Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report warns thousands of vulnerable children at risk of criminal exploitation and urges Government to roll out Young Futures in disadvantaged areas

A new report published on Friday November 29th by Child of the North and Anne Longfield’s Centre for Young Lives think tank puts forward an evidence-based plan to provide targeted action to divert vulnerable young people away from criminal exploitation and harm by focusing on keeping children in school, rolling out mental health hubs in […]

New Podcast: What is knowledge mobilisation? Sense making and creating stories with KM

New Podcast: What is knowledge mobilisation? Sense making and creating stories with KM Our implementation specialist Kristian Hudson had the pleasure of speaking to Joe Langley and Helen Baxter who both held and completed Knowledge Mobilisation Fellowships with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) in the UK. He wanted to answer the […]

West Yorkshire Scientific Advisory Group (WYSAG) launches new video “WYSAG Talks: An evidence-based approach to addressing the school absence crisis by Mark Mon-Williams”

The West Yorkshire Scientific Advisory Group (WYSAG) has released new video in it’s “WYSAG Talks” series which provide the chance to find out more from WYSAG experts about the big challenges facing us, what the science tells us and what we can do to together to build a healthier future in West Yorkshire.  In this […]

Building research capacity in social care

A new project is underway to develop shared working between academic and local authority teams in West Yorkshire.  Led by Professor Anne Forster, member of the ARC Yorkshire and Humber Older People with Frailty theme, it will contribute to the development of research methods that support current and future evaluation of social care initiatives and […]

Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives calls for new era of school inclusion and belonging as attendance crisis report warns children in the North of England and children with SEN are more likely to be persistently missing school  

A new report published today by Child of the North and Anne Longfield’s Centre for Young Lives think tank puts forward new recommendations to tackle the school absence crisis. The report, co-authored by NIHR ARC Yorkshire & Humber researchers, highlights how vulnerable children and children from disadvantaged areas of the UK (such as the North […]

Research for Real Life Podcast- Youth Mental Health

Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR) launched its first podcast on Mental Health Awareness Day, as part of Age of Wonder’s Adolescent Mental Health Collaboratory Project, supported by NIHR ARC Yorkshire & Humber (YH ARC). This podcast is part of a series and features research expert Ruth Wadman, from YH ARC’s Mental Health theme, and […]

BaBi Network Unveils New Logo for Regional Collaboration in Humber and North Yorkshire

The Born and Bred In (BaBi) Network has announced an innovative regional collaboration between BaBi sites in Humber and North Yorkshire, the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS), and the BaBi Network. To mark this significant development, a new logo has been unveiled, featuring key landmarks from its BaBi sites, to create ‘BaBi […]

NIHR awards £7.8m to drive knowledge mobilisation across Applied Research Collaborations

The NIHR has awarded £7.8m to its Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) to build knowledge mobilisation capacity and capability within the health and social care system. As part of this national initiative, ARC Yorkshire and Humber has received a portion of this funding to support local knowledge mobilisation efforts. This initiative aims to reduce the time […]