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Overlooked and under-served? Promoting service use and engagement among ‘hard-to-reach’ populations
- Author:
- CORTIS Natasha
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 21(4), October 2012, pp.351-360.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Social service providers strive to meet the needs of those most marginalised from society and from service systems. Yet many people who might benefit from available help consistently miss out. This article is concerned with strategies for targeting services to people who are eligible for assistance, but who do not usually take up the help available or are difficult for service providers to identify and engage. This qualitative study was conducted as a component of an evaluation of a large-scale Federal Government child and family welfare initiative, the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy 2004-2009. Semi-structured interviews conducted with service managers and coordinators were used to explore which groups are ‘hard-to-reach’ and to build evidence about the challenges and ingredients for success in serving them. The findings attest to the diversity and context specificity of those who are deemed to be ‘hard-to-reach’. The article highlights ways to improve reach and engagement in a managerialist context by refining organisational action in 4 strategic domains: overcoming access barriers; building client relationships; utilising networks and partnerships; and ensuring staff capacity and sustainability.
Research watch: exclusion and health inequality in England and what can be done to reverse it – discussing the Marmot review 10 years on
- Author:
- HOLTTUM Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 25(1), 2021, pp.7-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: This paper aims to summarise key messages from a major evidence review of health inequality in England since 2010 – “the Marmot Review 10 Years on”. Design/methodology/approach: Alongside “the Marmot Review 10 Years on”, which came out in February 2020, the author accessed the original Marmot review published in 2010, a 2020 article by Marmot, and Marmot’s online talk to the Royal Society of Physicians Edinburgh on 2nd of July 2020. The author drew out key messages from these sources. Findings: Although many local authorities have taken up the 2010 Marmot review recommendations, they have been working against budget cuts under the system known as austerity. This has reduced funding to already deprived areas and probably explains worsened health inequality in England compared to other European countries. There are examples of successful local partnerships that have improved lives, but they rely on temporary charity funding. Health services can work for change locally, but central government policies must help. This has become even more urgent since the pandemic. Originality/value: The original Marmot review and “the Marmot Review 10 Years on” are major evidence-based examinations of what causes and maintains health inequality, both physical and mental, and how this situation might be improved. It is impossible to study them and still believe that health is just about lifestyle choices. People need real options to choose from, and this is only possible if they live in places designed for human thriving from childhood to old age. As a nation, England can move towards this goal rather than further away from it. These reports show the way. (Edited publisher abstract)
Inclusion health: applying All Our Health
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance to help health professionals prevent ill health and promote wellbeing of individuals in inclusion health groups. This guide is part of ‘All Our Health’, a resource that helps health and care professionals prevent ill health and promote wellbeing as part of their everyday practice. It is designed to help front-line health and care staff use their trusted relationships with individuals, families and communities to take action on inclusion health. Poor access to health and care services is a result of multiple barriers, related both to the individual and to the services. People may: have difficulty understanding and navigating the system; have had past experiences of being turned away from services or being badly treated; not speak the language or be able to read or write; be afraid of punitive action after accessing services. The guide explores: why take action on inclusion health in your professional practice; core principles for health and care professionals; taking action; understanding local needs; and measuring impact. (Edited publisher abstract)
Count me in! Tackling poverty and social exclusion through culture heritage and the arts
- Author:
- NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WALES. Culture, Welsh Language and Communication Committee
- Publisher:
- National Assembly for Wales, Culture Welsh Language and Communications Committee
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 44
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
A report from the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee into the role of the arts and culture in tackling poverty and social exclusion in Wales. The report looks at how effective the Welsh Government has been in improving participation in and access to culture for people in poverty and the evaluation of work in this area. The Committee heard evidence suggesting that people in more deprived areas, or areas where there are high numbers of people from ethnic minority communities, see such cultural and arts organisations as distant and inaccessible. Cost of admission and availability of transport were also identified as barriers to participation. An evaluation of Fusion, a small programme which pays for a co-ordinator in nine local authorities to encourage arts, culture and community groups to collaborate on different projects was found to have a positive impact. The Committee recommends that Fusion is rolled out across Wales with more funding and also recommends any arts or cultural organisation that receives Welsh Government funding should show how it is addressing poverty as part of its strategy. (Edited publisher abstract)
'Travelling to a better future': Gypsy and Traveller framework for action and delivery plan
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 83
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This is the first strategic national Gypsy and Traveller policy document to be produced in the UK. It has been developed in recognition of the need to address the inequalities experienced by the Gypsy and Traveller community, and to set the future direction of policy in this area by the Welsh Government and its partners. The Framework for Action focuses on several key policy areas which affect the way Gypsies and Travellers access services including accommodation, health, education, participation and planning, and other barriers facing the Gypsy and Traveller community. It considers ways of consulting with Gypsies and Travellers, and provides a summary of 17 objectives relating to the policies discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
The dispersal and social exclusion of asylum seekers: between liminality and belonging
- Author:
- HYNES Patricia
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 240p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This book investigates the policy of dispersing asylum seekers across the UK and provides an overview of historic and contemporary dispersal systems. It aims to understand how asylum seekers experience the dispersal system and the impact this has on their lives. The author challenges assumptions that asylum seekers should be socially excluded until receipt of refugee status and illustrates how they create their own sense of 'belonging' in the absence of official recognition. Chapters cover: social exclusion and refugees; key terms and concepts; dispersal; the evolution and geography of dispersal; the process and experience of dispersal; access to services; social networks and belonging. Relevant for academics, students, policy-makers and practitioners.
Financial inclusion and ethnicity
- Author:
- KHAN Oman
- Journal article citation:
- Runnymede Bulletin, 355, September 2008, pp.8-10.
- Publisher:
- Runnymede Trust
This article shares the findings of a recent Runnymede research into financial inclusion. This article explains the meaning of financial inclusion, discusses government financial inclusion policy, and then summarises some of the reports findings.
Hard travelling
- Author:
- HENRIQUES Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Community Practitioner, 74(9), September 2001, pp.330-332.
- Publisher:
- Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association
New age travellers are often country people who cannot afford a home or professionals looking for a 'low impact' lifestyle. Fewer legal sites are now available but their lives offer lessons for us all. Looks at the lifestyle of travellers.
Planet without a visa
- Author:
- DOWNEY Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.6.98, 1998, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Continuing a series on anti-racist practice in Europe, the author visits projects in France which are working with the san papiers - immigrants without documents who legally do not exist and have little access to mainstream services.
Single homelessness as social exclusion: the unique and the extreme
- Author:
- PLEACE Nicholas
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 32(1), March 1998, pp.46-59.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Recent research into single homelessness and rough sleeping has begun to consider the issue using the concepts and the language of social exclusion. This article considers the new literature and what it may mean in terms of changing our understanding of single homelessness and rough sleeping. Concludes with the argument that single homelessness and rough sleeping are a form of social exclusion, characterised chiefly by the inability of a section of the socially excluded population to get access to welfare services and social housing, and that "homelessness" does not actually exist as a discrete social problem with unique characteristics and causes.