Francesca Smith
Research Officer
Francesca is a Research Officer at the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, supporting the research team in exploring the connections between financial difficulties and mental health problems. She is particularly passionate about eliminating the stigma surrounding mental health problems in underrepresented groups. Prior to joining the team, Francesca worked in research and financial planning at a business consultancy firm. Outside of work, Francesca enjoys travelling, hiking, and spending time with friends and family. (she/her)
Policy notes and publications
- Reforming the Mental Health Act October 23, 2024 - Time to tackle the links between financial difficulty and acute mental illness.
- In the public interest? September 9, 2024 - The psychological toll of local and national government debt collection practices.
- No place like home January 25, 2024 - Supporting people with mental health problems in mortgage difficulty.
- Through the lens: Ethnicity, money and mental health April 19, 2023 - Exploring how our ethnicity can interact with our money and mental health.
- Money and Mental Health’s submission to the Department for Health and Social Care’s ‘Change NHS: help build a health service fit for the future’’ consultation December 2, 2024 - Money and Mental Health outline why financial wellbeing must be at the core of the government's 10-year plan for a health service fit for the future, and detail steps the government can take to ensure that a reformed NHS works to break the toxic cycle between money and mental health problems.
- Money and Mental Health’s submission to the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation on Strengthening Protections for Borrowers in Financial Difficulty: Consumer Credit and Mortgages July 28, 2023 - Money and Mental Health's views on the FCA's proposal for strengthening protections for borrowers in financial difficulty, highlighting what's welcome and where more can be done.
- Money and Mental Health’s response to the Public Accounts Committee’s call for evidence on Progress Improving Mental Health Services April 3, 2023 - Money and Mental Health’s response to the Public Accounts Committee’s call for evidence on Progress […]
Recent blogs
- What’s going wrong with public sector debt collection? The findings of our new research September 10, 2024
- Why getting older doesn’t always mean escaping the burden of mortgage debt when you have a mental health problem August 8, 2024
- Public sector debt collection and psychological harm: our upcoming research July 15, 2024
- No place like home: our new research on mortgages and mental health January 25, 2024
- Mental health and the mortgage crisis June 30, 2023