Voices Programme - Policy Briefs
Beneath the Surface: Women telling their stories about debt & credit
In June 2010 Your Money Garden (YMG) commissioned Trademark to conduct qualitative research exploring how women on low incomes manage during the economic down turn. This policy brief is a summary of that research.
Justice for Magdalenes: Towards Restorative Justice
This policy brief gives an overview of research being carried out in order to build a database of Magdalenes institutions in Northern Ireland, looking at both Catholic and Protestant run institutions.
The experience of those Working Behind Bars in Northern Ireland
This small scale qualitative study was carried out in association with CFNI. Through this study the experience and voices of Prison Officers in Northern Ireland are being heard.
Ethnic Profiling: A Policy Perspective
This policy paper is a brief description and analysis of ethnic profiling based on a research project commissioned by Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) and published in 2011 titled ‘Singled Out’.
Kinship Care Northern Ireland: Is all Fair for Kinship Care?
This briefing sets out what Kinship Care are seeking to achieve, sumarises findings from research on family and friends care and the steps needed to strengthen the support of kinship care in Northern Ireland.
Hidden Voices in West Belfast: Talking about the Taboo of Suicide
This is a qualitative study attempting to expose the thoughts and beliefs of residents in West Belfast about the causes of suicide and the actions that could be taken to alleviate the problem.
Mt Vernon resident’s Concierge Campaign
This policy brief gives an overview of the Mt Vernon residents concierge campaign and makes recommendations for effective policy change.
The Development of a Young Peoples Charter on Housing in Northern Ireland
The Council for the Homelessness NI (CHNI) in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) set out to develop a ‘Young Peoples Charter on Housing in Northern Ireland’, this policy brief sumarises the findings of this research.
