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13 Aug 2026

Good Health, Good Work Hub

RAND Europe's Good Health, Good Work Hub brings together organisations and individuals who want to improve health, safety and wellbeing at work through evidence, dialogue and collaboration.
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10 Aug 2026

Evaluation of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in community drug and alcohol treatment services

RAND Europe evaluated the implementation and delivery of Individual Placement and Support (IPS), an evidence-based intervention to support people into employment.
Research

10 Aug 2026

Effective Adaptations in Individual Placement and Support Delivery: Lessons from the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Context

This paper explores how the Individual Placement and Support model has been adapted for delivery in drug and alcohol treatment services in England.

Madeline Nightingale, Joanna Hofman, Kankan Zhang, Natalie Picken, Joanne Neale, Andy Perkins
Research

10 Aug 2026

Clients’ Views and Experiences of Individual Placement and Support: An Employment Program for People in Treatment for Substance Use

This paper explores clients’ views and experiences of Individual Placement and Support for substance use to understand how the program is working across England, and whether any improvements can be made.

Joanne Neale, Sarah Cosgrove, James Cassidy, Josh Dumbrell, Kevin Gardiner, Sophie McCluskey, Madeline Nightingale, Andy Perkins, Samantha Steele, Kankan Zhang
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17 Jun 2026

Addressing EU demographic challenges: Supporting large families and single parents

RAND Europe, together with the Institute for Structural Research, explored how EU and member state policies support large families and single-parent households.
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27 May 2026

Evaluating the impact of consumer regulation reforms in social housing

RAND Europe is leading an evaluation of whether new rules for social housing landlords in England are making homes safer, services better, and tenants treated more fairly.
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5 Jan 2026

Parenting interventions that work

Commissioned by the World Health Organization, RAND Europe is creating an online repository of global parenting practices that work. This repository can help policymakers and stakeholders identify relevant evidence and share best practices across countries and contexts.
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19 Dec 2025

What Works in Reducing NEET Rates: A Comparative Study

The aim of this study is to investigate international NEET rates and identify successful initiatives that have helped reduce these rates particularly among marginalised young people.

Joanna Hofman, Emily Hutton, Madeline Nightingale
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19 Dec 2025

What Works in Reducing NEET Rates: Australia

A deep-dive at how Australia has successfully reduced and maintained low NEET rates through labour market-focused measures.

Emily Hutton
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18 Nov 2025

The value of British Sign Language: An economic analysis

Providing deaf children with early access to British Sign Language is a valuable investment in human capital, with the potential to generate meaningful economic and social returns.
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11 Aug 2025

Evaluation of the Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforce (APST)

RAND Europe evaluated the Department for Education's three-year pilot, APST, that aimed to reduce serious youth violence and improve pupil outcomes among students in alternative provision settings.
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2 Jun 2025

The role of services in children’s identity formation

RAND Europe is exploring how support systems - such as education, police, youth justice, social care, and health - impact children’s sense of self and influence their susceptibility to engaging in violence.

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