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Who does what in social services

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This resource will provide you with links to organisations who provide evidence on specific topics and of certain types. It's a 'way-in' to search for evidence of interest to you.

To start, choose whether you want to look for evidence based on…

I'm looking for evidence about…

• Adults/Older People
• BME
• Carers
• Children and Young People
• Communities
• Creative Arts
• Criminal Justice
• Dementia
• Disability
• Early Years
• Equality and Diversity
• Families and Parenting
• Gender
• Housing and Homelessness
• LGBT
• Mental Health
• Migration
• Other
• Poverty and Economic Wellbeing
• Poverty/Finance
• Research Methods
• Residential Care
• Substance Misuse

I'm looking for evidence of the type…

• E-Learning
• Evidence Based Practice
• Expert Help and Support
• Innovation and Improvement
• Innovation and Improvement Tools

Sector organisations

• Alliance for Useful Evidence
  The Alliance for Useful Evidence champions the use of evidence in social policy and practice.
• Alzheimer's Scotland
  Alzheimer Scotland is the leading dementia organisation in Scotland.
• Barnardo's
  Our children's services help children in poverty, support young carers and help families looking to foster or adopt a child.
• Care Inspectorate
  The Care Inspectorate regulates and inspects care services in Scotland to make sure that they meet the right standards.
• Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children (CELCIS)
  We are committed to making positive and lasting improvements in the wellbeing of Scotland's children living in and on the edges of care.
• Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (University of Edinburgh)
  We produce, support, stimulate and share, high quality social research on families and relationships across the lifecourse.
• Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice (CYCJ)
  The Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice (CYCJ) supports improvement in youth justice, contributing to better lives for individuals and communities.
• Children in Scotland
  By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland.
• Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS)
  CCPS's mission is to identify, represent, promote and safeguard the interests of third sector and not-for-profit social care and support providers in Scotland, so that they can maximise the impact they have on meeting social need.
• Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC)
  DSDC is an international centre of knowledge and expertise dedicated to improving the lives of people with dementia.
• Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS)
  ESS works with third sector organisations and funders so that they can measure and report on their impact.
• Health Scotland
  Working for a fairer healthier Scotland.
• Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS)
  Produces a range of resources from evidence based reports to best practice and improvement guides.
• Healthcare Improvement Scotland iHub
  Working with health and social care providers to design and deliver better services for people in Scotland.
• Improvement Service
  The national improvement service for local government in Scotland.
• Iriss
  Iriss is a charitable company that promotes positive outcomes for the people who use Scotland's social services.
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation
  The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an independent organisation working to inspire social change through research, policy and practice.
• Local Area Research and Intelligence Association (LARIA)
  LARIA is about supporting local researchers in the public sector. Established in 1974, its formal remit is to promote the role and practice of research within the field of local government and provide a supportive network for those conducting or commissioning research.
• National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
  The NSPCC is the UK's leading children's charity, preventing abuse and helping those affected to recover.
• NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
  NHS Scotland's education and training body, ensuring that patients and their families get the best healthcare possible from well trained and educated staff.
• Scottish Care
  Representing the largest group of independent sector health & social care providers across Scotland.
• Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research
  Works with government and communities, academics and individuals to develop and produce research that critically informs policy and practice in Scotland and internationally, and that advances our understanding of the meaning and practice of justice.
• Scottish Commission for Learning Disability (SCLD)
  SCLD is the intermediary organisation for the learning disability sector in Scotland and the lead strategic partner to the Scottish Government in the delivery of learning disability strategy and policy.
• Scottish Drugs Forum
  A national resource of expertise on drug issues.
• Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
  The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is the regulator for the social service workforce in Scotland.
• Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
  Accredited training, consultancy, research and resources for the social care and health sectors from independent charity and improvement agency.
• Social Work Scotland
  A leadership organisation for the social work profession.
• The Alliance
  The ALLIANCE is the national third sector intermediary for a range of health and social care organisations.
• What Works Scotland
  Supporting effective public services in Scotland.