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Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...mental health and resilience is something that our children and young people lack in Northern Ireland, and that's something that we feel that we have a good platform to support them on. Video 1 Arlene Kee Discussion It is important to recognise that while in many ways children may seem more mature than in years gone by, for both social and legal reasons the definitions of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
World Social Work Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Social Work Day

...health and social care, select from our fantastic range of free resources on the subject. You can: Try a day in the life of a social worker with our interactive. Take our quiz 'How much do you know about children in care?' Listen to our podcasts on social work practice, work and law. Take a look at our free courses on social work and care. Take it further with the OU with...
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Article 5 mins
What does the Queen's Speech tell us about the next two years?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the Queen's Speech tell us about the next two years?

...mental health provision remains. On a positive note, this could well succeed with bipartisan cross-party support. Brexit means… What has not gone away of course is the all-encompassing issue of Brexit, which is the dominant theme of this Queen’s speech. Leaving the EU would have dominated the political landscape whatever the electoral outcome of June 8 and indeed,...
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Article 5 mins
Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research

...mental health needs) and who have less access to normal coping mechanisms both within and outside the home. (see more in OpenLearn Article: The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers) . Caring is reported in the literature as socially isolating for young carers, adult carers and older adult carers. (see more in OpenLearn Article: Supporting...
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Article 30 mins
Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too
Society, Politics & Law

Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too

...mental health issues. My research suggested that characteristics such as disability may overlap with low socio-economic status, as people can be excluded from employment opportunities and reliant on benefits. As a result, students enrol in university with a potentially toxic set of barriers to learning. Uncertain future Universities are bracing themselves while the...
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Article 10 mins
Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others
Education & Development

Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others

...mental health, confidence and world view had shifted significantly. I remember feeling that another child should not face the humiliation I had felt, which is why I wanted to share my story publicly, hoping it would empower other children and young people to challenge school hair policies. The BBC article contains a video that was shot in 2018, but not made public until...
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Article 15 mins
Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...Health Service to fruition] Bryson's words, from 1992's Welfare and the State - Who Benefits?, had the benefit of a half-century of hindsight to sum up some of the key themes of the period. There is certainly some truth in the argument that the welfare measures that were introduced in the years from 1945 to 1950 had a rather longer history. The period before the war had...
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Article 10 mins
Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public

...health is, in a sense, depending on the right information reaching the public in a timely manner. Traditionally, research findings have been disseminated via what is called the peer reviewed literatures. It is a privilege for academics, researchers and related professionals to have access to some of these resources. The importance of peer reviewed publications to the...
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Article 10 mins