Prof Damien Ridge

Prof Damien Ridge

Damien co-developed the Westminster Community Counselling Service with Dr Nikolaos Souvlakis, which provides low cost counselling to the London community.


In the Press
“Rise of the 'bromance': Scientist reveals why men are expressing feelings toward each other like never before”

Daily Mail / 10 May 2023

He is always there to listen’: friendships between young men are more than just beers and banter.

The Conversation / 09 May 2023

“Hearing from the unheard: Impact of Long Covid in black and minority ethnic groups in the UK (HI-COVE)”

Online / 18 Jan 2023

What’s it like being a young person with long COVID? You might feel like a failure (but you’re not)

The Conversation / 08 Nov 2022

Fire Fighter Suicide Prevention Project Advisory Group Meeting

Teams meeting Nottingham Trent University / 28 Oct 2022

Four ways to support a friend or loved one with long COVID

The Conversation / 25 Oct 2022

Roundtable of the 2022 Monkeypox Outbreak

Teams, led by the International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO), based at UCL / 10 Aug 2022

Little evidence linking depression and long working hours, says WHO Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2281679-little-evidence-linking-depression-and-long-working-hours-says-who/#ixzz7LFHmPrw4

New Scientist / 18 Jun 2021

People with chronic fatigue syndrome want to be taken seriously and to receive personalised, empathetic care

National Institute for Health Research Alerts / 15 Mar 2021

It’s a Sin: how the media fuelled the homophobic response to the HIV crisis.

The Conversation / 08 Mar 2021

Right time to remember the forgotten epidemic

The Psychologist / 01 Mar 2021

“You Are Not the Man You Are Supposed to Be: Into the Chaos of Modern Masculinity,” by Martin Robinson

Book published by Bloomsbury, London / 01 Feb 2021

Lessons from the ‘forgotten epidemic’

The Psychologist / 05 Jan 2021