ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood, causing serious impairment for around 5% of young people, with long-term impacts on physical and mental health. There are evidence-based treatments for paediatric ADHD, but families often find it …

Somalis are one of the largest ethnic minority groups in Bristol, comprising of some 10-15,000 people (BCC 2014). The youth are the first generation to have come of age in the city and are facing particularly challenging circumstances including poor …

Citizens Advice have had considerable experience in providing advice services in GP surgeries. Such services have proven to increase the accessibility of advice. Not only do they provide the possibility for health workers to refer patients experience a complexity of …

Postmenopausal women make up 90% of cases of takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM), a temporary weakening of the left ventricle that causes an acute reversible heart failure. First described in 1990, this condition was named after a traditional Japanese fishing pot with …

On July 19^th 2018 a community walkabout and photovoice event was held on the topic ‘Young Somali children growing up happy, healthy and safe: what gets ‘in the way’ and what helps’. There was a great response from the …

At their best, social workers support children and their families to overcome the biggest challenges in their lives, but in order to do this, social workers need to be effectively supported by their organisation, for example through supervision. Our understanding …

This project was commissioned by Brigstow during the Covid-19 pandemic. It was designed in a time when distance and proximity had become part of daily life. It began from two fundamental research questions:

• How is closeness and distance being renegotiated

It is well established that many members of Bristol’s Somali population are subject to a combination of stresses which make their lives particularly difficult. Communication between children, parents and grandparents about difficult emotional issues attending their adjustment to life in …

Migration to an urban, western environment may be really challenging for families, especially coming from a culture where ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ (Allport et al 2019). Members of this project team have previously conducted work to …