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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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Eight case studies of work with children and parents in the early years

Learning from eight case studies of work with children and parents in the early years (pre-birth to eight years old).
Published 18 Dec 2012 in Reports

Self-directed support (SDS): Preparing for delivery

Insight 18

Considers what can be learned from existing research on self-directed support, related initiatives and experience elsewhere.
Published 27 Nov 2012 in Insights

Improving research use in the third sector: project report

Improving research use in the third sector

This project report details the process and findings of a project to improve research use in the third sector undertaken between July 2011 - July 2012, funded by the ESRC (RES-173-27-0231).The…
Published 19 Nov 2012 in Reports

Pre-project research use at Apex Scotland

Improving research use in the third sector

This report details the use of research across Apex Scotland and identifies ideas about where improvements can be made. This report represents a baseline picture of research use at the beginning of a…
Published 19 Nov 2012 in Reports

Lessons learnt summary - improving use of research in the third sector: a journey with Apex Scotland

Improving research use in the third sector

This summary describes the findings from a project to improve research use in Apex Scotland, and to share the learning with others. There are specific reflections likely to be of interest for other…
Published 19 Nov 2012 in Reports

Apex Scotland's response to improving research use project

Improving research use in the third sector

Response by Apex Scotland to the suggestions generated through the Improving research use in the third sector project.
Published 19 Nov 2012 in Reports

Improving use of research in the third sector: A journey with Apex Scotland

Improving research use in the third sector

Apex Scotland is a third sector organisation working throughout Scotland to improve the lives of people who have offended or are at risk of offending. It is involved in a range of interventions: from…
Published 19 Nov 2012 in Case studies

Audit and analysis of Significant Case Reviews

Written by Sharon Vincent (University of Wolverhampton) and Alison Petch (Iriss), this report presents the findings from an audit and analysis of the 56 Significant Case Reviews (SCRs) and 43 Initial…
Published 16 Oct 2012 in Reports

Culture change in the public sector

Insight 17

Examine definitions and approaches to organisational culture and how they relate to the public sector; the type of change that identifies as cultural; what the enablers are to culture change; and…
Published 8 Oct 2012 in Insights

Apex Scotland workshops

Improving research use in the third sector

Below are slides from two workshops conducted as part of a project with Apex Scotland to help improve their research use, and develop wider lessons about supporting research use for third sector…
Published 4 Oct 2012 in Reports

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