Testing the expert based weights used in the UK’s Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) against three preference-based methods
Journal Article
Watson, V., Dibben, C., Cox, M., Atherton, I., Sutton, M., & Ryan, M. (2019)
Testing the expert based weights used in the UK’s Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) against three preference-based methods. Social Indicators Research, 144(3), 1055-1074. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-018-02054-z
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), used widely in England, is an important tool for social need and inequality identification. It summarises deprivation across seven dim...
An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions: Final Report.
Working Paper
Parkes, T., Atherton, I., Evans, J., Gloyn, S., McGhee, S., Stoddart, B., …Choudury, H. (2011)
An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions: Final Report.
Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs) have been identified as an effective strategy for treating people whose alcohol consumption is posing a risk to their health. As part of its...
'Housing First' as a means of addressing multiple needs and homelessness.
Journal Article
Atherton, I. & Nicholls, C. M. (2007)
'Housing First' as a means of addressing multiple needs and homelessness. European journal of homelessness. 2, 289-303. ISSN 2030-2762
This paper considers the effectiveness of Housing First and its applicability to the European context. Housing First approaches explicitly incorporate secure tenures as an int...