Realities in Health Disparities: Researching Evidence-Based Alternatives in Living, Imaginative, Traumatised, Integrated, Embodied Systems
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Edinburgh
Department Name: Sch of Health in Social Science
Abstract
We often hear 'the system' is broken, but what do we mean by this? How can changing the way we think about, define, research, evidence, monitor, evaluate and resource 'the system' lead to meaningful change for deprived communities? How will this change benefit those who have first-hand experience of trauma, homelessness, poverty, unemployment, displacement, poor mental health or imprisonment?
REALITIES takes a human-systems approach noting 'health and social care systems' (HSCS) are constructed mental representations of relationships existing in the world to promote health for people.
Our Scottish consortium of 57 people has five established asset hubs in Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Easter Ross, Edinburgh and North Lanarkshire with strong relationships uniting conflicting ways of seeing the world. Through phase 2, we co-produced a systems-level model with deprived communities, policymakers, practitioners and researchers collecting and respecting different types of knowledge and alternative evidence-bases (from arts performances to nature walks; words to statistics) as equally important to understand complexities of unjust and avoidable health differences.
Foundational funding evidenced REALITIES is able to transcend the challenge for our currently imagined HSCS. The medical model of disease shaping who and what is considered to be part of 'the health system' has brought benefits to human existence, though key actors within these place-based HSCS systems understand the limitations of this systems-framing for human flourishing. At present, they don't have a way to help reimagine them.
REALITIES provides exploration and method for this reimagining. A model representing collective pathways producing creative routes for people to get the healthcare they need at the right time of their journeys by co-researching and co-creating with them the "what, whom, how, and why" - leading to successful connections between individuals with health and social needs and community-based opportunities for health and wellbeing improvement.
We are a transdisciplinary collective of individuals with lived and felt experience of inequalities working alongside policymakers; local authorities; charities; artists; environmentalists and researchers from policy; health humanities; arts; psychology; human geography; environmental sociology; dentistry; medicine; statistics; economics; counselling; psychotherapy; management; medical anthropology; design and innovation.
We will:
understand what work is needed to enable places to reimagine and build 'systems' that create equitable health and wellbeing.
explore and explain how links between creativity, relationships and nature create healthier and more resilient communities and environments for people in deprived areas.
support creative, participatory processes, enabling communities to construct shared mental models (systems) using different ways of knowing (epistemologies) and perceiving reality (ontologies).
combine different ways of knowing, enabling a more complete representation of bio-psycho-social-political factors which create 'health' and ways in which these are experienced by marginalised people.
support communities to construct place-based versions of systems encompassing all aspects of health and wellbeing, and make purposeful changes in the nature of their relationships with each other and their environment.
explore the usefulness of 'standard' Health Economic evaluation tools to assess Social Return of Investment, working with communities to re-conceptualise and re-define measures of 'value' and 'quality of life' in relation to human experience.
REALITIES takes a human-systems approach noting 'health and social care systems' (HSCS) are constructed mental representations of relationships existing in the world to promote health for people.
Our Scottish consortium of 57 people has five established asset hubs in Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Easter Ross, Edinburgh and North Lanarkshire with strong relationships uniting conflicting ways of seeing the world. Through phase 2, we co-produced a systems-level model with deprived communities, policymakers, practitioners and researchers collecting and respecting different types of knowledge and alternative evidence-bases (from arts performances to nature walks; words to statistics) as equally important to understand complexities of unjust and avoidable health differences.
Foundational funding evidenced REALITIES is able to transcend the challenge for our currently imagined HSCS. The medical model of disease shaping who and what is considered to be part of 'the health system' has brought benefits to human existence, though key actors within these place-based HSCS systems understand the limitations of this systems-framing for human flourishing. At present, they don't have a way to help reimagine them.
REALITIES provides exploration and method for this reimagining. A model representing collective pathways producing creative routes for people to get the healthcare they need at the right time of their journeys by co-researching and co-creating with them the "what, whom, how, and why" - leading to successful connections between individuals with health and social needs and community-based opportunities for health and wellbeing improvement.
We are a transdisciplinary collective of individuals with lived and felt experience of inequalities working alongside policymakers; local authorities; charities; artists; environmentalists and researchers from policy; health humanities; arts; psychology; human geography; environmental sociology; dentistry; medicine; statistics; economics; counselling; psychotherapy; management; medical anthropology; design and innovation.
We will:
understand what work is needed to enable places to reimagine and build 'systems' that create equitable health and wellbeing.
explore and explain how links between creativity, relationships and nature create healthier and more resilient communities and environments for people in deprived areas.
support creative, participatory processes, enabling communities to construct shared mental models (systems) using different ways of knowing (epistemologies) and perceiving reality (ontologies).
combine different ways of knowing, enabling a more complete representation of bio-psycho-social-political factors which create 'health' and ways in which these are experienced by marginalised people.
support communities to construct place-based versions of systems encompassing all aspects of health and wellbeing, and make purposeful changes in the nature of their relationships with each other and their environment.
explore the usefulness of 'standard' Health Economic evaluation tools to assess Social Return of Investment, working with communities to re-conceptualise and re-define measures of 'value' and 'quality of life' in relation to human experience.
Organisations
- University of Edinburgh (Lead Research Organisation)
- NHS Tayside (Collaboration)
- NHS Highland (Collaboration)
- Scottish Ballet (Collaboration)
- NHS LANARKSHIRE (Collaboration)
- CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Government of Scotland (Collaboration)
- Aura (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Police Scotland (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Enable Scotland (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL) (Collaboration)
- Skills Development Scotland (Collaboration)
- Victoria and Albert Museum Dundee (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN SCOTLAND (Collaboration)
- Change Mental Health (Collaboration)
- APEX SCOTLAND (Collaboration)
- Phoenix Futures (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs (Collaboration)
- Robertson Health Clinic (NHS Highlands) (Project Partner)
- Architecture and Design Scotland (Project Partner)
- NHS Scotland (Project Partner)
- Scottish Ballet (Project Partner)
- Page Park (Project Partner)
- West End Hall (Project Partner)
- APEX (Project Partner)
- Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnrshp (Project Partner)
- Youth Theatre Arts Scotland (YTAS) (Project Partner)
- Change MH (Project Partner)
- Skills Development Scotland (Project Partner)
- Scottish Opera (Project Partner)
- SFAD (Project Partner)
- CERT (Project Partner)
- Glass Performance (Project Partner)
- Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (Project Partner)
- Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations' Counc (Project Partner)
- North Edinburgh Arts (Project Partner)
- HTSI (Project Partner)
- Rock Trust (Project Partner)
- Inverness Open Arts (Project Partner)
- Smile4Life (Project Partner)
- High Life Highland (Project Partner)
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT (Project Partner)
- Health Improvement Dept (Project Partner)
- The Binks Hub (Project Partner)
- Recovery Scotland (Project Partner)
- Red Chair Highland (Project Partner)
- Stigma Free Lanarkshire (Project Partner)
Publications
Davis S
(2024)
Applying A/r/tography as a creative community resilience strategy in response to the climate emergency
in Local Development & Society
De Andrade M
(2024)
REALITIES in health disparities: Researching Evidence-based Alternatives in Living, Imaginative, Traumatised, Integrated, Embodied Systems.
in Frontiers in public health
Grivas A
(2025)
Perceptions of Edinburgh: Capturing neighbourhood characteristics by clustering geoparsed local news
in Information Processing & Management
Idrees S
(2024)
Seeking Refuge in South Africa: Navigating Power, Healing, and Co-Creation in Body-Mapping Processes
in Social Inclusion
Leah Soweid
(2025)
Blog post-Reflections on Collaboration in Academia
Marisa De Andrade
(2024)
Blog post-New Systems for a Healthier, Fairer Scotland and Planet
Mossey, P
(2024)
Reflections on the future of dentistry in Scotland
North Lanarkshire Council
(2024)
North Lanarkshire Council's Co-Produced Arts Strategy 2023 - 2028: A constructive approach to creativity in North Lanarkshire
Rowley-Abel L
(2025)
Neighbourhood social cohesion, loneliness and multimorbidity: Evidence from a UK longitudinal panel study.
in Health & place
| Title | "Precipice: Lost and Found" |
| Description | HMP Glenochil play performance of "Precipice: Lost and Found", supported by REALITIES community-embedded researcher Sam Rowe (Bethany Christian Trust) |
| Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | Change in views from audience |
| Title | 4 performances of 'The Ballad of Jack and Stacey' |
| Description | The performance was created and performed by prisoners at HMP Glenochil, and then performed by prisoners at HMP Stirling and HMP Greenoch as part of REALITIES team member Sam Rowe's work within the criminal justice system |
| Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | The prisoners were very passionate about performing and how it related to their own experiences. |
| Title | Creative Green Sessions |
| Description | In Easter Ross, weekly creative green sessions were offered during the summer months to foster relationships, build trust and plan for future community engagement. This included mandala stone painting, nature masks, nature collage, painting landscapes, and additional sessions. |
| Type Of Art | Artwork |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | Our Easter Ross community-embedded researcher noted a real sense of enjoyment and community that attendees reported, after they had complained about not having any creative outlet in Easter Ross to take themselves and their families to. The consistency of the sessions also build a strong group connection. |
| Title | Easter Ross Wall Mural |
| Description | Community-embedded researcher Lucy Campbell co-designed and painted a community mural alongside community members, local artists, and the local youth club in Easter Ross. The theme was 'forest'. |
| Type Of Art | Artwork |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | Several notable impacts resulted from the mural: Firstly, it has become a source of pride and excitement for community members. Secondly, it was a great source of information and data to engage in next steps of the research. Parents specifically shared that in Easter Ross, there is complete lack of access to any type of free arts and creativity classes in the area. Every single participant said that they have nowhere to go to do anything creative locally. There was a huge number of attendees for what is usually a very difficult area to get engagement from. There was also significant feedback that the adults felt that art was for the children and that although they enjoyed art, they almost felt like they needed to be with the children to have permission to do it. They all expressed a desire to come to future art sessions. |
| Title | Insiders |
| Description | Insiders was presented at a showcase event for works developed around themes of creativity and mental health. Insiders is a play written with men in HMP Shotts which reveals the everyday challenge of prison life, which is the lived reality for thousands of men and women in our country, and yet ask big questions about suffering, faith and meaning that will resonate far beyond the prison walls. |
| Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | 'Insiders' was written with prisoners alongside Bethany Christian Trust Creative Expressions Coordinator, Sam Rowe, who leads on the Release ReImagined workstream for REALITIES. This play is part of the data we are gathering to research social and healthcare systems and the idea of 'place'. 'Insiders' reviews: https://www.bethanychristiantrust.com/insiders-what-our-audiences-say/ |
| URL | https://www.bethanychristiantrust.com/insiders-what-our-audiences-say/ |
| Title | Journey Map: Road to Recovery |
| Description | Infographic created by and for people who use drugs (PWUD) and providers to detail psycho-social information about drug use and paths available for recovery. |
| Type Of Art | Image |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | This infographic was created by people with lived experience of drug use, which gave a sense of empowerment with the aim of ensuring they, as experts on their own experiences, are co-producing solutions and recovery pathways. |
| Title | Suntrap Artwork |
| Description | The Edinburgh Hub have been able to use the beautiful studio and garden space at Suntrap to establish a collective studio practice and develop participant work through individual projects in print, ceramics, textile art and woodworking. This is part of the Curious Routes experiment. |
| Type Of Art | Artwork |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | Establishment of a collective studio practice and develop participant work through individual projects in print, ceramics, textile art and woodworking. |
| URL | https://curiousroutes.org/?p=5373 |
| Description | ArtReach |
| Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Highland Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | Thrive Edinburgh |
| Amount | £1,400 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Thrive |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | |
| Description | Youth Open Arts Fund (funded by Scottish Government and Creative Scotland) |
| Amount | £14,144 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Creative Scotland |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Title | REALITIES in Health Disparities: Researching Evidence-based Alternatives in Living, Imaginative, Traumatised, Integrated, Embodied Systems |
| Description | The collected data from Phase 2 of REALITIES was filtered, pseudonymised and stored in the Edinburgh DataShare site, a digital repository of research data produced at the University of Edinburgh, hosted by the Research Data Service in Information Services. Edinburgh University researchers who have produced research data associated with an existing or forthcoming publication, or which has potential use for other researchers, are invited to upload their dataset for sharing and safekeeping. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | REALITIES is a multi-disciplinary project made up of a collective of community researchers, local councils, third-sector organizations, artists, environmentalists, government bodies, and academics from various fields. The project focuses on addressing the fragmentation and trauma within systems. The second phase, which ran for 9 months, focused on facilitating cross-collaborations in three Scottish localities (Clackmannanshire, Easter Ross, and North Lanarkshire) to establish asset hubs within them connecting employability, health, transport, and the environment; and to integrate marginalised groups. The REALITIES team sought to co-design and test a scalable REALITIES model, aiming to bring systemic change by fostering collaboration at hyper-local levels, addressing health disparities, and integrating diverse methodologies to improve community wellbeing across Scotland. |
| URL | https://datashare.ed.ac.uk/handle/10283/8876 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-Alness Surgery |
| Organisation | NHS Highland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-Apex |
| Organisation | APEX Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Extending organisational reach, community empowerment |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing referrals and their staff to REALITIES |
| Impact | APEX has made connections with the Clackmannanshire hub to support young people at risk. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-Architecture and Design Scotland |
| Organisation | Architecture and Design Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | N/A |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-Aura |
| Organisation | Aura |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-Change Mental Health |
| Organisation | Change Mental Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-City of Edinburgh Council |
| Organisation | City of Edinburgh Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-Enable Works |
| Organisation | ENABLE Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-Phoenix Futures |
| Organisation | Phoenix Futures |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-Police Scotland |
| Organisation | Police Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-SDS |
| Organisation | Skills Development Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-SFAD |
| Organisation | Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-Scottish Ballet |
| Organisation | Scottish Ballet |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-Scottish Government |
| Organisation | Government of Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-Smile4Life |
| Organisation | NHS Tayside |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-Stigma Free Lanarkshire |
| Organisation | NHS Lanarkshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-V&A Dundee |
| Organisation | Victoria and Albert Museum Dundee |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Phase 3 Partnership-VANL |
| Organisation | Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Impact | During the application phase, REALITIES Project Partners provided a letter of support detailing their commitment to the project; the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the project to them; as well as any contributions their organisations could provide. For any Project Partners that joined REALITIES after the start of the project in February 2024, they linked in through their interest in the project goals and its link to their community work. Possible benefits identified included but were not limited to: capacity-building, empowering communities, strengthening community connections, improving health outcomes, development opportunities, research evidence, networking, knowledge exchange, and extending organisational reach. Contributions they could provide to the project included but were not limited to: providing referrals and staff members to REALITIES sessions, input to the advisory team, providing artists and materials for workshops, providing access to contacts, and providing access to community groups and venues. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | "Precipice: Lost and Found" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Sam Rowe, REALITIES member who leads the Release ReImagined workstream, supported the performance of a play (called Precipice Lost and Found) created and performed by inmates in HMP Glenochil about their experiences in incarceration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Artlink ECA Festival Exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Artlink service-users took part in the Edinburgh College of Art's annual exhibition, where they showcased their work done within REALITIES experiments |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Clacks Hub Garden Week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | In the Clackmannanshire hub, children and young people engaged in various nature-based activities throughout the week, including a hike to the Japanese Garden, Games in the Garden, and ending in a Garden Party. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Creative Green Sessions-Collage |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lucy Campbell, our CER for Easter Ross, hosts regular Creative Green sessions as part of her hub work, where community members get together to partake in different art activities and creations to foster community, new skills and support networks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Creative Green Sessions-Creativity on the Move |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lucy Campbell, our CER for Easter Ross, hosts regular Creative Green sessions as part of her hub work, where community members get together to partake in different art activities and creations to foster community, new skills and support networks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Creative Green Sessions-Mandela Stone Painting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lucy Campbell, our CER for Easter Ross, hosts regular Creative Green sessions as part of her hub work, where community members get together to partake in different art activities and creations to foster community, new skills and support networks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Creative Green Sessions-Nature Masks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lucy Campbell, our CER for Easter Ross, hosts regular Creative Green sessions as part of her hub work, where community members get together to partake in different art activities and creations to foster community, new skills and support networks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Creative Lunchtime Drop-in Session Offer at Mobilising Communities' Knowledge Sharing Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The lifeblood behind the concept of the REALITIES project is not only that many realities are possible based off of peoples' experiences, but also that it *is* these different perspectives, expertise and backgrounds that make the project so rich. Jumping off of that, we provided a fun, engaging session using 'tarot-esque cards' we would make using pictures that we've taken of activities, locations, etc from the REALITIES project so far. People who pass by the stand were invited to pick a card and describe what they think is going on based off of it, and see how different their narrative (their reality) is compared to other members. This sparked/prompted conversation and insight into what REALITIES is doing, both in the current phase and earlier phases. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Film Showing (Please Right Back) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Academic staff, prison staff, prisoners and family members attended a screening of Please Right Back |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Insiders Play |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Insiders was presented at a showcase event for works developed around themes of creativity and mental health. Insiders is a play written with men in HMP Shotts which reveals the everyday challenge of prison life, which is the lived reality for thousands of men and women in our country, and yet ask big questions about suffering, faith and meaning that will resonate far beyond the prison walls. The event was support by Thrive Edinburgh. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Lanarkshire New Scots Integration Network presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | REALITIES Community-embedded researcher Deborah spoke at the Lanarkshire New Scots Integration Network event, aimed at third-sector organisations that work with refugees and asylum seekers, which led to collaborations with the Jerviston Community (African Collaboration Group) for creative sessions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Ninewells Gardening session |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Gardening Session with Change Centre and We Are With You, where people in recovery were brought to Ninewells Community Garden to partake in gardening sessions with the purpose of building relationships, trust, and community, as well as be a fact-finding exercise for the REALITIES Dundee team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Performance (x4) of The Ballad of Jack and Stacey |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Throughout 2024, 'The Ballad of Jack and Stacey', a play created by prisoners at HMP Glenochil, was performed by prisoners there, as well as at HMP Stirling and HMP Greenoch. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Newsletter December 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Final newsletter for the first year of REALITIES Phase 3, highlighting work done so far, plans for Year 2, upcoming events, and AOB |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Newsletter May 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | May 2024 newsletter for REALITIES, sent via Dotdigital (a University of Edinburgh-supported newsletter website), and highlighting REALITIES updates, news, events coming-up, and AOB. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Newsletter September 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | September 2024 REALITIES newsletter, sent via Dotdigital and highlighting REALITIES work, project updates, upcoming events, and AOB. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | REALITIES Presentation (Realistic Medicine Conference) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | NHS event to share best practice around realistic medicine 'manifesto', personalised care, and decision-making; a presentation was led by REALITIES member Chris Lim, with fellow REALITIES member Jek McAllister representing Ninewells Community Garden in the Dundee hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Resonate Together Networking Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Funded by Creative Scotland, this networking event saw REALITIES community-embedded researcher Shona Ulrichsen present on the REALITIES project to provide input on developing a cultural strategy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Springboard Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | This was a day of facilitated workshops/networking spaces organized between Creative Carbon Scotland and ECCAN to offer a space to share ideas and practice on how to better link up creative and community practices/organisations. REALITIES was represented and shared its work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Sun-Trap with Artlink |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A visit with Artlink service-users to Sun-Trap (a private garden and studio space), to connect with nature and art. In August, our Edinburgh CER invited local community organisations Mwamba, Care4Carers and Fountainbridge Canal Trust to come to the studio space at Suntrap for a day of connection and collaboration. They shared skills and interests through workshop activities in monoprinting, ceramics and woodcarving, displayed recent work and shared a delicious lunch provided in collaboration with Mwamba. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://curiousroutes.org/?p=5290 |
| Description | The Madness of Metrics and Possibilities of Pause in Open Research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | An Open Research Conference session led by REALITIES PL Marisa de Andrade, sparking questions such as: Whose knowledge matters? How can metrics be used to explore how and who is benefiting from research? What can open research teach us about equity, impact and activism? And where does pause-and the meaning of pause-fit into all of it when we're told high numbers (usually linked to high access fees) will get you promoted? This directly led to an external collaboration with European university attendees for future publications and research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | University of Edinburgh Impact Festival session: Co-creating impact with artists |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | As part of the University of Edinburgh Impact Festival, we provided a workshop on how to co-create impact with artists when doing research. The purpose of this was not only to highlight the work REALITIES is doing but champion the importance of creative-relational methodologies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Weekly Silvan House Art Sessions (x15) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | JanBert, the REALITIES community-embedded researcher for the Edinburgh Hub, carried out weekly art sessions with service users struggling who are neurodivergent and/or have mental health challenges, to foster community, build trust and relationships. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |