Youcan Recycling
Youcan is a recycling initiative in Tayside creating employment for workers with additional needs as well as a great reinvestment in their local economy.
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Interview with Well Doncaster
The Well Doncaster team share their exciting approach to wellbeing and what taking a 'holistic' view to health looks like on the ground.
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Lambeth Portuguese Wellbeing Partnership
South London GP Dr Vikesh Sharma reflects on bringing together local people, community organisations and health care staff to tackle health inequalities.
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The Preston Model – local wealth building
In Preston an innovative collaboration between public bodies, local business, and citizens has helped the city recover from economic recession.
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My Best Mistake, by Kerry Bertram
We want to break the taboo around failure! Read Kerry's reflections on a mistake that led her to learn a new craft - the craft of community.
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What You Saying? Spoken Word and Homelessness
What You Saying? is a Spoken Word night and community providing hands-on work experience in events management for young people experiencing homelessness.
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The Remakery
We headed down to the Remakery to take part in an open workshop and find out about upcycling, community crafts and skills sharing.
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Your language is revealing
If we are genuine about wanting to coproduce and work with people and patients at the centre of our thinking, then we must show this by choosing our words carefully.
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Centrepoint Sport, using sport to heal and connect
Read all about the great work they are doing to bring young people experiencing homelessness together through the beautiful game.
Case Study, Children and Young People, Community Engagement, Homelessness, Loneliness, Mental Health
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Report review: Community in the making
We go back to the Bromley by Bow Centre to learn more about how they made sure local people were at the heart of their evaluation
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Selective Mutism and the power of peer support
We meet Jane Salazar, a pioneer who overcame the numerous challenges of developing a peer support group for people who could not talk.
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Human Hospitals Project – Camerados
Camerados are changing our hospital experience by using warm and welcoming teepees to give patients, visitors, and staff a chance to connect to each other.
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