Results List
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The Incredible Years Ireland Study
Source: National University of Ireland Maynooth
Early childhood behavioural difficulties are increasingly prevalent and raise the risk of poorer outcomes later in life. Teachers and parents are ideally suited to address these issues but they often feel ill-equipped to do so without some guidance. Participants in the Incredible Years programme reported…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Programme to Support Palliative and Hospice Care in the Republic of Ireland: Final Report
Source: Trinity College Dublin
Investment in end-of-life care has made Ireland a world leader in advancing palliative and hospice care but regional inequities persist, according to an evaluation by Professor Mary McCarron and colleagues at Trinity College Dublin. The evaluation examined The Atlantic Philanthropies’ End of Life programme –…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Caroline’s Story: How Early Literacy Programme Helped Her Children
“The first time I went to Storysacks®, me and the other parents were read to with squeaky voices and loud noises – the way we were supposed to be reading to our kids! When we were read to like that, we understood.” — Caroline Walker,…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Transforming Palliative Care in Ireland
In February 2012, the staff and patients at St Patrick’s Hospital Marymount Hospice in Cork moved from an old Victorian red brick building where the hospice had operated for 141 years to a new, best-in-class hospital that is the most advanced palliative care facility in…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Elev8 Youth Speak for Themselves on Capitol Hill
Source: Public Interest Projects
On April 22, 2012, students from 20 Elev8 middle schools across the country filed into legislative office buildings surrounding the nation’s capitol, nervous but prepared to speak out on issues they had selected themselves, including school safety and funding for after school programs. The visit…
Resource type: Video
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Ai-jen Poo Named One of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World
Source: TIME
Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), a nationwide organization dedicated to the rights of nannies, housekeepers and care workers, was included on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. NDWA is the lead organization of Atlantic’s Caring Across Generations campaign which is working to…
Resource type: Video
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First, Treat the System: Atlantic’s Effort to Promote Health and Equity in Viet Nam
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
How did Atlantic work to improve public health and primary health care in Viet Nam – and what lessons did it learn along the way? Watch this short video in which author Tony Proscio and Atlantic Country Director, Viet Nam Dr. Le Nhan Phuong summarise Atlantic’s grantmaking approach,…
Resource type: Video
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Executive Summary of Findings from the Media Initiative for Children
Source: Early Years
Young children who participated in a media programme to increase their awareness of diversity showed clear changes in their socio-emotional development, cultural awareness and inclusive behaviour, according to an evaluation by the Centre for Effective Education at Queen’s University Belfast. The randomised controlled trial examined…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Terranisha’s Story: Kids, Advocacy and Elev8
“Everyone on the bus was laughing and celebrating – we had done a great job. And then the gunshots came out of nowhere. I was scared. I just dropped to the floor and stayed there until the bus started moving.” Terranisha Douglas addresses state legislators…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Developing One of the Major Bioscience Research Centres in the World
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer // The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center has ranked among the U.S.’s top 10 hospitals (according to U.S. News & World Report, 2012-13) for more than 10 years. Adding to its worldwide reputation in cardiovascular…
Resource type: Grantee Story