Kim Heyes

Dr. Kim Heyes is a Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Justice at Manchester Metropolitan University's School of Nursing and Public Health. Her research focuses on societal inequalities, co-production methodologies, and policy impact, particularly in mental health, domestic violence prevention, and child welfare. She leads evaluations addressing health inequities in North Manchester communities.

Research interests center on intersectional approaches to public and mental health inequalities, informed by lived experiences of poverty, trauma, ADHD, and systemic barriers. Her work connects disparate research strands through participatory methods to address complex social issues.

Publications demonstrate strong thematic focus on domestic violence prevention mechanisms, mental health legislation reform, and co-produced methodologies. Recent work emphasizes policy-oriented analyses of safeguarding systems and innovative approaches to health equity research.

Grants & Projects:

• YEF Serious Youth Violence in Schools (£78k, PI)
• BRIDGES healthcare evaluation (£155k, PI)
• KTP Couch Health (£530k, Supervisor)
• NIHR IMPROVE-Act for Black men's mental health (£796k, Co-I)
• ESRC Domestic Homicide Reviews (£516k, Co-I)

Supervision includes PhD candidates studying child trauma, adoption experiences, online sober communities, domestic abuse in South Asian families, and NHS leadership models.