The Connected Community

If you have ever watched a great community programme succeed and then vanish when the funding runs out, this conversation names the uncomfortable why and the hopeful how. We sit down with Jodeme Goldhar to explore integrated care, population health, social care, and what it really takes to connect health and social services so communities are not left to stitch the system together on their own. We start with Jodeme's origin story and a clear-eyed view of Canada's fragmented health and social...

Welcome back to The Connected Community podcast. We’re your hosts, Cormac Russell and Sacha Dewolfe, and today we are diving deep into the heartbeat of local copoerativism, exploring a movement that has quietly anchored Irish communities for generations. When you think of a financial institution, you might think of glass skyscrapers, sterile apps, and shareholders demanding profit. But there is another way. Today, we are talking about the power of the Credit Union—not as a place of charity, b...

Hey friends, It's been a while. In this episode, Prof. Mike Fox is back to tell us what he has been up to in the field of Engaged Learning, and Sacha shares some reflections on her trip to Paris, where she recently presented a paper on her work. Cormac also explains why there has been a hiatus in episodes and shares his recent journey with cancer, and reflects on what he has learned as a patient of the service system. Welcome back, everybody. Sacha and Cormac References: ...

Our latest episode is “All our Relations: Town and Gown”. In this episode, Prof Michael Fox, Dr Sacha Dewolfe, and Cormac Russell explain why they have decided to develop a new online course to enable Universities and educational institutions to better align with communities. Mike has nearly five decades of academic and practical experience in community-engaged learning. Sacha is the cohost of this podcast and is well known to our listeners. She is passionate about desire theory a...

Glyn Butcher - People Focused Group. Doncaster Glyn Butcher is a remarkable individual who transitioned from decades of institutionalization within mental health and other service systems to become a prominent community builder and advocate for Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) in Doncaster and across the UK. Main Themes and Important Ideas: 1. The Harmful Nature of System-Focused Care and Institutionalization: Glyn spent over 40 years in various in...