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‘I’m no criminal’ – prostitution and criminal records
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Last week nia, a women’s support organisation, published I’m no criminal, which makes a powerful case that the continued existence and disclosure of prostitution-related criminal records is ‘discriminatory, arbitrary, irrational and...
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The Synergi Collaborative Centre It felt like quite a moment last week to be announcing the establishment of the Synergi Collaborative Centre and our partnership with Queen Mary, University of London, University of Manchester and Words of...
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Relationships – Bread and Butter for Place Based Change
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On the 4th of April, Arts at the Old Fire Station, Camerados and Mayday Trust, supported by Lankelly Chase, organised the Bread and Butter workshop at Marmalade, which combined provocations, activities and bread-making. Burcu Borysik, Head of...
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Turning ‘Hope into Action’
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When we first met Hope into Action in 2015, its founder Ed Walker told us he wanted radically to change three systems. First, the homelessness and housing system: he wanted to increase the stock of housing available for people facing...
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Overcoming data-sharing fears can mean better outcomes for people
Read moreThere are so many reasons why organisations are reluctant to share vulnerable individuals’ data. Often, their reluctance has good intentions at its roots. People may be worried that they will breach data protection laws. Sometimes, it’s to do...
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New NCB report on children missing education
Read moreThis week, the National Children’s Bureau has released new research which aims to shine a light on the experiences of children missing education, and calls for urgent action to better identify and support young people who are not accessing...
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MAC-UK and Centre for Mental Health’s latest research
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Why is it that the most disadvantaged young people in our society are least able to access support when they need it and on their terms? This is the question MAC-UK have been seeking to answer over the last decade, working with young people to...
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Severe and Multiple Disadvantage for Women and Girls – what difference does gender make?
Read moreThe term ‘disadvantage’ is widely used and we all know what it means. Or do we? What sorts of things get defined as disadvantages in the first place? And given that disadvantages rarely feature singly in peoples’ lives, what are the...
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Refreshing Perspectives: new Revolving Doors Agency report on peer research
Read moreRevolving Doors Agency has published Refreshing Perspectives: Exploring the application of peer research with populations facing severe and multiple disadvantage. It examines if and how the idea of service user involvement has made inroads into...
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What is needed to support place-based system change for people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage?
Read moreLast year Collaborate worked with Lankelly Chase, Coventry City Council and a wide range of partners in the city to explore how the ‘system’ of public services, third sector organisations and the community could be made more coherent and...