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Hoarding Disorder: Towards a unified approach beyond disciplines

This Insight explores how transdisciplinary collaboration across health, social work, social care, housing, environmental health, emergency services, third sector support and other related professionals can transform practice and reduce low-value interventions for people with hoarding disorder…
Published 19 Jan 2026 in Insights

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Evaluation Exchange report

Building capacity to self-evaluate

Evaluation Exchange was set up by Iriss working in partnership with Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS). We brought together a group of practitioners from social services sector with a real self-…
Published 8 Oct 2013 in Reports

Personality disorder

A talk in seven parts presented by Dr Andrea Williams, Consultant Psychiatrist Personality Disorder and Homeless Team, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Published 7 Oct 2013 in Videos

SCMA Community Childminding Service

This is Where it Starts

Case study eight. This case study has been added to the This is Where it Starts case study collection, a collection of case studies on work with children and parents in early years. This case study…
Published 2 Oct 2013 in Case studies

Enhancing outcomes for black and minority ethnic social work students in Scotland

Compiled by Peter Hillen, PhD student, University of Edinburgh. Final report of research that aimed to:
Published 24 Sep 2013 in Reports

PROP (Practitioner Research: Older People)

Final reports

Final reports of the Practitioner Research: Older People (PROP) project, a partnership between the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) and Iriss. The project was about health and…
Published 16 Sep 2013 in Reports

Journeys back into work

A series of case studies on the subject of supported employment

The inequality between disabled people's employment rates and those of the general population is stark. Despite improved legislation and various employability initiatives to tackle the disparity,…
Published 15 Aug 2013 in Case studies

Why can't I access stuff on the web?

Support for your business case

Why am I not allowed to: Watch video? Listen to audio? Add buttons to my browser? Choose the web browser I want to use? Manage my own web access?
Published 13 Aug 2013 in Reports

Understanding suicide and self-harm amongst children in care and care leavers

Insight 21

Examines the research and literature about self-harm and suicide among children in care and care leavers.
Published 16 Jul 2013 in Insights

Journeys back into work: Lyndsay Scott

Journeys back into work

Lyndsay Scott has a visual impairment which proved a barrier to finding employment. With support from RNIB she was able develop the skills necessary to work in cafe and subsequently become a manager…
Published 8 Jul 2013 in Videos

Journeys back into work: Julie Pert

Journeys back into work

Julie Pert has systematic lupus erthymatosis. After being made redundant she found it very difficult to find employment until Cornerstone helped her secure a job as a catering assistant in a care…
Published 8 Jul 2013 in Videos

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