Posts by Jon Olsen

Changing places and mental health: do changes in perceptions of neighbourhood influence anxiety and depression in adults?

Published on: Author: Jon Olsen

by Dr Jon Olsen, Research Associate with the Neighbourhoods and Communities programme, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University of Glasgow Mental health problems are a global issue. In 2013 over 615 million individuals suffered from anxiety and/or depression across the world, a rise of 50% since 1990. How people experience their… Continue reading →

To Understand Place, Sometimes You Need to Go Places

Published on: Author: Jon Olsen

by Dr Jon Olsen, Research Associate with the Neighbourhoods and Communities programme, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit I recently spent a week as a visiting postdoctoral researcher at the Built Environment and Health (BEH) research group at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. My visit was funded by the University… Continue reading →