Reports and research

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

Social frontiers: the next edge of social innovation research (call for proposals)

5 January 2013 | Authors:

Research papers for a major new international social research conference. This is a call for abstracts for research papers that go beyond the current state of knowledge on social innovation, identify and address gaps in knowledge and generate hypotheses that

Rowing against the tide: Making the case for community resilience

1 December 2012 | Authors: Lucia Caistor-Arendar, Nina Mguni,

Community resilience is a term that is increasingly used in the policy sphere and yet there is a lack of understanding about what it really means in practice. With the long shadow of the recession still over us, and with

Zoe and Hasan: The potential and impact of Health and Wellbeing Boards

30 November 2012 | Authors:

The story of Zoe and Hasan aims to highlight the potential of Health and Wellbeing boards. Showing some of the many different factors which influence our health and wellbeing, it also talks of the different external interventions and personal resilience

Improving pathways to employment in Loughborough Junction

5 October 2012 | Authors: Lucia Caistor-Arendar, Mandeep Hothi, Tricia Hackett,

This report is a summary of interviews, focus groups, and surveys of stakeholders and residents of Loughborough Junction carried out by the Young Foundation between March and October 2012 with funding from JPMorgan. Our research aimed to understand and map

Move It: increasing young people’s participation in sport

1 October 2012 | Authors: Will Norman,

Levels of physical activity in the UK are in decline and sedentary lifestyles are increasingly becoming the norm. We face an epidemic of inactivity that is costing a fortune and threatens the health and wellbeing of millions. Inactivity constitutes a

Adapting to change: the role of community resilience

1 October 2012 | Authors: Will Norman,

Adapting to Change asks what it is that makes communities not just bounce back from adversity but thrive when faced with long-term challenges. This report, commissioned by the Barrow Cadbury Trust, seeks to build on this work, deepen our understanding

Reducing crime: the case for preventative investment

30 September 2012 | Authors: Mhairi Aylott, Neil Reeder,

Ignoring the need for prevention can store up big problems for the future, whether the issue is health or criminal justice, homelessness or poor performance at school. But faced with austerity, the risk is that local services concentrate on making

Being Seen, Being Heard: promoting emotional wellbeing for children and young people

30 September 2012 | Authors: Bethia McNeil, Mhairi Aylott, Nina Mguni,

This document sets out research and recommendations for a school-based approach to promote emotional wellbeing amongst children and young people in Buckinghamshire. It focuses on supporting schools and local agencies to promote mental health interventions to boost mental wellbeing of

The wellbeing and resilience paradox

1 September 2012 | Authors: Nicola Bacon, Nina Mguni,

Wellbeing and resilience are linked: over time the quality of anyone’s life will depend on a certain amount of mental toughness. But are wellbeing and resilience two sides of the same coin or is it possible to be resilient but