Stories
- Article
Social isolation and the search for sanctuary
Threatened with deportation, Furaha Asani turned to her church for support. Met with silence and disinterest, she walked away, but argues that churches should do much more for migrants.
- Article
Finding consolation in social isolation
Feeling isolated and anxious during the lockdowns of the last year, Tanya Perdikou found solace in reconnecting to her past and reaching out to neighbours in the present.
- In pictures
The friendly societies and healthcare
For a couple of centuries, friendly societies plugged the healthcare gap between expensive private care and charitable institutions for many thousands of people in the UK.
- Article
Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
Catalogue
- Books
Report of the Committee of Review of the Science Policy Support Group and Science Policy Studies / Economic and Social Research Council.
Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain)Date: 1993- Books
- Online
Report of the Working Party on Social Work Support for the Health Service, June 1974.
Great Britain. Working Party on Social Work Support for the Health Service.Date: 1974- Books
Strengthening efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger : dialogues at the Economic and Social Council / [prepared by] Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination.
Date: 2007- Archives and manuscripts
The Support of Health Service Research
Date: 1981Reference: SA/SSM/C/13Part of: Society for Social Medicine- Books
Care in the community : changes in Income Support and other social security benefits from 1 April 1993 / Dept. of Social Security.
Great Britain. Department of Social Security.Date: 1993