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

As a result of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (‘the Act’) there are now no legal differences between residential homes and nursing homes. They are all care homes

This guidance provides advice to multi-agency adult protection partnerships, including councils, Health Boards, Adult Protection Committees and others involved in adult protection, in working collaboratively with GPs when carrying out

This report examines what being part of the global economy means for people living in poverty, focusing on experiences of the 2009–2010 recession. It identifies areas where welfare reform is

Reasons for differences in low income and poverty among people from ethnic backgrounds in Scotland.