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Archive | Research/Findings
Asylum Statistics: April to June 2019 (fka Q2 2019)
Andrea at Asylum Matters has summarised the key findings below, and you can find the data tables here. There were 32,693 asylum applications in the UK (main applicants only) in the year ending June 2019, 21% more than the previous year but below the level seen in the year ending June 2016 during the European […]
Help Leeds CCG understand more about the MH needs of BAME Children & Young People
Leeds CCG are carrying out research to learn more about the mental health issues experienced by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) children and young people in Leeds, and how to improve the support available. As part of this we are asking for the views and experiences of parents/carers and stakeholders via the following surveys: […]
Migration Yorkshire – Modern Slavery
An excellent resource here, including details of all the orgs providing help and support to survivors of Modern Slavery in Yorkshire There’s a longer and more detailed briefing paper here
Migration Yorkshire – Policy Update June 2019
Apologies to the lovely people at Migration Yorkshire: we totally forgot to post their epic Policy Update in June 2019 This is by far the best briefing note we know of. Tell your friends. The main web page for policy briefings from Migration Yorkshire is https://www.migrationyorkshire.org.uk/?page=policybriefings
Mental Health Crisis Report from Healthwatch Leeds
Mental Health remains a key concern for LMP, so it’s good to see this report from Healthwatchleeds.co.uk evaluating the effectiveness of MH Crisis Services in Leeds. Although there’s no specific content relating to migrant communities – EU folks, refugees or asylum seekers or other people with no recourse to public funds – but there is […]
Help us to help you to tackle TB
Please take this short survey to help TB Alert help you to tackle TB During recent years TB Alert has worked with voluntary and community organisations to raise awareness of tuberculosis. We are now developing plans to expand the support we give to do this. This short survey is designed to ensure we develop the […]
Can you help to tell the story of African Women in the NHS?
Please see the message below and respond to the email address if you are interested or pass the message on if you know someone who may be interested. “I’m a member of the Young Historians Project; which is a group of young historians of African and Caribbean descent. We are funded to research and […]
Resource of the week #80: Calling out hatred and prejudice – a communications planning guide
The good people at British Future have been hard at work again, giving organisations and guidance on how to establish common ground with people who aren’t that sympathetic to immigration. It’s a pacy read that builds on their research into how myth-busting can alienate the very people you try and win round. (As someone once […]
A slightly edited version of Asylum Matters’ Newsletter: New Refugee Resettlement Pledge, NACCOM Move-on report etc
In our continued effort to generate a crease and desist notice from Asylum Matters for ripping off their content, LMP presents their last newsletter in (almost) its entirety. Anyway, please please please subscribe to this newsletter directly by emailing [email protected] We promise to stop, once there’s a way to link to this info directly. Honest. […]
Research about cash vouchers and real cash distribution in humanitarian
The results of some research by ICRAA posted by Dr Sana Ahmadzai It’s not strictly speaking in line with the editorial policy of LMP (it’s not really about “Directly connected to issues around asylum, refugees and migration in Leeds”) but it’s Refugee Week, and we’re feeling relaxed about the rules Humanitarian cash vouchers should encourage […]
Dissertation Research – Views on Britishness
Connor Fish, a final year student at Sheffield Hallam University, is conducting a dissertation project looking into the views of Britishness across different communities within Yorkshire and wants to include the migrant communities of Leeds in his study. He’s conducting interviews across the next two weeks and wants people who are willing to be interviewed. […]