Closing the gap

A network to understand why people with severe mental illness have some of the worst physical health issues of any section of the population.

The Closing the Gap network is one of eight collaborative programmes in mental health funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in 2018, and is led by Professor Simon Gilbody based at the University of York and Hull York Medical School.

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The challenge

We're striving to better understand health inequality and reduce its effects.

Our Partners

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Research themes

Learn about the innovative research themes we're investigating

The cohort

More than 10,000 people are already on board to help provide data.

Four areas of expertise

We focus on the natural environment, ‘Big data’, digital technologies and arts and creativity.

Collaboration

We’ll partner with The Equality Trust, the Mental Health Foundation and others to deliver our research.

In-depth knowledge

Experienced researchers, from a variety of backgrounds, are at the heart of the network.

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The Closing the Gap network is just the beginning of what will be a much larger and long-lasting programme of work to address health inequalities among people with severe mental ill health.

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