Reports and research
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
Transforming Health: Shifting our health systems from illness treatment and prevention to health creation
11 July 2017 | Authors: Alan Chen, Tony May,
In spite of recent overall advancements in our society’s health and wellbeing, we are experiencing a crisis of major health disparities driven by growing inequalities. Experts recognize that while the NHS has much to be celebrated, its design is not
Together We Can: Exploring asset-based approaches and complex needs service transformation
14 November 2013 | Authors: Catherine Russell, ,
Our health needs as a nation are changing. Improvements in healthcare mean we are now living longer than ever, yet these advances also bring new challenges. At the same time, we are living in a society which places greater value
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
The State of Happiness
1 February 2010 | Authors: Anna Shandro, Geoff Mulgan, Marcia Brophy, Nina Mguni,
The State of Happiness brings together four years of groundbreaking work based on in-depth pilots – from teaching resilience to children in schools to promoting neighbourliness – with three councils in very different areas of the country: Manchester, Hertfordshire and
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
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
Social Innovation in Health and Social Care: State-of-the-Art Summary
6 August 2015 | Authors: Amy Kwan, Rachel Schon, ,
The state-of-the-art report provides a policy field specific study on social innovation and the related governance system. It addresses recent challenges, corresponding practice fields of social innovation as well as illustrating social innovation projects. Thereby, the European, national and global
Social Innovation in Health and Social Care: Case Study Results
6 December 2016 | Authors: Charlotte Heales,
Health and social care is a policy field that is ripe for social innovation because of the significant problems being faced by health systems the world over and because of the significant differences between different health and social care contexts.
Social Impact Bonds in Health
1 October 2010 | Authors: John Loder,
Social Impact Bonds are a potentially very powerful instrument for creating change and improvement. This short paper describes the basic structure of social impact bonds, why they might be useful for the public sector, and some of the issues that
Sinking and Swimming: Understanding Britain’s Unmet Needs
1 December 2009 | Authors:
This is a study of who is sinking and who is swimming in Britain today. Based on new analysis of statistical data, case studies, surveys and hundreds of conversations with people across the country, the study shows where the most
Rough Nights: The Growing Dangers of Working at Night
1 March 2011 | Authors: Will Norman,
This report explores the lives of those people who work at night: the men and women who keep our hospitals open, clean our offices, allow us to cancel lost credit cards, serve us drinks in a club or drive us