Dedication

pp iii-iv

Contents

pp v-vi

List of tables and figures

pp vii-vii

Notes on contributors

pp viii-xv

Acknowledgements

pp xvi-xviii

Preface

pp xix-xxii

Part One - Life chances

pp 1-2

One - The individual: growing into society

pp 3-16

Two - Addressing inequalities in education: parallels with health

pp 17-28

Three - Wholistic well-being and happiness: psychosocial-spiritual perspectives

pp 29-40

Four - Nutrition in marginalised groups

pp 41-54

Part Two - Lifestyle challenges

pp 55-56

Five - Alcohol-related harm and health inequalities

pp 57-72

Six - Addiction, inequality and recovery

pp 73-86

Seven - Health and exercise in the community

pp 87-102

Eight - Health and well-being in the digital society

pp 103-118

Part Three - Social and community networks

pp 119-120

Nine - Building an inclusive community through social capital: the role of volunteering in reaching those on the edge of community

pp 121-134

Ten - Support for people with learning disabilities: promoting an inclusive community

pp 135-148

Eleven - Community well-being programmes: reviewing ‘what works’

pp 149-164

Twelve - Looking through a realist lens: services provided by faith-based and third sector organisations

pp 165-178

Part Four - Employment and housing

pp 179-180

Thirteen - Social enterprise and the well-being of young people not in education, employment or training

pp 181-194

Fourteen - Health and homelessness

pp 195-210

Fifteen - Local authority perspectives on community planning and localism: a case study

pp 211-224

Part Five - Supporting people at the edge of the community

pp 225-226

Sixteen - Towards an integrative theory of homelessness and rough sleeping

pp 227-240

Seventeen - Mental health and multiple exclusions

pp 241-254

Eighteen - Brain injury and social exclusion

pp 255-264