'Trapped','anxious' and 'traumatised': COVID-19 intensified the impact of housing inequality on Australians' mental health

M Bower, C Buckle, E Rugel… - … Journal of Housing …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Increased time spent at home during COVID-19 exposed inequities in Australian housing
quality and availability. Many Australians lack sufficient space to carry out activities shifted to …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the mental health impacts of poor quality private-rented housing during the UK's first COVID-19 lockdown

D Newton, M Lucock, R Armitage, L Monchuk, P Brown - Health & Place, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper examines the mental health impacts of poor quality private-rented housing in the
north of England during the UK's first COVID-19 lockdown. The paper draws on data …

Mental health needs of homeless and recently housed individuals in Canada: A meta‐ethnography

B Diduck, M Rawleigh, A Pilapil… - Health & Social Care …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Homeless individuals are disproportionately likely to experience mental health conditions,
and typically face many systemic barriers to access mental health services. This study …

The built environment as a social determinant of health

R Nabaweesi, M Hanna… - … Care: Clinics in …, 2023 - primarycare.theclinics.com
The built environment touches all aspects of our lives. It encompasses the buildings we live
in; the distribution systems that provide us with water and electricity; and the roads, bridges …

Locked down: Ontological security and the experience of COVID‐19 while living in poor‐quality housing

P Brown, D Newton, R Armitage… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the paper is to illustrate how the housing system in the United Kingdom (UK) has
contributed to creating vulnerabilities during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Drawing on the …

[HTML][HTML] The lived experience of major and treatment-resistant depression in England: a mixed-methods study

C Kerr, T Denee, SA Vincent, KM Bailey, AH Young… - Acta Psychologica, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common, frequently recurrent condition
associated with decreased well-being and increased healthcare-related costs. Mixed …

The impact of housing design and quality on wellbeing: lived experiences of the home during COVID-19 in London

L Alonso, S Jacoby - Cities & Health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT COVID-19 has heightened awareness of how housing design and quality can
dramatically impact the mental and physical wellbeing of an individual. Adding to existing …

A mixed-methods assessment of residential housing tenants' concerns about property habitability and the implementation of habitability laws in Southern Nevada

E Marquez, C Coughenour, M Gakh, T Tu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Housing is a key health determinant. Habitability laws set minimum standards for adequate
housing. However, accessing them to ensure adequate housing may be a challenge for …

New Home, New You: A retrospective mixed‐methods evaluation of a health‐related behavioural intervention programme supporting social housing tenants

M Paisi, Z Allen, J Shawe - Health Expectations, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Social housing tenants are at greater risk of engaging in unhealthy behaviours
than the general population. Housing association employees are in an ideal position to …

Social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Aboriginal controlled social housing

A Brown, T Haregu, G Gee, F Mensah, L Waters… - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background Little is known about the wellbeing and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples living in social housing. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples …