Recent Research

Below you can find links to some recent research which has been undertaken or commissioned by Community Response. 

Doing Peer Work: An Introductory Guide to Co-designing Peer Work Roles or Programmes in your Service - 2023

Guidance document on implementing peer programmes in Drug and Alcohol services

Working Better with Ethnically and Linguistically Diverse Populations - 2023

Good practice document based upon 2021 document below. 

External Review of Assertive Outreach Action Research - April 2022 

External Review of the report below.

Assertive Outreach Action Research: Insights into the level of engagement with support services for people who use drugs or alcohol in ‘hotspots’ in the South Inner City. December 2021 

Carried out by Community Response on behalf of the South Inner City Drug and Alcohol Task Force. 

A Guide for Drug and Alcohol and Homeless Services on Standards and Good Practice on Accessibility and Inclusion for People from Migrant Communities 2021-

Carried out by Quality Matters on behalf of Community Response and South Inner City Drug and Alcohol Task Force, funded by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. 

The New Communities Street Drinking Assertive Outreach Project Review - May 2020

Carried out by Community Response and CKU Counselling and Therapy on behalf of the South Inner City Drug and Alcohol Task Force.