What we're reading - 11th June 2025
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Taking a trauma-informed lens to a place-based approach (fixed link)
This briefing explores the relationship between place, wellbeing, and psychological trauma. It highlights how local authorities and community planning partners could apply trauma-informed principles to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities, and design places that foster healing and resilience.
2025 SURF Awards open for applications
The SURF Awards are held each year to highlight, celebrate and share the achievements of initiatives that address physical, social and economic challenges in communities across Scotland. Applications close 1st Sept, with the winners announced in December.
Mapping progress: gender equality across local authorities in the United Kingdom
The Gender Equality Index UK (GEIUK) is a data tool to measure and map women’s and men’s socioeconomic outcomes across local authorities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Drawing on existing data from 2021 to 2023, it captures 19 outcomes in six key domains.
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