CHOICE project

CHOICE seeks to improve the lives of people living with long-term mental health problems by tackling fundamental health and social inequalities. The project is funded by UKRI AHRC as part of 'The Mobilising Community Assets to Reduce Health Inequalities Program'.

Ulster University Professor Gerard Leavey, School of Psychology and Director of The Bamford Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing is the lead investigator in the project.

People with long-term mental health problems face profound social exclusion. They also die much younger than the general population from preventable causes. This is not just a medical issue; there is a need to address the contributory social and psychological factors.

We aim to end the avoidable loneliness, discrimination, and poor health that many people with severe mental illness face.
We will do this by opening access to the widest range of community assets – places, resources, and facilities that most people take for granted.

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