This report sets out the findings of a series of linked studies drawing together evidence about place-based approaches to reduce youth violence. The project was commissioned by the Youth Endowment Fund (UK) to support their key strategic work using place-based approaches.

This report presents estimates of the expenditure and usage patterns in the Australian healthcare system based on geographical remoteness, exploring health expenditure from a patient-centred perspective. It demonstrates the shortfall in health expenditure across hospital, community, aged care, the disability sector and ancillary care in Australia’s regional and remote communities.

Realist evaluation has gained prominence in recent years especially in the evaluation of programs involving human services, social policies and health interventions. In this paper the authors seek to unpack the key tenets scaffolding the practical application of realist evaluation.

This working paper sheds light on the best practices identified for mobilising evidence to enhance the effectiveness of child well-being policies, based on a stocktake of 81 knowledge broker organisations across 24 countries.

In this report, the author argues that the translation of evidence into policy is in itself a behavioral question with three major barriers or pain points.