Publications

MEAM submits response to spending review

MEAM has published its submission to the Spending Review 2021. We call on government for a clear commitment to multiple disadvantage and a focus on learning, secure and coordinated funding for services supporting people experiencing multiple disadvantage. and highlight the individual responses from the four MEAM organisations.

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Health Reform Explainer

MEAM is publishing a series of “policy into practice” briefings to explore key national policy developments and what these mean for people and services in local areas.

Our latest in the series explores the latest developments in health reform and what these could mean for people experiencing multiple disadvantage.

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Reviewing the deaths of people facing multiple disadvantage.

People experiencing multiple disadvantage are at a higher risk of premature death than the general population. Despite this, there remains a limited focus, both locally and nationally, on investigating and reviewing premature deaths when they occur. This briefing encourages local areas to review all premature deaths of people facing multiple disadvantage and calls on national government to require this and to collate learning from reviews to inform policy decisions. It highlights the benefits that reviews can bring and the methods and processes that can be adopted to improve current practices and minimise future loss of life.

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Integrated Care Systems and Multiple Disadvantage

In the latest in our policy into practice series, we explore the role of Integrated Care Systems and the opportunity they pose to address the issues faced by people experiencing multiple disadvantage.

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The sentencing white paper: impacts on people experiencing multiple disadvantage

In the latest in our policy into practice series, we explore the recently released sentencing white paper A Smarter Approach to Sentencing, and consider its impact on people experiencing multiple disadvantage.

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MEAM in Practice

In these case studies published today, we learn more about how the MEAM Approach operates in practice in four local areas. We outline the development of multi-agency partnerships, the enhanced frontline support offered to individuals and the strategic oversight provided to make immediate and lasting systems changes to improve the lives of people experiencing multiple disadvantage.

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Learning from the crisis: Ten considerations for local leaders building a new settlement for multiple disadvantage

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MEAM’s submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review

MEAM has responded to the UK Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review 2020.

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Social Prescribing Explainer

MEAM is publishing a series of “policy into practice” briefings to explore key national policy developments and what these mean for people and services in local areas.

Our latest in the series explores social prescribing and what it means for people experiencing multiple disadvantage.

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Flexible responses during the Coronavirus crisis: Rapid evidence gathering

The MEAM Coalition has published new research examining the flexibilties that homelessness, substance misuse, mental health and criminal justice services have put in place to support people during the COVID-19 crisis, and how some of the positive aspects of these changes might be maintained in the future.

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