Nicholas Hill
Biographic Data
| ID | 189376 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicholas Hill |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicholas |
| FAMILY NAME | Hill |
| SIGNATURE | HILL N |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6998-0559 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Adapting and applying a group facilitator training model to support nature-based social interventions for alleviating loneliness in five countries
Implementing psychosocial health interventions in new target groups in different cultures requires rigorous training. The ‘Circle of Friends’ (CoF) model has proven to be effective for helping lonely older adults. The aim of this article is to describe in detail how professionals’ training in using the CoF model was modified to create the ‘Friends in Nature (FiN)’ intervention in the EU-funded ‘RECETAS’ project for use in five other countries (Sp…
The affective value of care
This paper argues that efforts to assess the outcomes of social care delivery ought to emphasise the generation of affective value . This value derives from the affective labour of caregiving – and the novel subjectivities that are the principal expressions of this labour – as it is organised in the delivery of social support. We ground this claim in analysis of qualitative data collected within housing assistance, community mental health, and su…
Reimagining Health Care and Social Connection with Asylum Seekers and Refugees through Contextually Grounded Nature-Based Social Interventions
Nature-based social prescribing (NBSP) is gaining recognition as a means of addressing loneliness and fostering social connection, yet evidence of its effectiveness for socially marginalised groups remains limited. This explorative single-arm, pre-post study examined Friends in Nature (FiN), an eight-week NBSP program co-designed for and with 37 LGBTIQA+ asylum seekers and refugees in Melbourne. Participants were referred by a trusted partner org…
Developing guidelines for supporting employees disclosing suicidal distress while working
Work plays an important role in supporting employees to enjoy mental wellbeing and a sense of purpose and meaning while contributing to productive workplaces. However, some employees experience suicidal distress while working. When disclosing suicidal distress to seek and receive help, employees may face barriers in receiving compassionate and supportive responses. Integrated workplace mental health approaches emphasise protecting and promoting g…
“I have to fight for them to investigate things”
Introduction: Women play a significant role in the management of their own healthcare and that of others, however women diagnosed with mental illness and physical health concerns experience significant health inequalities as compared to people living without mental health concerns. Methods: In this paper, we reflect on the experiences of 20 cis women diagnosed with mental and physical health concerns who agreed to be a part of this research. This…
Connecting through nature
Gendering Place and Affect
Unsettling Metronormativity
A critical review of research into mental health consumers' perspectives on their physical health
We conducted a critical review, using systematic methods, of the literature examining mental health consumer perspectives on their physical and mental health in academic research published between 2005 and 2021. This review examined the inclusion, extent, type and centrality of consumer perspectives regarding their mental and physical health. The search produced 1,865 papers from which 116 met the inclusion criteria. Studies predominantly focused…
Wellbeing as social care
Time spent within either mental health inpatient units or residential substance use treatment services affects subjectivities and social relations in complex ways. This paper draws on recent currents in ‘assemblage thinking’, alongside Lauren Berlant's discussion of ‘the commons’, to explore these disruptions and propose new ways of thinking about the relations of support, wellbeing and care that may emerge within treatment. Care within these spa…
Consumers' experiences of rights-based mental health laws
Challenging assumptions
Mosquito net fishing (MNF) is a growing activity globally, particularly in places where mass distributions of nets are a public health policy to tackle malaria. Due to the mesh sizes used, and therefore its assumed ‘indiscriminate’ nature, MNF is thought to be unsustainable and a threat to both fisheries resources and biodiversity. As a consequence, MNF is widely illegal. While a body of evidence is growing as to the scale of MNF, few detailed ca…
Independent Mental Health Advocacy
Advocacy has received less attention in social work research than other aspects of social work practice. This paper draws attention to two tensions in social work advocacy; between worker-led advocacy and person-led advocacy, and between individual advocacy and system level advocacy. We argue that human-rights-based social workers must choose a person-led approach over a worker-led approach while advocating with both systems and individuals. This…
Depression at work, authenticity in question
Australia and the United Kingdom have introduced policies to protect employees who experience mental illness, including depression. However, a better understanding of the experiential issues workers face (e.g. sense of moral failure) is needed for the provision of appropriate and beneficial support. We analysed 73 interviews from the United Kingdom and Australia where narratives of depression and work intersected. Participants encountered difficu…
Supported Decision-Making
Supported decision-making (SDM) is a principle guiding mental health service provision, which aims to improve people's ability to make informed decisions about their care. Understanding diverse individual needs is vital to its success. Based on 29 narrative interviews with people diagnosed with mental illness in Australia, we examine how participants reflected on their own experiences of SDM. We find that participants' conceptualization of mental…
Independent Mental Health Advocacy
Advocacy has received less attention in social work research than other aspects of social work practice. This paper draws attention to two tensions in social work advocacy; between worker-led advocacy and person-led advocacy, and between individual advocacy and system level advocacy. We argue that human-rights-based social workers must choose a person-led approach over a worker-led approach while advocating with both systems and individuals. This…
Supported Decision-Making
Supported decision-making (SDM) is a principle guiding mental health service provision, which aims to improve people's ability to make informed decisions about their care. Understanding diverse individual needs is vital to its success. Based on 29 narrative interviews with people diagnosed with mental illness in Australia, we examine how participants reflected on their own experiences of SDM. We find that participants' conceptualization of mental…
Challenging assumptions
Mosquito net fishing (MNF) is a growing activity globally, particularly in places where mass distributions of nets are a public health policy to tackle malaria. Due to the mesh sizes used, and therefore its assumed ‘indiscriminate’ nature, MNF is thought to be unsustainable and a threat to both fisheries resources and biodiversity. As a consequence, MNF is widely illegal. While a body of evidence is growing as to the scale of MNF, few detailed ca…
Depression at work, authenticity in question
Australia and the United Kingdom have introduced policies to protect employees who experience mental illness, including depression. However, a better understanding of the experiential issues workers face (e.g. sense of moral failure) is needed for the provision of appropriate and beneficial support. We analysed 73 interviews from the United Kingdom and Australia where narratives of depression and work intersected. Participants encountered difficu…
Supported Decision-Making
Supported decision-making (SDM) is a principle guiding mental health service provision, which aims to improve people's ability to make informed decisions about their care. Understanding diverse individual needs is vital to its success. Based on 29 narrative interviews with people diagnosed with mental illness in Australia, we examine how participants reflected on their own experiences of SDM. We find that participants' conceptualization of mental…
Depression at work, authenticity in question
Australia and the United Kingdom have introduced policies to protect employees who experience mental illness, including depression. However, a better understanding of the experiential issues workers face (e.g. sense of moral failure) is needed for the provision of appropriate and beneficial support. We analysed 73 interviews from the United Kingdom and Australia where narratives of depression and work intersected. Participants encountered difficu…
Challenging assumptions
Mosquito net fishing (MNF) is a growing activity globally, particularly in places where mass distributions of nets are a public health policy to tackle malaria. Due to the mesh sizes used, and therefore its assumed ‘indiscriminate’ nature, MNF is thought to be unsustainable and a threat to both fisheries resources and biodiversity. As a consequence, MNF is widely illegal. While a body of evidence is growing as to the scale of MNF, few detailed ca…
Independent Mental Health Advocacy
Advocacy has received less attention in social work research than other aspects of social work practice. This paper draws attention to two tensions in social work advocacy; between worker-led advocacy and person-led advocacy, and between individual advocacy and system level advocacy. We argue that human-rights-based social workers must choose a person-led approach over a worker-led approach while advocating with both systems and individuals. This…
Consumers' experiences of rights-based mental health laws
Wellbeing as social care
Time spent within either mental health inpatient units or residential substance use treatment services affects subjectivities and social relations in complex ways. This paper draws on recent currents in ‘assemblage thinking’, alongside Lauren Berlant's discussion of ‘the commons’, to explore these disruptions and propose new ways of thinking about the relations of support, wellbeing and care that may emerge within treatment. Care within these spa…
A critical review of research into mental health consumers' perspectives on their physical health
We conducted a critical review, using systematic methods, of the literature examining mental health consumer perspectives on their physical and mental health in academic research published between 2005 and 2021. This review examined the inclusion, extent, type and centrality of consumer perspectives regarding their mental and physical health. The search produced 1,865 papers from which 116 met the inclusion criteria. Studies predominantly focused…
“I have to fight for them to investigate things”
Introduction: Women play a significant role in the management of their own healthcare and that of others, however women diagnosed with mental illness and physical health concerns experience significant health inequalities as compared to people living without mental health concerns. Methods: In this paper, we reflect on the experiences of 20 cis women diagnosed with mental and physical health concerns who agreed to be a part of this research. This…
Connecting through nature
Gendering Place and Affect
Unsettling Metronormativity
Adapting and applying a group facilitator training model to support nature-based social interventions for alleviating loneliness in five countries
Implementing psychosocial health interventions in new target groups in different cultures requires rigorous training. The ‘Circle of Friends’ (CoF) model has proven to be effective for helping lonely older adults. The aim of this article is to describe in detail how professionals’ training in using the CoF model was modified to create the ‘Friends in Nature (FiN)’ intervention in the EU-funded ‘RECETAS’ project for use in five other countries (Sp…
The affective value of care
This paper argues that efforts to assess the outcomes of social care delivery ought to emphasise the generation of affective value . This value derives from the affective labour of caregiving – and the novel subjectivities that are the principal expressions of this labour – as it is organised in the delivery of social support. We ground this claim in analysis of qualitative data collected within housing assistance, community mental health, and su…
Reimagining Health Care and Social Connection with Asylum Seekers and Refugees through Contextually Grounded Nature-Based Social Interventions
Nature-based social prescribing (NBSP) is gaining recognition as a means of addressing loneliness and fostering social connection, yet evidence of its effectiveness for socially marginalised groups remains limited. This explorative single-arm, pre-post study examined Friends in Nature (FiN), an eight-week NBSP program co-designed for and with 37 LGBTIQA+ asylum seekers and refugees in Melbourne. Participants were referred by a trusted partner org…
Developing guidelines for supporting employees disclosing suicidal distress while working
Work plays an important role in supporting employees to enjoy mental wellbeing and a sense of purpose and meaning while contributing to productive workplaces. However, some employees experience suicidal distress while working. When disclosing suicidal distress to seek and receive help, employees may face barriers in receiving compassionate and supportive responses. Integrated workplace mental health approaches emphasise protecting and promoting g…
Mental health (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Health care (3 works) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (3 works)