An Analysis of the Street-Children Phenomenon in the City of Isfahan by Seyed Alireza Afshani, Abbas Askari-Nodoushan, Mohammad Heydari, Mohammad Noorian Najafabadi

“…Thus various scientific researchers should work for deeper understanding of factors associated with the formation and characteristics of street children to better social policy.     Materials and Methods   The present paper aims to examine the overall situation of street children concerning their life style, activities, experiences, family background, educational achievement and other behavioral characteristics. …”
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Heart of America Annual Survey: A Call for Unity and the Power of Racial Healing by Gail Christopher, Susan Eaton

“…We are also pleased to announce the following five new briefs, background papers related to racial and health equity: 21st Century Narrative Change with Focus on Social Media, written by Amy Sprecher and Aaliytha Stevens, Cofounders: Building CommUnity LLC (Supplementary Data S1) Facilitating Social Transformation Through Self and Collective Healing: A Collection of Insights, Resources, and Practices, written by Colette Rausch, Director, Neuroscience and Peacebuilding, Think Peace; and Laura Webber, Convener, Think Peace Learning and Support Hub (Supplementary Data S2) Toward Transformative Reparations, written by Rob Corcoran, Program Design & Training Consultant, Initiatives of Change International; and Mike Wenger, Senior Fellow, American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) (Supplementary Data S3) Segregation Yesterday and Today: Exploring Possibilities for Systemic Change, written by Susan Eaton, Professor of Practice and Director, The Sillerman Center, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University (Supplementary Data S4) The Economic Well-being of Black Americans and the Implications for Health Equity written by Darrell J. …”
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New and emerging technology for adult social care – the example of home sensors with artificial intelligence (AI) technology by Glasby Jon, Litchfield Ian, Parkinson Sarah, Hocking Lucy, Tanner Denise, Roe Bridget, Bousfield Jennifer

“…We have also developed a toolkit for others implementing new technology into adult social care based on our findings (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/documents/college-social-sciences/social-policy/brace/ai-and-social-care-booklet-final-digital-accessible.pdf). …”
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An out-of-court community-based programme to improve the health and well-being of young adult offenders: the Gateway RCT by Alison Booth, Sara Morgan, Inna Walker, Alex Mitchell, Megan Barlow-Pay, Caroline Chapman, Ann Cochrane, Emma Filby, Jenny Fleming, Catherine Hewitt, James Raftery, David Torgerson, Lana Weir, Julie Parkes

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Reducing health inequalities through general practice: a realist review and action framework by Anna Gkiouleka, Geoff Wong, Sarah Sowden, Isla Kuhn, Annie Moseley, Sukaina Manji, Rebecca R Harmston, Rikke Siersbaek, Clare Bambra, John A Ford

“…It is recommended that reducing health inequalities remains high in the policy-makers agenda and solutions are planned based on a long-term perspective and the integration of different policy domains, including social policy. This among others requires involving front-line workers in general practice and disadvantaged groups in the development of a health-inequality-related strategy. …”
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Types and aspects of support that young carers need and value, and barriers and enablers to access: the REBIAS-YC qualitative study by Nicola Brimblecombe, Madeleine Stevens, Sara Gowen, Jo Moriarty, Robin Skyer, Annette Bauer, Camille Bou

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Women’s Health Hubs: a rapid mixed-methods evaluation by Kelly Daniel, Jennifer Bousfield, Lucy Hocking, Louise Jackson, Beck Taylor

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Factors influencing effective data sharing between health care and social care regarding the care of older people: a qualitative evidence synthesis by Siân de Bell, Zhivko Zhelev, Alison Bethel, Jo Thompson Coon, Rob Anderson

“…We searched MEDLINE, Social Policy and Practice, EMBASE, HMIC (Ovid), ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global (ProQuest), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Web of Science (Clarivate) and Google Scholar for qualitative and mixed-methods studies, in March 2023. …”
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Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: Creating Public Sentiment

“…Berkeley Professor Ian Haney Lopez's 2015 groundbreaking book Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class uncovered the solid connection between anti-government sentiment and America's racialized politics, both past and present.4 The book provides a platform for a deeper consideration of how economic, legal, and social policy debates can mask deep-seated, but easily manipulated racial biases. …”
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Human immunodeficiency virus prevention and testing strategies among men who have sex with men in the UK: the PANTHEON research programme including the SELPHI RCT by Janey Sewell, T Charles Witzel, David Dunn, Fiona Lampe, Fiona Burns, Peter Weatherburn, Sheena McCormack, Leanne McCabe, Alec Miners, Valentina Cambiano, Roger Pebody, Roy Trevelion, Nadia Hanum, Andrew Phillips, Alison Rodger

“…Data sources Databases included MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, Social Policy and Practice, PsycInfo, Health Management Information Consortium, EBSCO CINAHL Plus, Cochrane Library and Web of Science. …”
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