REALITIES in Health Disparities: Researching Evidence-based Alternatives in Living, Imaginative, Traumatised, Integrated, Embodied Systems

REALITIES (Researching Evidence-based Alternatives to Living, Imaginative, Traumatised, Integrated and Embodied Systems) is a multi-disciplinary project made up of a collective of community researchers, local councils, third-sector organizations, artists, environmentalists, government bodies, and academics from various fields. The project focuses on addressing the fragmentation and trauma within systems. The second phase, which ran for 9 months, focused on facilitating cross-collaborations in three Scottish localities (Clackmannanshire, Easter Ross, and North Lanarkshire) to establish asset hubs within them connecting employability, health, transport, and the environment; and to integrate marginalised groups. The REALITIES team sought to co-design and test a scalable REALITIES model, aiming to bring systemic change by fostering collaboration at hyper-local levels, addressing health disparities, and integrating diverse methodologies to improve community wellbeing across Scotland.