thanks.
doi.org/10.1080/0963...
doi.org/10.1080/0963...