Our Priorities

"Initial work will focus on policies to reduce child poverty - and build on the work we have been doing over the last few years. If we can secure early intervention in this area, this will have a positive effect on many areas on the health and wellbeing of Glasgow's people." - Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council

The Council's Grand Challenge Mission to 'end child poverty using early intervention to support families' was the HDRC Glasgow driver during its development year, which ended in December 2024. Tackling child poverty continues to be a priority for the collaboration. Over the next couple of months, HDRC Glasgow will focus on three key areas of health determinants:

1. Child Poverty: Tackling the root causes of child poverty through early intervention to improve long term health outcomes.
2. Employability: Supporting families through better access to work and financial security to reduce economic pressures and improve overall wellbeing.
3. Public Service Reforms: Fostering culture change by combining the experience and expertise of researchers and practitioners to develop policies and implementation approaches that are well-evidenced and robust.

HDRC Glasgow will build on a successful model of research-practice collaboration that has been used to create a Glasgow Child Poverty Pathfinder funded by the Scottish Government. It is intended that this NIHR-funded project will align with the next stage of the Pathfinder and other Council initiatives on place and community empowerment that involve person-centred approaches and multi-agency working consistent with implementation of the Christie principles.