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The Evidence Library is a resource for anyone interested in the voluntary sector in Scotland. Managed by SCVO, the library signposts to research and evidence produced by, or on, the voluntary sector. For further information email: research@scvo.scot.

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Outcomes framework for Scotland's mental health improvement strategy

NHS Health Scotland
2010-09-18

The aim of this work is to develop an outcomes framework which identifies the key outcomes for mental health improvement and specifies local activities which could be undertaken to achieve them. The framework is designed to help community planning partners develop the outcomes-fo… Read more

Care Home Census 2010, Scotland

ISD Scotland
2010-11-07

The purpose of this Statistics Release is to present national figures for care homes for adults in Scotland. The information is derived from the Scottish Care Home Census which is undertaken on an annual basis. The census asks care homes throughout Scotland how many residents the… Read more

Evaluation of the Scottish Recovery Network

Griesbach, D. / Griesbach & Associates
2010-12-21

This evaluation of the Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) was commissioned by the Scottish Government and ran from October 2009 ? September 2010. The aims of the evaluation were to assess the effectiveness and impact of the SRN (at a national policy level; at a local level; and at t… Read more

Severe Child Poverty in Scotland

Save the Children
2011-02-26

Save the Children's research reveals that 90,000 children across Scotland live in severe poverty; that is 9% of all children in Scotland and over 1 in 3 of all children in poverty. This number has remained stubbornly static for the last four years. This report highlights the… Read more

The 2013 IFS Green Budget

Institute for Fiscal Studies
2014-01-20

The Nuffield Foundation funds the preparation and publication of the IFS Green Budget - a comprehensive and independent assessment of the state of the public finances, the key economic questions and various policy options in the run up to the Chancellor?s Budget. The Green Bu… Read more

The Enabling State:From Rhetoric to Reality

Carnegie UK Trust
2015-05-28

CASE STUDIES As economic, demographic and environmental challenges mount, governments are under increasing pressure to deliver high quality public services with shrinking resources. The Carnegie UK Trust is arguing that in these challenging times it is more pressing than ever… Read more

Adaptation to a changing climate: today's investments in tomorrow's climate

Compton, C. / Acclimatise
2009-12-08

The UK Government, scientists, academia, non-government organisations (NGOs), businesses and financial markets increasingly recognise the reality society faces ? that it needs to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions (mitigate) and adapt to inevitable climate change, including risi… Read more

Delivering for the environment in our communities: an audit of Single Outcome Agreements

Maiden, T. / CAG Consultants
2011-02-21

This new audit of Single Outcome Agreements captures how sustainable development and the environment are being addressed by each Community Planning Partnership, and determines emerging trends. It finds significant gaps in addressing national priorities such as climate change adap… Read more

Welfare Benefits - a necessity not a lifestyle choice

TUC
2012-07-01

This paper makes the case in defence of the benefits system and addresses the counter arguments by drawing on the latest research. Any discussion on welfare benefits cannot be separated from the current political and economic climate, with politicians, commentators and pressure g… Read more

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2009

The Scottish Government and National Statistics
2009-10-30

The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) presents a picture of multiple deprivation across Scotland by combining 38 indicators across 7 domains, namely: income, employment, health, education, skills and training, housing, geographic access and crime. This method has been… Read more

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