Reports and research

Growing Social Innovation in Northern Ireland

12 April 2013 | Authors: Catherine Russell, Declan Mackin, Karen Clarke, Will Norman,

There is a growing recognition that new and innovative approaches are required to meet the social, economic and environmental difficulties we are facing. The field of social innovation is developing rapidly. Across the world, millions of people are creating new

The Whats, The Whys and The Hows

5 April 2013 | Authors: Gemma Rocyn Jones,

An introduction to social investment for youth sector organisations. This briefing was prepared as part of the Catalyst Investment Readiness Programme, offered by the Young Foundation. Catalyst was a consortium of four organisations working with the Department for Education as

From Growing Interest to Interest Grown: Is the youth sector ready for social investment?

31 March 2013 | Authors: Gemma Rocyn Jones,

Being a young person in the UK today is tough. Unemployment, failures in the education system and high levels of young people not in education, employment or training are being compounded by cuts to youth services and funding for voluntary youth sector

Let’s talk about Stop and Search

30 March 2013 | Authors: Sophie Hostick-Boakye,

Relationships between young people and the police can be tense and are often exacerbated by difficult stop and search encounters. Stop and search procedures are one of the key touch points between police and young people and most understand the

Eyes on the Horizon, Feet on the Ground: A Journey to find Humanitarian Education Outcomes

27 March 2013 | Authors: Gill Allbutt, Mhairi Aylott, Tessa Hibbert, Tim Sanders,

This cartoon was created as part of the Catalyst Consortium’s report “Noticing the Change.” This report contains an overview of the process and learning undertaken by three youth organisations which agreed to pilot an outcomes approach in their work with

Stimulating and supporting innovation within your organisation & system – Health at The Young Foundation

20 March 2013 | Authors: John Loder, Laura Dosanjh, Sue Nunn,

The bedrock of the NHS is currently shifting. The future stage has been set by huge structural changes, a need for massive savings, the necessity of working across partnerships and sectors, all combined with a renewed drive to truly put

The NHS and Civil Society – The Young Foundation and Health

20 March 2013 | Authors: John Loder, Laura Dosanjh, Sue Nunn,

We believe that the NHS needs to access the strengths of civil society to do its job in the 21st century. To cope with the changing disease burden and growing financial pressures, the NHS needs to take advantage of the

Data and the patient – The Young Foundation and Health

20 March 2013 | Authors: John Loder, Laura Dosanjh, Sue Nunn,

We believe the major issues facing the NHS cannot be solved without changing the way the NHS uses information. The NHS need to be more proactive, integrated, and patient centred, or it will crumble under the twin pressures of an

Noticing the Change – A Framework of Outcomes for young people in practice

19 March 2013 | Authors: Bethia McNeil, Mhairi Aylott, Tessa Hibbert,

In July 2012 the Catalyst consortium published “A Framework of Outcomes for Young People” which makes the case for why social and emotional capabilities matter, and why funders, commissioners and investors should have more confidence in their value. The team

Doctor Know: A knowledge commons in health

13 March 2013 | Authors: Jeremy Wyatt, John Loder, Laura Bunt,

The Young Foundation and Nesta believe that the way knowledge is generated and applied in healthcare will change dramatically over the next decades, and has the potential to transform the way patients experience care, and how they make decisions about

Who is going to employ me? A resilience intervention for men

1 February 2013 | Authors: Lucia Caistor-Arendar, Nina Mguni,

In 2012-2013 The Young Foundation worked with Mind to develop a programme targeting the mental health of older men who are out of work. Our goal was to work with them to discover the best ways to help build their

The Social Design Methods Menu

30 January 2013 | Authors: Joe Julier, Lucy Kimbell,

This document summarises the main approaches and methods developed over several years through teaching and supporting managers and entrepreneurs. It provides an introduction and manual for those looking for a new way to tackle social and policy issues, such as caring