Navigating the Crisis: How Governments Used Intelligence for Decision Making During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study examines how governments — and the societies around them — mobilised intelligence to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects.
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Monkeypox and Social Science Issues: ESRC IPPO Project Launches Next Stage with Call For Participation
Read moreIPPO is pleased to announce the launch of Knowing and Evidencing Monkeypox: A Rapid Policy-Focused Study of Community Organising, Communication, and Vaccine Engagements. This ESRC-funded project sees the International Public Policy Observatory collaborating with colleagues from the Universities of Edinburgh, Bristol, and Manchester, and the UK Health Security Agency to fill previously-identified social science research gaps related to the current outbreak. The project explores community organising and information sharing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in relation to Monkeypox, including the influence of social media and underserved communities. The project...
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How Policymakers Responded to Mental Health Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Read moreBy Professor Sir Geoff Mulgan, Engagement Lead and Co-Investigator of IPPO and Professor Muiris MacCarthaigh, Policy Engagement Lead for Northern Ireland, with contributions from the wider IPPO team. This paper accompanies a systematic evidence review carried out during 2022 by the EPPI centre for the International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO) on the nature and extent of mental health issues arising during the pandemic and the evidence on the effectiveness of mental health interventions delivered at-scale. This work has been supported by an advisory group chaired by the Mental Health Champion for Northern...
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Rapid Evidence Review: The Effectiveness of Selected Interventions for Tackling Public Health Misinformation
Read moreWe are keen to hear from people who are interested in this subject and would like to know more about our work as it progresses.
