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The Benefits of Using Intergenerational Programmes in Care Settings

6 minute read

Feb 2023

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing are the UK's first tenant and employee co-owned housing society. They discuss working in partnership with Rochdale Sixth Form to deliver an intergenerational programme to both improve tenants technological skills and help students understand the positive impact they have on the older generation.

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Addressing the Impact of Social Media on Young People’s Mental Health

14 minute watch

Feb 2023

1 in 6 young people aged 5-16 probably has a mental health disorder. Jessica Asato, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Barnardos discusses the positive and negative impacts of social media on children’s mental health, highlighting the challenges they face online.

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Creating Inclusive Services to Support Victims and Survivors of Domestic Abuse

22 minute watch

Feb 2023

1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 to 7 men in the UK will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Michaela Richards, Head of Safer Communities at East Sussex County Council discusses the need for organisations to work in co-production to deliver intersectional support services for survivors and victims of domestic abuse.

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Strategies for Tackling the Gender Health Gap

22 minute watch

Jan 2023

In July 2022, the Government published the first Women’s Health Strategy to address the challenges women face in accessing healthcare. Miss Karen Joash, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Head of the School for Obstetrics and Gynaecology for London, Health Education England discusses the strategy and specific conditions to identify gender health gap priority areas of focus in UK healthcare.

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Managing Risks in Incidents of Stalking through a Multi-Agency Approach

22 minute watch

Jan 2023

1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 men will experience stalking in their lifetime. Cheshire Constabulary’s Harm Reduction Unit is an integrated multiagency unit which safeguards victims of stalking and harassment. Daniel Price-Jones, Forensic Psychologist for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust discusses his role within the Harm Reduction unit and the need for multiagency work with perpetrators in cases to help protect and safeguard victims.

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Supporting Digital Skills and Reducing Social Isolation Amongst Older People

4 minute read

Jan 2023

Around 3.3 million people reported feeling chronically lonely in 2022, according to research from the campaign to end loneliness. Laura Joplin, Head of Impact at Reengage, discusses the challenges digital exclusion poses for adult loneliness and the measures Re-engage have deployed to reduce isolation.

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Understanding the Impact of the Pandemic on Health Inequalities

27 minute watch

Jan 2023

Those living in the most deprived areas of England spend a third of their lives in poor health. In this video, Dr Tammy Boyce, Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Health Equity shares insights from the Marmot Report, highlighting the longer term impacts of the pandemic on health inequalities in England.

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Interviews

In conversation: Tackling Alcohol Addiction and Discovering the Impacts of Alcohol-Related Brain Damage (ARBD)

10 minute read

Jun 2022

In 2020, alcohol-specific deaths in the UK increased by 19.6% compared to the previous year. We heard from Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist Dr Julia Lewis about how authorities can work better to support those who misuse substances.

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Analysis of all-cause Mortality in the Substance Misuse Treatment Population Deaths January 2012 to August 2020

7 minute read

Mar 2022

In this article, Martin Smith, Recovery Lead for Substance Misuse Services at Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, shares his analysis of mortality rates in the substance misuse treatment population between January 2012 and August 2020.

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Sexual Health: Inclusive Sex and Relationships Education for LBGT+ and LGBT+ SEND Young People

20 minute watch

Mar 2022

Historically, there has been a lack of inclusive sex education in schools. Many LGBTQ+ and SEND students have reported feeling left out. We heard from Nick Dunne, Head of Education at the sexual health charity Brook. He outlined the detrimental impact of a lack of inclusion and why accessible education is so important.

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Sexual Health: Improving Access to LARC and Developing Women’s Reproductive Health Hubs

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Mar 2022

Liverpool City Council have developed a 3-year vision to address sexual health problems within the city. We heard from James Woolgar, Advanced Public Health Practitioner and Sexual Health Lead at Liverpool City Council on the logistics of the approach, the push for better contraception rates and the benefits of a reproductive health hub approach.

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Sexual Health: Addressing and Finding Solutions to Sexual Health Inequalities

21 minute watch

Mar 2022

The 2020 State of the Nation Report on Sexual Health highlighted that some groups are disproportionately susceptible to contracting STIs. We heard from Dr Michael Brady Medical Director at the Terrence Higgins Trust and Sexual Health and HIV Consultant at King’s College Hospital. He discussed the scope of these inequalities and the impact on individuals and wider society.

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