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LORD MAYOR ELECT CHOOSES LIHH AS NOMINATED CHARITY
22nd March 2009
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The Health and Social Care Experiences of Older Irish People in Leeds
A report prepared by LIHH in conjunction with Tabrona Conultancy reveiwing the experiences older Irish people in Leeds have had with use of health and social care services
The Health & Social Care Experiences of Older Irish People in Leeds (PDF, 392kB)
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Gán Dídean
This is the Report on homelessness commissioned by Shelter. Gan Dídean (Without a Place to Stay) Homeless Irish People A Report by Leeds Irish Health and Homes (LIHH)
With a Foreword by Dr. Mary Tilki Written by Eddie Mulligan Community Development Worker
Gán Dídean (PDF, 539kB)
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Diggin Deeper
Diggin Deeper is a report commissioned by Leeds Social Services using Health Action Zone funds looking at the barriers to accessing and social care for the Irish community. Launched in October 2002 it argued for increased outreach services for the Irish community to enable them to receive the culturally sensitive support that was needed.
Diggin' Deeper (PDF, 217kB)
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Green White and Invisible
Green White and Invisible was written in 1997 alongside a local councillor Patrick Hennigan and called for services to be developed for older Irish people in Leeds
Green White and Invisible (PDF, 124kB)
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Commission for Racial Equality
The Commission for Racial Equality launched their first ever research into discrimination and the Irish community in 1997. The pdf is a short summary of the researches finding. For the full report please visit the the CRE’s website at http://www.cre.gov.uk
Commission For Race Equality: Disadvantage and the Irish Community in Britain (1997) (PDF, 60kB)
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