Gabriel Lawson
Research Associate
Research interests
- Mental Health
- Policy
Pronouns
He/Him
Biography
Gabriel is a Research Associate at the Policy Institute, King’s College London. He primarily works on issues related to mental health, alongside our colleagues at the Centre for Society and Mental Health.
His PhD explored the history of mental health in prisoners-of-war, investigating the programme of ‘Civil Resettlement’ carried out in post-war Britain. This initiative sought to cultivate good mental health in former POWs, while minimising any lasting impact from their imprisonment. Prior to this he worked at NHS England and a regional NHS trust, where he worked on chemotherapy commissioning policy, healthy town planning & development, and service provision.
He holds an MSc in the History of Science, Medicine & Technology and a BA in History, both from the University of Oxford. While working in the NHS he completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Policy at Imperial College.
Research Interests
- Mental Health
- Science and Technology
Research
Understanding mental health in the UK welfare system: representations of distress among working-age benefit claimants and their implications for assessment and support
A qualitative exploration of UK benefits claimants' understanding of mental distress and how this affects interactions with welfare and employment systems.
Project status: Ongoing
Features
Back to Work or Back against the Wall: responding to the 2023 Autumn Statement
The 2023 Autumn Statement has proposed several changes to policy that aim to help people return to work after ill-health but will its approach actually...
Research
Understanding mental health in the UK welfare system: representations of distress among working-age benefit claimants and their implications for assessment and support
A qualitative exploration of UK benefits claimants' understanding of mental distress and how this affects interactions with welfare and employment systems.
Project status: Ongoing
Features
Back to Work or Back against the Wall: responding to the 2023 Autumn Statement
The 2023 Autumn Statement has proposed several changes to policy that aim to help people return to work after ill-health but will its approach actually...