Research

If you have any Research Documents you wish to be included on the site, please submit them to Michelle Duff at mduff@acvo.org.uk with a brief introduction.

Also, please visit our 'Publications' page.

Research into the Consultation and Communication Methods Used by the Public Sector/Community Planning Partners in Aberdeen City A questionnaire researching the above was sent to 21 organisation, although there was not a huge response (38% response rate), the Research Findings are still very interesting. For further information, contact Michelle Duff at mduff@acvo.org.uk, tel (01224) 358579

ABERDEEN COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS (ACVO) recently conducted research on the Communications and Consultation Methods used by voluntary organisations in Aberdeen City. View the Communication & Consultation Methods - Research Findings

User Involvement in Mental Health Services: A Study in Grampian This research aimed to explore user involvement activities within mental health services in the locality from the perspectives of those who take part.  Based on fieldwork carried out in 2003, it found that service users perceive their level of involvement and influence within statutory mental health services in the region to be limited at present.  Benefits and barriers associated with the development of user involvement initiatives were identified in relation to: speaking, taking part, understanding, giving and taking power, and seeing differences and inequalities.  A briefing paper outlining key findings from this study is now available.  Contact Lydia Lewis to receive a copy (e-mail: l.lewis@abdn.ac.uk; tel: 01224 274357; write to: School of Social Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3QY).

ABERDEEN COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS (ACVO) The Case for Independence - Feasibility Study carried out on behalf of ACVO Minority Ethnic People and their Access to the Voluntary Sector in Aberdeen - research carried out by ACVO ACVO are also carrying out a mapping exercise of the voluntary sector in Aberdeen City - an Interim Analysis whill be published here at the end of September 2004

ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY 'Data protection, confidentiality and freedom of information are all aspects of the law that impact upon the health and social care professional’. In March 2004 the Carers Research Partnership ran a seminar called "Confidentiality, Consent and Data Protection". Dr Stuart Hannabuss works at the Aberdeen Business School where he covers a wide range of management, marketing, legal, ethical, information, and cultural topics. Permission has been granted to his talk Data Protection Issues and Carers Dr Hannabuss is not a care specialist but on general legal issues can be contacted at s.hannabuss@rgu.ac.uk

Pillar Aberdeen - "Bridging the Gap" Mental Health and Wellbeing Needs of Minority Ethnic Communities in Aberdeen Pillar Aberdeen have recently published their ‘Bridging the Gap’ report, based upon research undertaken here in Aberdeen over the winter of 2003-2004 into the mental health needs and perceptions of members of Aberdeen’s small but diverse (and growing) minority ethnic communities. The report examines the problems faced by minority ethnic people in Aberdeen in accessing existing mental health services within the City, as well as identifying particular mental health needs that are currently unmet within the area. It highlights people’s perceptions and understandings of mental health problems and difficulties from a variety of minority ethnic perspectives and goes on to make recommendations as to how various issues identified might be addressed.