What We Owe to Caregivers
Laura Mauldin's In Sickness and in Health examines the plight of family caregivers and the ableism that causes them to suffer their burden alone.
Review
Health - Articles
Innovations in health care policies and programs (more)
The New Paradigm of Airborne Disease
The COVID-19 pandemic shattered established views of airborne disease. Although it represents a paradigm shift in public health, the field has yet to catch up.
Scale That Lasts
A framework for moving from government partnership to country ownership
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Get Moving!
An excerpt from Daisy Fancourt’s Art Cure on the science behind the arts and healthier living
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Food Solidarity Economy
An excerpt from Feeding the Future on civilizational transition to regenerative food systems
SSIR’s 2025 Social Innovation Reading List
Highlights of this year’s book reviews and excerpts on topics including gun violence prevention, cash transfers, refugees, regenerative agriculture, adapting to climate change, reinventing solidarity, and more.
A World of Innovation
A look at the issues and articles that resonated most with SSIR’s local language edition readers in 2025.
When USAID Shut Down, Its Lessons Nearly Vanished. AI Helped Recover Them
A final sweep of 60 years of evidence reveals durable truths about how development succeeds and fails.
Coping With Mental Illness at Work
Employees experiencing mental illness successfully manage their symptoms by disengaging from some aspects of their jobs and engaging in others.
Review
The Power of Redemptive Love
Jason Corburn and DeVone Boggan's Advancing Peace explores a striking model for addressing urban gun violence without police.