There is much current interest in how impacts of research on the wider economy and society can be analysed and documented, despite many methodological and practical challenges. This briefing reports
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A range of policy initiatives have been introduced in Scotland with the aim of supporting families, increasing parenting capacity, and facilitating early intervention (for example, Early Years Framework; parenting programmes
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In Scotland, couples are able to enter into a written agreement regulating the division of their property and any ongoing support for each other, or for their children, when they
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IRISS is pleased to announce that the final reports of the Practitioner Research: Older People (PROP) project have been published. The project is a partnership between the Centre for Research
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A new book examined the management of substance misuse (including alcohol) and mental health problems in the criminal justice system.
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This publication presents the first report at the EU level on statistics on trafficking in human beings. It includes data for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. The EU and
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This Serious Case Review (SCR) was commissioned following the death of Daniel Pelka, the middle child of a family who had migrated to this country in 2005 from Poland and
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The Employers for Carers and Department of Health Task and Finish Group was set up in 2012 to explore ways in which carers – people looking after a family member
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This advice is for leaders, their senior teams and staff that are in schools or colleges affected by gang or youth violence. When developing an approach, it is recommended that
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Balancing care responsibilities and work is becoming increasingly difficult, particularly for older women: a ‘sandwich generation’ is emerging, whose members are caught between providing care for both grandchildren and elderly
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