Over the last 5 years Doncaster Council's drug and alcohol recovery provider have run two mentor courses a year. Mentors are usually people in recovery that have received the service themselves. The 12 week course gives people the skills and…
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Lambeth is developing its strategy to reduce serious youth violence, following a public health approach. The strategy will…
Lewisham’s Young People’s Health & Wellbeing Service is available to anyone age 10-19 (or 25 with evidenced additional needs) who lives, attends school or is registered with a GP in Lewisham. The service is delivered by Compass in partnership…
Hammersmith + Fulham Council are introducing:
1. A free, universal breakfast club offer at all primary schools in the borough. This involves making a grant to schools who already deliver a programme so that this can be made available…
West Midlands Violence Prevention Alliance, through the PCC, have funded two ACEs Co-ordinator roles within Barnardo's to look at galvanising a response across Sandwell and Dudley that ensures the learning from the ACE’s studies and wider…
This app based intervention is being used in a number of places.
The company has done process evaluations but there is no long term follow-up study and no independent evaluation.
Does this result in lasting behaviour change? Some…
The Mayor's £45m…
Hertfordshire behavioural science support unit is designed to help local…
Evaluation of the service's impact on improving outcomes and healthy behaviours…
The London Healthy Workplace Award (Charter), backed by the Mayor of London, provides clear and easy steps for employers to make their workplaces healthier and happier. It aligns with a soon to be launched Mayor's Good Work Standard.
-The…
Active Gloucestershire (AG), on behalf of the Gloucestershire Moves steering group, seeks expressions of interest (EOI) for the evaluation of the county’s flagship physical activity programme, Gloucestershire Moves.…
The Growth Corridor initiative is developing an inclusive growth corridor between North Solihull and East Birmingham to address poor life expectancy by connecting communities to growth opportunities.
Report in 2016, by Peter Brett,…
Kent County Council are developing a whole systems approach to ACE , trauma and resilience . This programme of work is in development in Kent , bringing multi sector partners together to co produce a set of shared aspirations for preventing the…
PHE is announcing a call for bids for a share of a £6 million capital fund for local authorities, which can be used to improve services and facilities for people with alcohol problems. PHE is encouraging local authorities to submit an application…
A £4.5 million innovation fund, from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), managed by PHE, has been awarded to 9 projects across the country.
The winning projects have been selected…
We have a natural experiment in traffic reduction with closure of a bridge and its impact upon Garden Village in Gosforth. Residents consider their health has been improved.
Can we measure this? Could we get a bid into NIHR's current call…
We are planning a pilot smoking cessation service to be delivered in selected pharmacies and general practice which will include the provision of e-cigarettes. Our main target group is routine and manual workers. This will be funded by Trafford…
The Connect5 programme aims to improve population mental wellbeing by demystifying mental health and building on the assets and strengths of a wider workforce. Connect5 seeks to do this by building the capacity and capability of the public facing…
Music Therapy Group and Individual work for women in Prison who have disorders associated with attachment and trauma.
The aims are towards the improvement/development of overall wellbeing, self awareness, social awareness, relating and…
