Morning all,

The RSA has been working with communities to strengthen and develop a greater number of accessible and vibrant pathways for social and economic inclusion for those in recovery from problematic drug and alcohol use for a number of years now. In April a major programme of work launched across West Kent which takes forward our Whole Person Recovery System at scale.

This is an extremely exciting and ambitious programme of work and we're looking to add…

Hello everyone,

Over the past few weeks we have been busy putting together a catalogue of case studies of coproduction in health and social care for NESTA's People Powered Health programme.

The purpose of the catalogue is to enable practitioners to reflect on their own practice and the extent to which that represents co-production; and to enable them to learn about co-production practice.

It combines a range of case studies, resources and other information on…

Hi there,

Tim Hughes has brought together a collection of short films on co-production and asset based approaches - seem to range from 3mins up to 12mins. Inspiring, informing and a useful source of tips, ideas and stories to share.

Have a look at them here, co-production films and let Tim know of others that he should add - he's a network member so you can message…

This national programme, initiated by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), will bring together leaders from across the country to explore how senior leaders can grow and nurture local social capital in order to build stronger communities and improve health and wellbeing.  The programme, which has been developed through a partnership between the National Skills Academy for Social Care, Skills for Care, NHS South of England (Central), the Think…

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to let you know that the West Midlands Network met last Thursday (the 26th April). At the EC Arts 48Sheet Project Space in the Mailbox, Birmingham - massive thanks to EC Arts for hosting it.

The meeting was vibrant and informative with a bit of fun thrown in. 

The meeting included the following:

• a presentation from Claire Farrell from EC Arts about their public art project 48Sheet that has put artists' work…

A summary of this blog was first issued with Think Local Act Personal on 13th April 2012 via

http://www.thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/Blog/ReformingServices/

Original full paper issued 6th April, 2012, also available via - http://localareacoordination.wordpress.com/.

Local Area Coordination (LAC) and Asset Based Community…