Quantifying Intersectional Inequalities
Project overview
This 5-year project will be analysing data surrounding youth mental health and how young people may experience inequalities based on different combinations of social identities and positions (e.g. sex/gender, sexuality, ethnicity and socioeconomic position) i.e. intersectional inequalities.
These intersectional inequalities will be studied across time (across generations and within generations as people age) and place (within the UK and in international comparisons with the Philippines and Australia).
Project details
This research is important because research does not always reflect the fact that mental health issues may impact individuals differently based on their social identities and positions.
This project therefore aims to reveal any inequalities that may exist within youth mental health.
An integral part of this project will be to ensure that the voices of youth from diverse intersectional positions are heard and embedded in the project. This will ensure that the research and outputs produced throughout the project will be relevant, respectful, and maximally impactful towards affected communities.
In summer of 2025 we will form a young people’s advisory group to shape the project, The group will be formed of a diverse group of young people aged 16-25 that represent multiple identities, across ethnicity, socio-economic background, gender and sexuality.
Some of the work that these young people will be involves with include:
- Introduce, discuss and provide updates on the project
- Helping to identify the research questions that are most relevant as the project unfolds
- To provide input to make sure the project is respectful and maximally impactful for the affected communities
- Provide training on working with cohort data
- Assisting with the interpretation of findings
- Develop and deliver a dissemination strategy for key audiences
- Identify implications of the findings, including the direction of future research needed
Please get in touch with [email protected] for more information on this project.
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