Research resources
Tools and materials to support collaboration, knowledge exchange, and evidence-based practice.
WHO 2007 Dahlgren and Whitehead report
The publication explains the Dahlgren and Whitehead Rainbow Model in detail.
The report is accessible on the HIPR Resources website and can be cited in the full reference for the model.
Contact - Margaret Whitehead.
Children at risk research development network
Established with NIHR development grant funding in 2024, the network brings together experts from different fields—health, social care, education, public health, and welfare—to explore practical ways to reduce the number of children needing care. By working closely with professionals, policymakers, and care-experienced individuals, the network aims to find earlier and more effective ways to identify risks that may lead a child into care. The network's goal is to understand how to support families before a crisis happens, ensuring that children can remain in stable, nurturing homes whenever possible.
The network is based in the North of England, where there’s been a significant increase in children entering care, resulting in adverse outcomes for them and high financial costs for local governments.
A major reason for establishing the network was to ensure all research is developed with the help of stakeholders with lived experience and includes their voices.
The network produces a quarterly newsletter that is disseminated by email and ensures members keep in touch to progress research efforts.
Contact - hipr@liverpool.ac.uk
The Welfare Collective
The Welfare Collective is still in its infancy, with hopes to build a network of researchers, healthcare providers, activists and people with lived experience in the welfare system to collaborate and boost our collective capacity to address the health consequences of welfare policies. The network is a safe space to share experiences, ideas, challenges and plans.
Contact - Sophie Wickham Rebecca Geary