This report uses UK-wide data to provide a ‘fact pack’ about the impact or otherwise of devolution on the scale of poverty and social exclusion. It shows how a variety

Supporting children and young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health is a critical issue for public health. Effective services in this area will not only make children’s lives better, but

Over the last 60 years English drinking habits have been transformed. In 1947 the nation consumed approximately three and a half litres of pure alcohol per head; the current figure

This guide has looked at what SWIA has learned, from inspections across Scotland, about effective management of social work recording. Recording is a key tool in front line practice and

‘Chronologies have become one of the most talked about and least understood tools in modern social work practice.’ This guide seeks to unravel this paradox and to draw on practitioner

The national strategy for self-directed support in Scotland has been developed to help take forward the personalisation of health and social care services in Scotland. The increasing numbers of people

This statistical bulletin presents national level information on activity relating to community penalties in Scotland, derived from Local Authority Social Work management information systems. It provides information on various aspects

This is a summary of responses to a consultation on a strategy to support adults with autistic spectrum conditions. It considered five key themes for delivering change: health, social inclusion,

This document complements the body of guidance being developed under Changing Lives to ensure the delivery of safe, accountable and effective social work practice. It should be taken forward in

This report explores the experience of multiple problems among parents and the relationship between multiple disadvantage and childcare.