A programme run by the Scottish Universities Insight Institute (SUII). The key objectives of this project are to: create meaningful knowledge exchange opportunities between children and young people, practitioners,
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The implementation of a Substance Misuse Treatment Framework for Wales is a strategic policy commitment of the Welsh Assembly Government. It reflects the vision contained in Wales: A Better Country
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This summary provides information about the money spent on adult social care by the social services departments of Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) in England. It contains information
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This report provides the first systematic assessment of mental health and its contextual factors for children and young people (C&YP) in Scotland. It analyses 73 indicators from the previously established
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Children’s Centres are “coming of age”, now supporting as many as one million families across the country, and becoming a cornerstone for early intervention and prevention within our communities. That’s
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Nationally, the ASCOF aims to give an indication of the strengths and weaknesses of social care in delivering better outcomes for people who use services. Locally, one of the key
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This is the first of a series of papers exploring the economic and social costs of legalizing marijuana. The states of Washington and Colorado in the United Sates have legalized
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NHS Health Scotland has been tasked by the Scottish Government to lead the evaluation of Scotland’s alcohol strategy through the Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland’s Alcohol Strategy (MESAS) work programme. There
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It has been estimated that more than 500,000 people in the UK are reliant on emergency food aid. However, in Scotland, as in the rest of the UK, determining the
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The Mental Welfare Commission has published revised guidance about administration of medication disguised in food or drink and includes a revised covert medication care pathway. The medical practitioner primarily responsible
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