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Community-led action research examples
A call to action: Crossroads Youth and Community Association's report
Crossroads Youth and Community Association (CYCA) carried out community-led action research within their community of Gorbals in the Southside of Glasgow. The report from the research is now available.
Shining lights: A case study of Shetland Community Connections
This case study of Shetland Community Connections shows how, with the right support, a determined and spirited community group can produce research that has made service providers and businesses take notice of what they need to change to make social events more inclusive.
Making mental health a priority: A case study of Taking up Sophie's Fight
This case study describes how Dundee-based Taking up Sophie’s Fight were able to come up with important findings about people struggling to find much-needed mental health support during the pandemic, as well as people’s priorities for what services they would like to see.
Explainer contents
What is community-led action research and why is it important?
Community-led action research examples (This page)
Knowledge is Power - Supporting community-led action research
What do we mean by ‘assets’ and ‘community capacity’ in community-led action research?
Community-led action research: What we're learning - and what's next