Results List
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In Plain Sight: Responding to the Ferns, Ryan, Murphy and Cloyne Reports
Source: Amnesty International Ireland
The abuse of tens of thousands of children is called “perhaps the greatest human rights failure in the history of the State” in this report by Amnesty International Ireland (AI). The absence of accountability in key institutions, the need for recognition of children’s human rights…
Resource type: Research Report
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Grow Young
Source: Shine and The Source Group
Raising awareness of support services, providing educational and self-help courses, and training health professionals to recognise symptoms of psychological distress in older people are among the recommendations from this report for Shine that Atlantic funded. It is the first qualitative mental health research in the…
Resource type: Research Report
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Breaking Schools’ Rules
Source: The Council of State Governments Justice Center & Public Policy Research Institute
A Statewide Study on How School Discipline Relates to Students’ Success and Juvenile Justice Involvement Sixty per cent of Texas’ students were suspended or expelled at least once between their seventh- and 12th-grade years, according to this groundbreaking statewide study that tracked the individual records…
Resource type: Research Report
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Human Rights Education in Ireland – An Overview
Source: Irish Human Rights Commission
This report by the Irish Human Rights Commission maps the current situation of human rights education in Ireland across a range of sectors; identifies where there are gaps and opportunities; and makes recommendations for the development of a National Action Plan for Human Rights Education…
Resource type: Research Report
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From the Streets to the Courts to City Hall: A Case Study of a Comprehensive Campaign to Reform Stop-and-Frisk in New York City
Source: Communities United for Police Reform
This case study explores how Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) successfully campaigned to end stop-and-frisk abuses in New York City. Stop-and-frisk is a practice of police officers stopping individuals they deem suspicious, questioning them, and frequently frisking them for weapons and other contraband. Out…
Resource type: Case Study
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Pensioners’ Parliament: Strengthening Voice in Northern Ireland
Source: Age Sector Platform
Between 2005 and 2035, the proportion of Northern Ireland’s population of citizens older than 65 is expected to double. As a result, campaigning for policies that support healthy ageing and that push government to be responsive to the needs of older people is vital. The…
Resource type: Video
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UCSF and the Impact of Elev8
Source: Alameda County Center for Healthy Schools and Communities
How do you keep kids healthy, in school and on track to success? Since 2011, the UCSF Elev8 program has partnered Nursing and Dental faculty and students with five Oakland middle schools to provide health care and promote health equity. In this video, UCSF faculty and…
Resource type: Video
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Media Training Workshops with Frank Sharry
Source: FOMACS
In a series of media spokesperson training workshops, Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, shared his distinctive style of media engagement with NGOs working for immigration reform in the Republic of Ireland. Sharry has extensive experience lobbying in the U.S. for immigration policy reform,…
Resource type: Case Study
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Media Training Workshops with Frank Sharry
Source: Counterpoints Arts
In a series of media spokesperson training workshops, Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, shared his distinctive style of media engagement with NGOs working for immigration reform in the Republic of Ireland. Sharry has extensive experience lobbying in the U.S. for immigration policy reform,…
Resource type: Video
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Out-of-School Time in Elev8 Community Schools
Source: Research for Action & McClanahan Associates, Inc.
A solid, high-quality education is a key to successful adulthood; however, young people from low-income families and communities often face a myriad of educational and academic challenges that put them at risk for ongoing disadvantage in life. The Atlantic Philanthropies and others support community schools…
Resource type: Evaluation