This document presents the finding from the 2008 families and children study, which investigated the circumstances of British families with dependent children. It presents descriptive findings and is divided into

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The new Scottish Dementia Working Group DVD shows what it’s like to live life with dementia from the perspective of people with dementia.

In 2001 the Joseph Rowntree Foundation embarked upon a programme of research that explored the problem of illicit drugs in the UK. The research addressed many questions that were often

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This rapid evidence assessment of the published research literature is part of the Tackling Demand for Prostitution Review (Home Office, 2008a), which aimed to assess what further action the Government