Editorial
| Date | 02 December 2024 |
| Pages | 369-369 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-11-2024-193 |
| Published date | 02 December 2024 |
| Subject Matter | Health & social care,Mental health,Social inclusion |
| Author | Jerome Carson,Julie Prescott |
Editorial
Jerome Carson and Julie Prescott
This issueof Mental Health and Social Inclusion (MHSI) is a bumper issue. This is to enable
us to catch up with a backlog of articles. Historically the journal had four issues a year with
eight papers in each. Increasing numbers of submissions meant we then progressed to
six issues with eight papers. Next year we are moving to six issues with 10 papers. That is an
87% increase in two years. It perhaps represents a global increase in the incidence of mental
health problems, in part fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also a growing awareness of the
importance of mental health in most societies. As societies have become richer, there has not
been a corresponding increase in happiness, the so-called Easterlin paradox. To borrow a term
from Corey Keyes, the journal is thriving not languishing.
This special issue shows how MHSI attracts papers from all over the world. This issue
contains papers from Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Australia,
Colombia, Jordan, North America, Luxembourg, Ukraine, Tunisia, India, Nigeria and of
course the UK. Topics covered ranged from mobile apps, recovery colleges and peer
support, to COVID-19, laughter, homelessness, intimate partner violence and job loss, to
name just a few. As the popularity of the journal grows, we are concentrating on our core
market which is mental health. It seems hard to believe that even with Mental Health in our
title, we receivequite a few papers that do not even address the issue of mental health.
The huge increase in the application of digital technologies in mental health has led to the
development of a “sister journal” Mental Health and Digital Technologies, edited by Dr
Steven Barnes and Dr Julie Prescott. Steven and Julie have just published a book on the
same topic in the Emerald Positive Psychology series, curated by Dr Michelle Tytherleigh
and Jerome. There is no doubt that digital applications are going to increase dramatically,
and the new journal is well-placed to reflect this.
Julie and I are very excited about the year ahead and the further expansion of the journal.
While we have published several papers that have featured very large empirical studies, as
well as papers from leading authorities in the field, e.g. Professor Carol Ryff, Professor Mike
Steger and Professor Ryan Niemiec, we will always have space for papers which represent
the lived experienceperspective. We are grateful to Robert Hurstfor continuing to curate the
Remarkable Livesseries. Dr Freda Gonot-Schoupinskyhas moved from a series on laughter
professionals to a series of positive autoethnographic accounts from leading positive
psychologists such as Professor Paul Wong and Professor Everett Worthington. We have
also benefittedfrom a set of beautifully written autobiographical accountsfrom Kirsty Lilley.
The journal is produced by colleagues working for KW Global and weare grateful to Ruchita
Chavan and Vidhi Tiyagiin India as well as Caitlin Murphy and our publisher Jo Sharrocks in
the UK. Our greatest debt of gratitude is to our readers and contributors. Without your
contributions,there would be no journal. Keep reading,keep writing.
Professor Jerome Carson, Editor-in-Chief Dr Julie Prescott, Co-Editor.
Jerome Carson is based at
Psychology, University of
Bolton, Bolton, UK. Julie
Prescott is Head of
Psychologyat University of
Law, Manchester, UK.
DOI 10.1108/MHSI-11-2024-193 VOL. 28 NO. 5 2024, p. 369, ©Emerald Publishing Limited, ISSN 2042-8308 jMENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL INCLUSION jPAGE 369
Get this document and AI-powered insights with a free trial of vLex and Vincent AI
Get Started for FreeStart Your Free Trial of vLex and Vincent AI, Your Precision-Engineered Legal Assistant
-
Access comprehensive legal content with no limitations across vLex's unparalleled global legal database
-
Build stronger arguments with verified citations and CERT citator that tracks case history and precedential strength
-
Transform your legal research from hours to minutes with Vincent AI's intelligent search and analysis capabilities
-
Elevate your practice by focusing your expertise where it matters most while Vincent handles the heavy lifting
Start Your Free Trial of vLex and Vincent AI, Your Precision-Engineered Legal Assistant
-
Access comprehensive legal content with no limitations across vLex's unparalleled global legal database
-
Build stronger arguments with verified citations and CERT citator that tracks case history and precedential strength
-
Transform your legal research from hours to minutes with Vincent AI's intelligent search and analysis capabilities
-
Elevate your practice by focusing your expertise where it matters most while Vincent handles the heavy lifting
Start Your Free Trial of vLex and Vincent AI, Your Precision-Engineered Legal Assistant
-
Access comprehensive legal content with no limitations across vLex's unparalleled global legal database
-
Build stronger arguments with verified citations and CERT citator that tracks case history and precedential strength
-
Transform your legal research from hours to minutes with Vincent AI's intelligent search and analysis capabilities
-
Elevate your practice by focusing your expertise where it matters most while Vincent handles the heavy lifting
Start Your Free Trial of vLex and Vincent AI, Your Precision-Engineered Legal Assistant
-
Access comprehensive legal content with no limitations across vLex's unparalleled global legal database
-
Build stronger arguments with verified citations and CERT citator that tracks case history and precedential strength
-
Transform your legal research from hours to minutes with Vincent AI's intelligent search and analysis capabilities
-
Elevate your practice by focusing your expertise where it matters most while Vincent handles the heavy lifting
Start Your Free Trial of vLex and Vincent AI, Your Precision-Engineered Legal Assistant
-
Access comprehensive legal content with no limitations across vLex's unparalleled global legal database
-
Build stronger arguments with verified citations and CERT citator that tracks case history and precedential strength
-
Transform your legal research from hours to minutes with Vincent AI's intelligent search and analysis capabilities
-
Elevate your practice by focusing your expertise where it matters most while Vincent handles the heavy lifting