• Children and young people
• Housing and homelessness
• Health, disability and wellbeing
• Education, employment and economic development
• Older People

Brain Health Village pilot

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The Brain Health Village concept has been developed by Respond - a leading Approved Housing Body in Ireland - and the Global Brain Health Institute.

A pilot study is taking place on a social housing estate in Baltinglass, a village in Co. Wicklow. In 2023, Just Economics was commissioned as a design, impact and learning partner. 

The process included a needs assessment to identify brain health priorities, design workshops and strategic planning support and ongoing evaluation via a developmental evaluation approach. The aim is to better understand how the concept of brain health can be applied in social housing and explore whether the approach can improve outcomes for tenants and in turn be scaled to tenant management more widely.