LJMU and Everton tackle health and education challenges

A new partnership between LJMU and Everton in the Community (EitC) will tackle a range of key issues, including health inequalities, suicide prevention and support with special educational needs.

They are among the commitments made in a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both organisations.

LJMU and EitC already work closely together on a wide range of initiatives to benefit communities in the Liverpool City Region. The MoU will build on those links and focus on:

• Special educational needs and working together to support mentoring and tutoring in schools, drawing on joint expertise, including LJMU’s School of Education;
• Mental health and suicide prevention, including exploring funding, joint bid collaborations and joint research opportunities;
• Health inequalities, particularly looking at opportunities for student placements to support programmes with adults dealing with long-term health conditions; and
• Joining up our work with the application of research projects and findings into a community setting, such as identifying population groups at risk of malnutrition and implementing new practices into EitC’s food pantry to address this.

We are delighted to strengthen and expand our existing partnership with Everton in the Community through this Memorandum of Understanding. Our two organisations share values and a firm commitment to working with partners to deliver activity that benefits people within our communities. Together, we have an opportunity to make a real positive impact on the health and wellbeing of people across our city region.

Professor Mark Power, Vice-Chancellor of LJMU

Sue Gregory, CEO of Everton in the Community, said: “We have worked in partnership with LJMU for 15 years and signing this Memorandum of Understanding signifies our intent to develop and grow that collaboration, with a particular focus on improving health and educational outcomes across the life course. 

“As two organisations deeply rooted in the city, it’s fantastic to formalise our partnership and demonstrate our joint commitment to improving outcomes that will benefit communities right across the Liverpool City Region.”

Mark Power and Sue Gregory were joined at the signing by Dr Aileen Jones and Professor Keith George from LJMU, along with Everton in the Community's Ashley Jones, Amy Powell and Michael Salla.