Reports and publications

Putting Health into Place

28 September 2018 | Authors: Amanda Hill-Dixon,

This booklet introduces the forthcoming Putting Health into Place Publication which The Young Foundation is producing in partnership with NHS England and others. Inside we outline 10 key principles for creating healthy new places, by strengthening and empowering communities, and

Policy Brief: Social Innovation in Health and Social Care

6 December 2015 | Authors: Charlotte Heales, ,

This policy brief appraises the state of social innovation in Health and Social Care and looks at current and future challenges and opportunities in the policy field. This document is based on the Policy Field Report for Health and Social

One Hundred Not Out: resilience and active ageing

1 December 2011 | Authors: Yvonne Roberts,

For the first time in history in the UK the number of people over 60 outnumbers those under 16. A common reaction to this is pessimistic. This breeds social pessimism; as if we have created inexorably longer lives but are

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

Mind and Matter: The importance of psychological needs for social policy

30 November 2008 | Authors:

This work was part of the Young Foundation’s Mapping Unmet and Emerging Needs programme. The programme brought together a coalition of more than a dozen independent foundations and funding bodies to develop new insights into how social needs in Britain

Meet the parents: stories of teenage pregnancy and parenthood in Lewisham

1 March 2009 | Authors: Corinne Cordes, Vicki Sellick, Will Norman,

The Young Foundation was commissioned by the London Borough of Lewisham to look at how perceptions and expectations of young people in the borough impacted on teenage pregnancy. We carried out detailed ethnographic studies to capture the experiences of young

Life begins at 60: what kind of NHS after 2008?

28 October 2006 | Authors:

Can the NHS evolve into a national wellness service capable of maximising people’s health rather than just treating us when we get ill? That’s the question at the heart of a visionary document about the future of the NHS by

Kickstart reports – sprint three

18 February 2022 | Authors:

This report explores young people’s experiences of racism on social media, developed and devised by a group of young Kickstart peer research recruits.

Innovations in Health: Approaches from the Regional Innovation Funds

1 October 2010 | Authors: Geoff Mulgan, John Loder, Simon Tucker,

The NHS has already recognised that alternative approaches and solutions are therefore necessary – radically different and innovative ways of identifying, creating and scaling solutions, delivering services and involving patients and users are needed. This paper sets out the case

Informing Investment in Youth Work: Measuring value and strengthening the evidence base

30 June 2011 | Authors: Bethia McNeil, Neil Reeder,

We believe that managing the transition between youth and adulthood better is vitally important in improving outcomes for young people. However there is a lack of evidence about what works in this area. Further, such evidence as exists is not

Healthy New Towns: Putting Health into Place

22 October 2019 | Authors: Amanda Hill-Dixon, Laura Whittall, Radhika Bynon, ,

The Young Foundation, in partnership with NHS England, The Town & Country Planning Association, PA Consulting and The Kings Fund has launched Putting Health into Place. Through the Healthy New Towns programme we explored how the development of new places

Health and Social Care Policy Field Summary Report

6 May 2017 | Authors: Amanda Hill-Dixon, Charlotte Heales, Suzy Solley,

Social innovation in health and social care is strongly determined by social values, culture and societal expectations. Answers to questions such as, who should pay for care? and, who deserves care? differ across contexts and come together to shape health