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Sep-2024

Cultivating Good Relations though Social and Community Farming

Jonny Hanson and Aoibeann Walsh

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Aug-2024

Increased Complexity of Clients’ Substance Use Needs and Service Provider Responses During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Julie Harris, Ann Marie Gray and Tobias Niblock

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Jul-2024

Antenatal screening in Northern Ireland and Women’s Rights

Claire Lougarre, Suzie Heaney and Fiona Bloomer

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Jun-2024

Healthy Start scheme in Northern Ireland

Alexandra Chapman, Ciara Fitzpatrick and Siobhán Harding

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Jun-2024

The Impact of Health Transformation on Rural Communities

Goretti Horgan, Aidan Campbell and Ann Marie Gray

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In this issue we feature ARK events, publications and activities, as well as our new introductory video.
Cultivating Good Relations though Social and Community Farming
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A new Policy Brief assesses how social and community farming can improve connections between political, religious and ethnic communities.
Substance use needs and responses during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
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A new Policy Brief considers the impact of COVID-19 on clients' substance use needs and service provider responses.
Understanding the persistence of armed/paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland
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A new Working Paper explores the three main features that define paramilitarism in contemporary Northern Ireland - Legitimacy, Utility and Threat.