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Dr Richard J Pinder

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Director of Undergraduate Public Health Education
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 0789richard.pinder

 
 
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313Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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Publications

Citation

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@article{Jumbe:2021:10.1186/s12889-021-11447-8,
author = {Jumbe, S and Milner, A and Clinch, M and Kennedy, J and Pinder, R and Sharpe, C and Fenton, K},
doi = {10.1186/s12889-021-11447-8},
journal = {BMC Public Health},
title = {A qualitative evaluation of Southwark Council’s public health response to mitigating the mental health impact of the 2017 London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11447-8},
volume = {21},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BackgroundOver recent years there have been several major terror attacks in cities across Europe. These attacks result in deaths, physical injuries, and pose long-term threats to mental health and wellbeing of large populations. Although psychologists have completed important work on mental health responses to disaster exposure including terrorist attacks, the mental health impacts of such attacks have been comparatively less examined in academic literature than the acute health response to physical injuries. This paper reflects on Southwark Council’s pioneering public mental health response to the June 2017 terror attack at London Bridge and Borough Market. It aims to explore perceptions of the mental health impact of the incident by those living and working in the borough.MethodsA rapid qualitative evaluation informed by the logic underpinning Southwark Council’s response was conducted. Seven formative interviews were undertaken with individuals involved in the response planning and/or delivery, enabling the evaluation team to establish the response’s theoretical basis. Subsequently, nineteen semi-structured interviews with consenting Council employees, residents, business owners, and workers from the Borough were conducted to understand perceived mental health impacts of the attack and the success of the Council response. Thematic analysis of transcribed interviews was undertaken to evaluate the extent to which the response was implemented successfully.ResultsParticipants reported feeling the attack had a wide-reaching negative impact on the mental health of residents, those working in the borough and visitors who witnessed the attack. Delivering the response was a challenge and response visibility within the community was limited. Participants suggested a comprehensive systematic approach to health needs assessment informed by knowledge and relationships of key Council workers and community stakeholders is imperative when responding to terroris
AU  - Jumbe,S
AU  - Milner,A
AU  - Clinch,M
AU  - Kennedy,J
AU  - Pinder,R
AU  - Sharpe,C
AU  - Fenton,K
DO  - 10.1186/s12889-021-11447-8
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1471-2458
TI  - A qualitative evaluation of Southwark Council’s public health response to mitigating the mental health impact of the 2017 London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack
T2  - BMC Public Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11447-8
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/90691
VL  - 21
ER  -
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