Evaluating Peer Support Work
Focus Ireland – Ireland’s largest homelessness agency - commissioned Just Economics to conduct a qualitative evaluation of its first year of implementing peer support work.
Evaluation and impact assessment
Our staff are recognised experts in a range of mixed methods evaluation approaches, including:
- Outcomes measurement
- Process evaluation
- PIlot project evaluation
- Theory-based evaluations
- Developmental evaluation
- Economic evaluation
Just Economics staff have authored Cabinet Office guidance on social impact measurement and lecture on social impact evaluation at leading UK higher education institutions.
We believe in participatory research and have extensive experience of working alongside individuals with lived experience.
“We started working with the team at Just Economics over three years ago. We selected them as our strategic partner in this area as, like BT, they were hungry to find the most effective way to account for the social return on our investments. Together we have been on a journey – from the UK to sub-Saharan Africa – to assess the impact of BT’s products and services. Their commitment and dedication has never faltered and they are as challenging and inspiring today as the day we first started working with them.”
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Supporting the No Recourse to Public Funds Partnership
Just Economics and Purpose Union have been appointed the 5-year Evaluation and Learning Partner for the NRPF Partnership.
Finnfund
Finnfund is a bilateral development finance institution (DFI) that provides finance to firms in developing countries with the aim of promoting social, environmental and economic development.
Reducing alcohol harm through Extended Brief Interventions
Just Economics was commissioned to evaluate the HSE's pilot of Extended Brief Interventions (EBIs) to reduce harmful alcohol use in Dublin North.
Evaluation of a Brain Health Village
The Brain Health Village concept has been developed by Respond - a leading Approved Housing Body in Ireland - and the Global Brain Health Institute.
Technology in health services in Africa
Just Economics supported BT to measure the impact of its investments in health and education projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Microsoft YouthSpark
YouthSpark is a flagship programme of Microsoft Philanthropies that aims to enable young people around the world to learn digital and computer science skills.
The social impact of Approved Housing Bodies in Ireland
In 2022, three of the largest Approved Housing Bodies in Ireland– Clúid Housing, Respond and Circle VHA – commissioned Just Economics to identify common outcomes across the sector and a methodology for measuring those outcomes and determining social impact.
Healthy Clubs Project SROI evaluation
The Irish Life GAA Healthy Club Programme (HCP) is the GAA’s flagship programme to promote health and wellbeing in Ireland outside of its official games structures.
Recovery Approach in Mental Health
The concept of recovery has come to underpin mental health policy in many Anglophone countries. It represents a shift from services based on clinical recovery defined by symptom reduction to recovery as defined by the service user’s view of what is needed to lead a meaningful life.
Limerick Youth Housing Report
Just Economics was commissioned to evaluate the Limerick Youth Housing Project (LHYP), a homelessness intervention modelled on the Housing First approach developed in the US and Canada.
Technology Enabled Care (TEC)
The Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Programme is a £9 million a year Scotland-wide programme designed to increase choice and control in health, well-being and care services.
An economic appraisal of the Youngballymun initiative
Just Economics and the National University of Ireland, Maynooth were commissioned to carry out an area-based impact assessment of the Youngballymun project.
Bikes for Business
Cargo bikes are a leading alternative to petrol and diesel vans, with emerging evidence that they can reduce congestion, improve business efficiency, and support the development of more liveable and healthier cities.
