What's the point of the Ombudsman? (UK)

Compiled by members of PHSOtheFACTS

Edited by Della Reynolds. 2020.

Customer review on Amazon by Diana Hanson:

“I was deeply grateful to discover the existence and release of this book by Della Reynolds as I had also been acting as a Lead Complainant to a PHSO complaint that more or less ran concurr

Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in Young Children. Article by By Fawzia Reza

'Even toddlers who cannot sit still for a long period can be introduced to diverse cultures'

Fawzia Reza writes: Children’s literature has great potential for shaping the minds of new generations. Societies where people from diverse cultures interact on a daily basis face the challenges of discrimin

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World – by Malala Yousafzai

'puts a human face to what is all too often reduced to a catalogue of statistics'

From Waterstones:

“In I Am Malala, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai told a story of bravery and survival that became a symbol of resistance around the world. We Are Displaced is her powerful and timely follow-

Integration Made Possible: A practical manual for joint working

By Peter Limbrick 2020

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“This Manual takes the widest possible interpretation of integration from joint working between the major local agencies to co-operation and collaboration at community level in such facilities as swimming pools and food banks.

Roots of empathy – with video

Building Caring, Peaceful and Civil Societies

From their website: Roots of Empathy develops empathy in children today so they can build the world that they deserve.

We’ve reached over one million children globally with our school based programs and we have research to prove impact.

Roots of Empathy

Valuing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young Men – VIDEO

Building young men as community leaders - relevant to all countries

In 2017, the Lowitja Institute funded a research study aimed at sharing knowledge on the strengths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young men and the supporting role they play, and aspire to play, in their relationships, fam

Voices project Report about people with very complex disability needs, particularly intellectual impairment - from New Zealand

“Severely disabled persons who are non-speakers are an ‘invisible sector’ within the disability sector itself.”

Executive Summary

"This collaborative project of the Federation of Disability Information Centres and Complex Care Group revealed findings which will be of interest to government an

Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined

From Center on the Developing Child

"We know that responsive relationships and language-rich experiences for young children help build a strong foundation for later success in school. The rapidly advancing frontiers of 21st-century biological sciences now provide compelling evidence that the foundat