Offenders enrolled in alcohol treatment programmes as part of their sentence are significantly less likely to be charged or reconvicted in the 12 months following their programme, a study led
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The University of Reading has launched a new campaign to support research into a new treatment for teenage depression, and to highlight the lack of global research in this area.
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Support in Mind Scotland, in partnership with the University of Edinburgh has this week launched the report of the Scottish Schizophrenia Survey, 1 IN 100, to raise awareness of this
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More than a third (36%) of adults in the UK who think they are merely overweight are actually clinically obese and at risk of major health problems, research has found.
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Analysis of the use of the IMCA (Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy) service in England from April 2013 to March 2014. This report: identifies patterns and trends in the use
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The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) have announced the release of number 29 in their series of IRISS Insights, Prison leavers and homelessness. This evidence summary
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The Health and Social Care Research and Development (HSC R&D) Division of the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland have announced announce the launch of their new website at www.research.hscni.net
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New research shows that children with autism are better at combining information about moving objects than their peers, which may explain why they experience sensory overload. The study conducted by
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Patients receiving care from commercial providers of out-of-hours care report poorer ratings of care when compared with not-for-profit or NHS providers, a new study has shown. In the first study
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Exercise through gaming or ‘exergaming’ could be a viable alternative to help people with Multiple Sclerosis live happier and more active lives, researchers at Teesside University have found. The new
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