Work LP SFSC
Contact Leandra Box Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities (SFSC) is an inclusive evidence-based parenting programme, designed to promote protective factors which are associated with good parenting... Read More
Promoting race equality in social care and social support by exploring evidence, developing interventions, and disseminating good practice
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Dementia, equity and rights event
Dementia is a term used for a range of different conditions that physically affect the brain. Even though anyone can develop dementia, it has not historically... Read More
Community Language Information Standard
Contact Tracey Bignall Patient and carers who use a community language such as Punjabi, Yoruba or Farsi, may need to have good quality interpreting services... Read MoreBetter Health
Funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government’s ‘Tackling Race Inequalities Fund’, 2008-2011. Although our funding under TRIF has now finished, we will continue our... Read MoreLankelly Chase: ‘Ethnic Inequality and Mental Health’
Contact Ratna Dutt Ratna Dutt, Chief Executive of the Race Equality Foundation, is member of the advisory group of Lankelly Chase: ‘Ethnic Inequality and Mental... Read More
Skills for Health
Contact Ratna Dutt Ratna Dutt, Chief Executive of the Race Equality Foundation, is member of a project by Skills for Health to develop a Mental... Read MoreInstitute for Social & Economic Research
Contact Ratna Dutt Ratna Dutt, Chief Executive of the Race Equality Foundation, is member of the advisory group Institute for Social & Economic Research: ‘prevalence... Read MoreJRF Housing and Poverty Advisory group
Contact Ratna Dutt The remit of the advisory group is to make a contribution to shaping a programme looking at the links between housing and... Read More
New HIV prevention and sexual health services Lambeth, Southwark & Lewisham
New HIV Prevention & Sexual Health Service NAZ, REF, GMFA and London Friend Antidote have come together to form The Rise Partnership NAZ, Race Equality... Read More
Immigration Bill and Act briefing and responses
Since 2013, Dr Leander Neckles, in collaboration with the Race Equality Foundation, has provided a series of briefings and response papers on and to the... Read More
Resources and links to key agencies
Since 2013, Dr Leander Neckles, in collaboration with the Race Equality Foundation, has provided a series of briefings and response papers on and to the... Read More
2015/16 Policy Equality Statements
Since 2013, Dr Leander Neckles, in collaboration with the Race Equality Foundation, has provided a series of briefings and response papers on and to the... Read More
2015/16 Overaching impact assessments
Since 2013, Dr Leander Neckles, in collaboration with the Race Equality Foundation, has provided a series of briefings and response papers on and to the... Read More
All London Voices
In May 2016, Londoners will elect a new Mayor for their city. The Coalition of Race Equality Organisations (CORE) wants to make sure the views of... Read More_1-150x150.jpg)
Community Champions – Engage London
The Community Champions project was a research project by young people which aimed to inform local services to better reflect the needs of equality groups.... Read More
Supporting Care Quality Commission inspections
Contact Samir Jeraj The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carry out focused inspections of care services in the UK to make sure that hospitals, care homes, dental... Read More
Supporting CQC end of life care inspections
For more information, please contact Samir Jeraj The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out inspections of 20 Clinical Commissioning Group areas in England to assess... Read More
Supporting CQC mental health crisis care inspections
For more information, please contact Samir Jeraj The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out inspections of 15 local authority areas in England to assess the quality... Read More
Supporting CQC dementia inspections
For more information, please contact Samir Jeraj The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out focused inspections of some 150 care homes and acute hospitals to review... Read More
CORE position statement on race equality (October 2010)
For more information, contact Jabeer Butt CORE (Coalition of Race Equality Organisations) brings together many of the UK’s leading black and minority ethnic voluntary and... Read MoreNHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) strategic advisory group
Contact Jabeer Butt The strategic advisory group for the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) guides and supports the implementation of the Race Equality Standard... Read MorePublic Health England (PHE) dementia governance board
Contact Jabeer Butt Public Health England’s (PHE) dementia governance board is a forum for influencing and challenging PHE’s programme of work and discussing areas for... Read MorePublic Health England (PHE) Health Equity Board
Contact Jabeer Butt The Public Health England (PHE) Health Equity Board provides leadership to PHE to ensure that the organisation has a robust programme in... Read MoreRenters’ Rights London
Contact Samir Jeraj Renters’ Rights London are a campaign group that works on private renting issues. They provide information and carry out campaigns across London... Read More
Making personalisation and integration a reality
Contact Samir Jeraj 2015 event summary report [306kb PDF] This event was organised in partnership between NCF/VODG/Sue Ryder, Race Equality Foundation, NAVCA, Age UK, CSV,... Read More
Seeking participants to partake in learning sets around improvements for men who have sex with men (MSM)
MSM from black and minority ethnic communities suffer greater health inequalities We are currently seeking participants to partake in a series of learning sets looking... Read More
Delivering better health for children, young people and families
We held a half day health seminar on 13th January 2015 which provided an opportunity to hear about the priorities for children, young people and... Read MoreNHS England publish Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) metrics
The Equality and Diversity Council EDC have agreed that a Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) be consulted on, with a view to it being included in... Read More
Race, mental health and criminal justice: Solutions for better practice, integration and patient experience
This free partnership event was hosted by Clinks, NACRO, Race Equality Foundation, Mental Health Providers’ Forum and Mens Health Forum on 6th November 2014, London.... Read MoreMovement Against Xenophobia (MAX)
Contact Samir Jeraj The Movement Against Xenophobia (MAX) is a group which seeks to counter the toxic rhetoric around migration in the UK. In particular,... Read More
Tackling health inequalities in private rented housing
This event brought together community, voluntary and public sector action on private rented housing. It sought to identify and seek solutions to health inequalities that... Read MoreEarly Intervention Foundation
Contact Leandra Box We are working with the Early Intervention Foundation to explore options for developing the EIF Guidebook and website further from a programme provider... Read More
Ethnic variations in birth outcomes and infant mortality
Contact Leandra Box This work is being carried out by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford. The project builds on a... Read More
Supporting parents to tackle extremism and the radicalisation of young people
This workshop supports Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities Facilitators to ensure their group parenting work supports parents to tackle extremism and the radicalisation of young people.... Read MoreRegional events
Big changes are happening in health and social care. These events gave delegates the chance to hear about: How the NHS will be changing over... Read More
International bursary: Increasing access to the SFSC programme
We are offering an SFSC bursary scheme for non UK based organisations to access SFSC training. The information below provides some background to the initiative... Read More
Supporting black and minority ethnic men who have sex with men (BME MSM)
Funded by Public Health England and the MAC AIDS Foundation, 2014-2015 Contact Samir Jeraj Evidence suggests that men who have sex with men (MSM) from... Read MoreStrengthening Families online parenting programme: For parents of 0-5s
For more information about this programme, please contact Leandra Box or to sign up, please visit the Strengthening Families website Struggling with sleepless nights, tantrums... Read More
Race Equality Foundation welcome NHS Five Year Forward View
View includes focus on staff race inequality and work with voluntary sector Ratna Dutt, Chief Executive of the Race Equality Foundation responds to the publication... Read More
Tackling violence and improving health and care outcomes for vulnerable children and young people (IESD)
Funded by the Department of Health’s Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development (IESD) Fund Contact Leandra Box Evidence from the World Health Organisation (2010) suggests that... Read More
IESD funding will help tackle violence and improve the health and care of vulnerable children and young people
Race Equality Foundation receive DH funding for SFSC project The Race Equality Foundation is to receive funding from the Department of Health’s Innovation, Excellence and... Read More
Connecting families with communities: How the SFSC parenting programme can support Housing Associations
For more information about this programme, please contact Leandra Box. Michelle Francis is community safety team leader at Peabody, a Housing Association based in London. ... Read More
Integration
Contact Samir Jeraj This page outlines our work on the integration of health and social care, which is being carried out as one of our... Read More
Health, housing and the impact on health inequalities
Contact Samir Jeraj This page outlines our work on the relationship between health, housing and the impact on health inequalities. It is being carried out... Read More
Mental health
Contact Samir Jeraj This page outlines our work on mental health, which is being carried out as one of our 2013-16 project strands for the... Read MoreLife course and prevention
Contact Samir Jeraj This page outlines our work on life course and prevention, which is being carried out as one of our 2014-16 project strands... Read MoreTechnology
Contact Samir Jeraj This page outlines our work on technology and health, which is being carried out as one of our 2013-16 project strands for... Read MorePatient voice and engagement
Contact Samir Jeraj This page outlines our work on public voice and engagement, which is being carried out as one of our 2014-16 project strands... Read More
Jabeer Butt speaks to BBC London about Dementia
Panel of specialists speak about Dementia in Asian communities Jabeer Butt joined a panel of experts and service users to speak to BBC London about... Read More-150x150.jpg)
Public Health England and Alzheimer’s Society launch Dementia Friends Campaign
Learn tips to help make life better for those living with dementia Public Health England and Alzheimer’s Society are encouraging members of the public to... Read More
Exploring intimate relationship experiences of Asian disabled women
Contact Ratna Dutt This small study explores the intimate relationship experiences of Asian disabled women. The funding for this project came in the form of... Read More-
Information for trained facilitators
Visit Strengthening Practice (external website) This page provides useful links for trained facilitators. You should use Strengthening Practice (external website) as the first port of... Read More -
Delivering SFSC with different parent groups and settings
Contact Leandra Box SFSC is a universal parenting programme, designed to engage parents from a variety of ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. The inclusive... Read More -
How does SFSC work?
Contact Leandra Box SFSC is a universal programme, which helps parents with children aged up to 18 years to think about how their actions and... Read More Development of the Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities programme
Contact Leandra Box Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities: An Inclusive Parent Programme is the UK version of an American programme called Strengthening Multi-Ethnic Families and Communities:... Read MoreTaking the pulse: Engage London conference
This regional learning event brought together funders, policy makers and voluntary sector providers to review the challenges and needs for children, young people and families... Read More
Super-diverse mothers and mental health: Cultural and practical barriers still impede access to services on International Women’s Day 2014
New research shows the UK is failing to respond to migrant maternal mental health. On International Woman’s Day 2014, new research from the Race Equality... Read More
Identifying and developing better practice in mental health for black and minority ethnic communities
Contact Samir Jeraj The incidence and prevalence of mental ill health in black and minority ethnic communities remains a contentious area, due to factors such... Read MoreThe mental health of migrant women
Author: Latif, Zahira Briefing series: Better Health Briefing Paper 31 Publisher: Race Equality Foundation Order form:Personalisation
Contact Samir Jeraj This page outlines our work on personalisation in healthcare, which is being carried out as one of our 2013-16 project strands for... Read More
Health, housing and the impact on health inequalities event
For more information, please contact Zoe Gardner Over the past 20 years, a growing body of evidence has emerged regarding the negative health effects of... Read More
Personalisation and equalities: Understanding, developing & making personalisation work for all equality communities
Contact Samir Jeraj Disability Rights UK, the Race Equality Foundation and the LGB&T Partnership, in conjunction with the Department of Health, Public Health England and... Read More
JSNA: Resources
Contact Samir Jeraj These resources relate to Joint Strategic Needs Assessments. How can the voluntary and community sector influence JSNA? (90kb PDF file) Joint Strategic... Read More
Learning event: Dementia in black and minority ethnic communities: meeting the challenge
Contact Samir Jeraj This free one-day event, run jointly by the Race Equality Foundation and Age UK explored the role of the voluntary and community... Read MoreStrengthening regional networks
Contact Samir Jeraj Strengthening regional networks is a core part of the Department of Health Strategic Partners programme to strengthen links between the DH and... Read More
The challenge of dementia amongst our ageing minority ethnic population
New briefing and report on Dementia in minority ethnic populations This week will see leading health figures from around the world meeting in London for... Read More
Helplines in health and social care: why are they important and how can we increase access to them
For more information, please contact Samir Jeraj The importance of helplines cannot be underestimated in the current health and social care landscape, whether as a... Read MoreDepartment of Health Strategic Partners programme – 2012/13 workstream
Funded by the Department of Health’s Strategic Partner Programme, 2009–2012. For further information on this project, please contact Farah Islam-Barrett. What are the aims of... Read More
Community champions
As part of the equalities focus of the Engage London programme, the Race Equality Foundation are developing a Community Champion project for young people. AimsThe... Read More
The Health Network
The Health Network aims to help voluntary and community organisations (VCS) in London working with children, young people and families to better understand policy and... Read More
Dementia in black and minority ethnic communities: meeting the challenge
Trainer: Race Equality Foundation and Age UK Venue: Birmingham This free one-day event, run jointly by the Race Equality Foundation and Age UK will explore... Read More
Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) Review
For more information, contact Jabeer Butt CORE (Coalition of Race Equality Organisations) brings together many of the UK’s leading black and minority ethnic voluntary and... Read More
About Engage London
For more information, please contact Tracey Bignall Introduction The Race Equality Foundation, in collaboration with Partnership for Young London and Children England, are working with... Read More
Improving clinical commissioning groups commissioning of communication services for hard to reach and most excluded groups
Funded by the Department of Health Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund (IESD) Contact Tracey Bignall This project, which is being carried out in partnership... Read More
Promoting increased access to psychological therapies (IAPT) in local areas for underrepresented groups and the socially excluded
Funded by the Department of Health Contact Jabeer Butt This project seeks to increase access to talking therapies by black and minority ethnic communities. There... Read More
Engage London
Funded by London Councils Contact Tracey Bignall The Race Equality Foundation, in collaboration with Partnership for Young London and Children England, are working with... Read MoreHealth, housing and the impact on health inequalities
Race Equality Foundation, Faith Action and Regional Voices in partnership with the Department of Health hosted two free joint events which explored the relationship between... Read More
Independent Commission launches public consultation on mental health and policing
The consultation will run for four weeks, closing on 8 February. The Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing has today launched a public consultation... Read MoreOnline Strengthening Families programme
For more information about this programme, please contact Leandra Box or to sign up, please visit the Strengthening Families website The online six week Strengthening... Read More
Goodbye to 2012
Give us your feedback and hopes for 2013 at #goodbyeto2012 Goodbye to 2012 is a short video project produced by the Race Equality Foundation in... Read More
Working with black and minority ethnic families
For more information, please contact the SFSC adminstrator. This workshop is particularly targeted at practitioners (in a range of settings) and policy and strategic managers... Read More
Start young people’s programme
For more information, please contact the SFSC adminstrator. Start is a training programme for children and young people aged between 10-16. Based on the success of... Read More
Signposting: Where to now?
For more information, please contact the SFSC adminstrator. This workshop outlines strategies to support parents during and after the SFSC programme, helping facilitators to: explore... Read More
SFSC refresher course
For more information, please contact the SFSC adminstrator. Overview This two day workshop is intended for practitioners who have previously completed the five day Strengthening... Read More
SFSC as a violence prevention tool
For more information, please contact the SFSC adminstrator. This workshop examines the violence prevention aspects of the SFSC programme, helping facilitators to: explore the impact... Read More
Quality assurance and self-assessment in delivering SFSC
For more information, please contact the SFSC adminstrator. This course is to introduce a new element to the SFSC quality assurance system; a self-assessment tool... Read More
Managing the co-facilitation process
For more information, please contact the SFSC adminstrator. This skills-based course explores best practice strategies for managing and enhancing co-facilitation, examining: the value of co-facilitation... Read More
Managing challenging participants in a group work setting
For more information, please contact the SFSC adminstrator. This ‘solution-focused’ workshop is designed for recently trained SFSC facilitators. The workshop helps facilitators to: tackle possible... Read More
Implementing the programme
For more information, please contact the SFSC adminstrator. This ‘solution-focused’ workshop is designed for recently trained SFSC facilitators. The workshop helps facilitators to: tackle possible... Read More
Effective group work
For more information, please contact the SFSC adminstrator. This workshop tackles some of the tougher challenges of running a group, by helping experienced facilitators to:... Read More
Delivering SFSC to parents with learning disabilities
For more information, please contact the SFSC adminstrator. After the successful development of a parent manual for parents with learning disabilities, the Race Equality Foundation... Read More
Delivering to parents of under fives
For more information, please contact the SFSC adminstrator. This course is for facilitators who work in early year’s settings and wish to make sure that... Read More
Advanced training for SFSC facilitators
Contact the SFSC administrator Our advanced training workshops give trained facilitators the opportunity to enhance their delivery skills. Each workshop session is grounded in the... Read More
JSNA training
Contact Samir Jeraj Race Equality Foundation and FaithAction (external website) piloted a project focused on JSNA and effective local reach and understanding in Liverpool and... Read More
Developing SFSC for parents of children with ASD
Trizia Wells is an SFSC facilitator based in the Calderdale area. She worked with co-facilitator Cath Streeting to develop a specially adapted version of SFSC... Read More
NSPCC: Good practice in the effective assessment of the needs of minority ethnic children
Funded and commissioned by the NSPCC. Contact Ratna Dutt The Race Equality Foundation has many years expertise relating to the assessment and safeguarding of black... Read More-
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)
Contact Samir Jeraj The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 specifies that local authorities and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) must produce a... Read More 
HealthWatch resources
HealthWatch England is an independent body, to represent health and social care service users. HealthWatch England is an independent body, designed to represent the interests... Read MorePhotos from the NBTA launch
National BAME Transplant Association These pictures were taken at the launch of the National BAME Transplant Association, which took place in London on Wednesday 4th July... Read MoreNational BAME Transplant Alliance
Contact Tracey Bignall Follow the NBTA on Twitter @nbta_uk The National BAME Transplant Alliance (NBTA) brings NHS Blood and Transplant together with a number of... Read More
CANparent voucher scheme: Mythbusters Q & A!
This ‘Mythbusters Q & A’ challenges misconceptions about the CANparent voucher scheme This week heralded the launch of the CANparent voucher scheme which offers over... Read More
CANparent voucher scheme
Funded by Department for Education 2012-14 Contact Leandra Box The CANparent scheme will offer over 50,000 parents in Camden, Middlesbrough and High Peak in Derbyshire... Read MoreInterpreting and Translation Services (ITS) group highlights need to engage with new NHS structures
ITS reference group meets to discuss health reforms and embedded services The ITS reference group, formed in the aftermath of the Race Equality Foundation’s successful... Read More
Interpreting and translation resources
This page collates resources relating to interpreting and translation. If you would like to add your own resources to this page, please contact Samir Jeraj. A... Read More
Interpreting voice and discussion: Interpreting JISCmail forum
A clear message from the In your own words event was the need for a network/information hub for the ITS sector to link up and... Read More
Regional LINks action learning sets
The Race Equality Foundation, in their role as Department of Health Strategic Partners, jointly developed and conducted a series of free action learning sets (ALS)... Read More
24-dash: Addressing supported housing needs for minority ethnic groups
Tracey Bignall discusses the findings from the latest Better Housing briefing The recent debates on the proposed changes to housing benefit in the welfare reform... Read MoreNHS Future Forum: Part 2: Continuing to engage and listen: Education and training
The NHS Future Forum has completed a new phase of consultation, gaining further feedback from patients, service users and professionals on four themes relating to... Read MoreOur SFSC trainers
Our 5 day SFSC facilitator training is provided by trainers from the Race Equality Foundation and from our partnership organisation, Parenting Across Cultures. [/gdlr_row]NHS Future Forum: Part 2: Continuing to engage and listen: Public health
The NHS Future Forum has completed a new phase of consultation, gaining further feedback from patients, service users and professionals on four themes relating to... Read MoreNHS Future Forum: Part 2: Continuing to engage and listen: Integration
The NHS Future Forum has completed a new phase of consultation, gaining further feedback from patients, service users and professionals on four themes relating to... Read More
NHS Future Forum: Part 2: Continuing to engage and listen: Information
The NHS Future Forum has completed a new phase of consultation, gaining further feedback from patients, service users and professionals on four themes relating to... Read More
After the riots conference
There has been much comment and analysis of the August riots in England and whether or not inequality played a part. The Race Equality Foundation hosted... Read More-
#Goodbyeto2011
Give us your feedback and hopes for 2012 at #goodbyeto2011 #Goodbyeto2011 is a short video project produced by the Race Equality Foundation in collaboration with... Read More -
Goodbye to 2011 test
Give us your feedback and hopes for 2012 at #goodbyeto2011 Goodbye to 2011 is a short video... Read More 
In your own words: Better practice in commissioning and using interpreting and translation services in health and social care
Photos from the In your own words event, 18th November 2011 In your own words was a free learning event organised in partnership by the... Read More-
‘Extremely informative and enlightening’: Delegates feed back on ‘In your own words’ interpretation and translation event
Presentations from the day are now available View photos A free learning event on the use of interpretation and... Read More New developments (archive)
Continued from new developments Free parenting classes to be offered to over 50,000 mothers and fathersThe Race Equality Foundation welcomes the Government’s announcement of the... Read More
New practical guide to commissioning interpreting services launched at In Your Words conference!
Conference will examine good practice in ITS A new practical guide to commissioning interpreting services will be launched today, at a free event organised by... Read More
CORE (Coalition of Race Equality Organisations)
Contact Jabeer Butt CORE (formerly the Coalition of BME VCS organisations) brings together many of the UK’s leading black and minority ethnic voluntary and community organisations... Read More
What we have produced
This project helps housing practitioners embed race equality For more information, please contact Kat Nower or Tracey Bignall We have produced a number of resources as... Read More
Better Health
Funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government’s ‘Tackling Race Inequalities Fund’, 2008-2011. Although our funding under TRIF has now finished, we will continue our... Read More
Equality and Diversity System (EDS)
Background The Equality Delivery System (EDS) is a tool developed by the NHS Equality and Diversity Council to enable current and emerging NHS organisations to... Read More
What we do
The Race Equality Foundation fulfils its role as a DH Strategic Partner in a number of ways. For more information, please contact Samir Jeraj The... Read More
Past projects
The Race Equality Foundation examines the experiences of black and minority ethnic communities, and develops interventions to help reduce discrimination and disadvantage. These pages provide... Read More
NHS Future Forum: Part 2: Continuing to engage and listen
Contact Ratna Dutt The Race Equality Foundation is amongst a small group of voluntary sector organisations taking part in the NHS Future Forum. This page... Read More
NHS Future Forum: Part 1: Listening exercise
Contact Ratna Dutt The Race Equality Foundation is amongst a small group of voluntary sector organisations taking part in the NHS Future Forum. This page... Read More
Communities against violence
What is Communities against violence? Communities against violence is a coalition of black and minority ethnic voluntary and community organisations formed during the August riots. ... Read More
Adoption panel membership
Contact Ratna Dutt Ratna Dutt, Chief Executive of the Race Equality Foundation, is chair of a Local Authority adoption panel and vice chair of a... Read More
Challenging gun, gang and knife crime through supporting parents
Funded by the Home Office through the Communities Against Gangs, Guns and Knives Fund. Contact Leandra Box This project seeks to build on the evidenced-based... Read MoreFatherhood Institute Advisory Group
The Fatherhood Institute seeks…‘Instructions Not Included’ Stakeholder Reference Group
Instructions Not Included is a project being carried out by Family Lives Contact Jabeer Butt Family Lives are a national charity providing help and support... Read More
NHS Future Forum
Contact Ratna Dutt The Race Equality Foundation is amongst a small group of voluntary sector organisations that has been invited to join the NHS Future... Read More
Equality and Diversity Council
Contact Samir Jeraj or contact Jabeer Butt The Race Equality Foundation has been a member of the Equality and Diversity Council since its establishment in... Read More
Supporting third sector workforce development and engagement
Funded by the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC), 2010-2011 Contact Ratna Dutt This project is being carried out for the Children’s Workforce Development Council as... Read More
Virtual working groups
We have set up a number of virtual working groups to discuss health and social care reform. Following on from the success of ‘The future... Read MoreInterpreting and translation services in the UK
Contact Samir Jeraj The Race Equality Foundation are carrying out a series of projects and events to look at interpreting and translation services in the... Read More
Department for Education Overarching Strategic Partnership programme
Department for Education 2011-2013 Contact Tracey Bignall The Department for Education (DfE) Overarching Strategic Partnership programme aims to support the voluntary, community and social enterprise... Read MoreFindings: The housing experiences of black and minority ethnic disabled and D/deaf people
Black and minority ethnic disabled and D/deaf people face a distinct combination of barriers and difficulties which will only be resolved if specific action is... Read MoreSFSC training materials
To order over the phone, please call 0207 428 1880 The following resources are available from the Race Equality Foundation order line. Parent manuals Manuals... Read More
Start: SFSC, children and young people
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, 2002- ongoing Contact Leandra Box What is Start? Start is a training programme for children and young people aged between... Read More-150x150.jpg)
Developing SFSC for parents with learning disabilities – the easy words and pictures manual
Parenting Fund, 2008-2009 For more information, or current developments taking place for parents with learning disabilities, contact Beverley Thompson. What were the aims of the... Read MoreDeveloping SFSC for parents with learning disabilities – the easy words and pictures manual
SFSC for parents with learning disabilities What were the aims of the programme? This project aimed to increase the accessibility of the SFSC programme for... Read More-
The SFSC team at the Race Equality Foundation
For more information about this programme, please contact Leandra Box. Our SFSC team: organises training for all SFSC facilitators monitors and supports facilitators for all... Read More 
The recruitment and retention of black and minority ethnic workers within the field of social care
Funded by Department of Health, 2002-2005 Contact Ratna Dutt What were the aims of the project? Large numbers of social workers, including a high proportion... Read More
The housing experiences of black and minority ethnic disabled and D/deaf people
Funded by the Housing Corporation and carried out in collaboration with Habinteg Housing Association and Asra Housing Association , 2003 – 2005. Contact Jabeer Butt... Read More
The development of good practice in parenting and family support for black and minority ethnic families
Funded by the Home Office and then transferred to DfES, April 2002 – March 2005 Contact Tracey Bignall What were the aims of the project?... Read More
The black and minority ethnic family policy forum
Funded by the Home Office, April 2000- March 2002 Contact Tracey Bignall What were the aims of the project? This project aimed to develop effective... Read More
Talking to black older people about research
Funded by Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s (JRF) Social Care and Disability Committee, 2001-2004 Contact Jabeer Butt What were the aims of the project? This project aimed... Read More
Supporting the development of effective support for black and minority ethnic parents
Funded through the Family Support Grant from the Department for Education and Skills, 2005–2006 Contact Tracey Bignall What were the aims of the project? The... Read More
Strengthening faith communities and black and minority ethnic voluntary and community sector’s capacity to deliver health and social care services
Funded by the Equality and Human Rights group at the Department of Health (DH), 2006 Contact Ratna Dutt or Contact Tracey Bignall What were the... Read More
Findings: Safeguarding black and minority ethnic children
The Race Equality Foundation facilitated six ‘action learning sets’ and supported them to develop better practice to safeguard black and minority ethnic children. Evaluation indicates... Read More
Safeguarding black and minority ethnic children: Development of safe practice
Funded by the DfE (formerly DfES) Children and Supporting Families grant, 2005–2008 Contact Ratna Dutt What did the project hope to achieve? The work supported... Read More-150x150.jpg)
Quality of life and social support among people from different ethnic groups
Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council’s Growing Older programme (ESRC No. L480254037), 2000 – 2002 Contact Jabeer Butt What were the aims of... Read More
Promoting quality: Developing monitoring and evaluation in black and minority ethnic voluntary organisations
Funded by Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2003 – 2005 Contact Jabeer Butt What were the aims of the project? This project aimed to help black and... Read More
Exploring the development needs of senior black and minority ethnic workers in social services
Funded by the Social Services Inspectorate, 1998 – 2000 Contact Jabeer Butt What were the aims of the project? Reports by the Commission for Racial... Read More
Black and minority ethnic disabled and D/deaf people’s experience of peer support groups
Funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 1999 – 2000 Contact Tracey Bignall What were the aims of the project? This project investigated how young black... Read More
Disabled young black people’s views of independence and independent living
Funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation,1997-1998 Contact Tracey Bignall What were the aims of the project? This research project set out to: investigate young black... Read More
Past projects
The Race Equality Foundation examines the experiences of black and minority ethnic communities, and develops interventions to help reduce discrimination and disadvantage. These pages provide... Read More-
New developments
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Evidence and evaluation: What is the evidence base for Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities?
Contact Leandra Box There is a great deal of evidence on the efficacy of the SFSC programme, from research reports based on pre- and post-test... Read More -
Who should train to be a SFSC facilitator?
For more information about this programme, please contact Leandra Box. The delivery of SFSC programmes can be carried out by a range of practitioners. SFSC... Read More -
Support for SFSC delivery
Contact Leandra Box Race Equality Foundation offers a range of support to ensure successful delivery of SFSC and the most positive experience for facilitators and... Read More -
Delivering the SFSC parenting programme
Contact Leandra Box This page provides details on delivering a successful SFSC parenting programme. The structure of the SFSC parenting programme Duration: SFSC is delivered in... Read More -
SFSC parenting programme
Contact Leandra Box Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities (SFSC) is a 13 week parenting programme, which has been used extensively to reach, retain and have an impact on parents... Read More Consultations: NHS reform
The launch of the NHS White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, has signalled major reform of health services in England. These reforms are... Read More-
How do I sign up?
For information about programmes near you, please contact Sahira Irshad The Race Equality Foundation is helping to run Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities programmes throughout the UK.... Read More -
Is SFSC right for me?
For information about programmes near you, please contact Sahira Irshad SFSC is for all parents. The programme is run in all communities with parents from... Read More -
What is SFSC?
For information about programmes near you, please contact Sahira Irshad Access to SFSC is available in two forms the 13 week face to programme, which... Read More -
The structure of the facilitator training course
For more information about this programme, please contact Leandra Box. Before delivering the SFSC programme to parents, facilitators must first undergo a substantial training programme.... Read More -
SFSC facilitator training
Contact Leandra Box In order to deliver the SFSC programme to parents, you must first train as a SFSC facilitator. You will then be able to go on advanced... Read More 
SFSC information for parents
Contact Leandra Box Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities (SFSC) is a parenting programme designed to support you to raise happy and successful children. It can help... Read More-
SFSC information for commissioners and facilitators
Contact Leandra Box What is SFSC? Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities (SFSC) is an inclusive evidence-based parenting programme. Adapted from the US parenting programme, ‘Strengthening multi-ethnic... Read More Department of Health Strategic Partners programme 2009–2012 workstream
Funded by the Department of Health’s Strategic Partner Programme, 2009–2012. Contact Samir Jeraj What are the aims of the programme? The Race Equality Foundation is... Read More
Partnerships for Better Health
Funded by the Department of Health, 2009–2011 Contact Tracey Bignall Partnerships for Better Health: Practice guide What are the aims of the project? This 3-year... Read More
Innovations: The effective use of evidence to reduce health inequalities
Funded by Department of Health, 2009–2012 Contact Jabeer Butt What are the aims of the project? Evidence from our Better Health briefing papers shows that... Read MoreBetter Housing
Funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government’s ‘Tackling Race Inequalities Fund’, 2008-2011. Although our funding under TRIF has now finished, we will continue our... Read More
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‘One square mile of land could provide legal pitches for 5000 Gypsy-Traveller families’
Better Housing report shows local objections prevent Gypsy-Traveller settlements A report into the housing needs of Gypsy-Travellers has suggested that an increase in the number... Read More
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Preventing deaths in detention of adults with mental health conditions
Leander Neckles is a freelance equalities consultant and a Board member of Equanomics-UK Background The issue of the death of adults with mental health conditions... Read More
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