Transcript: Hate crime: causes, motivations and effective interventions
Rania Hamad, City of Edinburgh Council spoke to us about her research on the topic.
Category: Criminal justice
Transcript: Learning Disability Week 2017
Michael McEwan speaks to Chris Creegan, Chief Executive of the Scottish Commission for Learning Disability (SCLD) about Learning Disability Week 2017. The theme for this year is: 'Looking back, thinking forward'.
Category: Disability
Transcript: Unity Enterprise
Michael McEwan speaks to Loretta Galloway, Learning Disability Service Manager at Unity Enterprise, about the services and supports the organisation provides.
Category: Disability
Transcript: Alzheimer Scotland: Annual Conference and Dementia Awards
Iriss.fm recently spoke to Kirsty Wilson from Alzheimer Scotland about two upcoming events in 2017: their annual conference and the national Dementia Awards.
Category: Mental health
Transcript: Self-directed support survey
On 21st February 2017, Iriss.fm spoke to Cathy McGregor and Lorraine Gillies from Audit Scotland about the national self-directed support survey that has been recently circulated.
Category: Self-directed support
Transcript: Bipolar Scotland
In this episode, Michael McEwan speaks to Alison Cairns, Chief Executive of Bipolar Scotland, about what the supports and services the organisation provides.
Category: Mental health
Transcript: A watershed for social work in Scotland?
On 30 November 2016, the Health and Social Care Alliance, in partnership with a number of sector organisations including Iriss, hosted a seminar entitled – A watershed for social work in Scotland?
Category: Social work (general)
Transcript: Child abuse scandals and online discourse
Danielle Farrel, spoke to Iriss.fm about her PhD research, which examined the 2012 child abuse scandals in the UK. The research focused on the multifunctional nature of online discourse surrounding the issue.
Category: Child protection
Transcript: Glasgow Disability Alliance
In this episode Michael McEwan speaks to Brian Scott, Development Manager at the Glasgow Disability Alliance about the work that it does.
Category: Disability
Transcript: From strength to strength
In 2012, Iriss undertook a project focused on understanding how an assets based approach could improve mental health and well-being within East Dunbartonshire, focusing specifically on Kirkintilloch.
Category: Mental health