This paper: examines poverty in three specific communities in the Bradford district (Bangladeshi, African Caribbean and white residents on an outlying estate); looks at how ethnicity affects their experience; and,

The demand for residential rehabilitation in specialist registered establishments is greater than the number of places currently available in Scotland. There are a number of residential accommodation services for people

This publication contains statistics obtained from the staffing census held across all local authorities on 4 October 2010. It presents findings from a range of statistics to provide an overall

Short breaks and respite care cover a range of services and situations. Different ideas are emerging about the purpose of the break. Evidence of the need for breaks is also

Drug Treatment and Testing Orders were introduced by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Scottish pilot sites were established in Glasgow and Fife and were subject to research and evaluation

Conventional approaches to globalisation assume that increased global connections are a source of opportunity and empowerment. Through interviews and focus groups with people in three UK communities (north-east Lincolnshire, Greater

Female imprisonment has increased significantly in recent years in Scotland and internationally. This report considers possible explanations for this increasing trend. The authors investigated whether the growth in female imprisonment

Truth Hurts, the report of the UK National Inquiry into Self-harm among Young People (2006), proposed a comprehensive approach to self-harm involving both a generic focus on mental health improvement