Vision to end rough sleeping: No Second Night Out conference

Vision to end rough sleeping: No Second Night Out conference seminars

Together, Local Authorities and the voluntary sector can tackle and end rough sleeping in Britain.

12 October 2011 | London

Sharing effective real-life solutions to end rough sleeping.

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About the event

Our vision is an England free of homelessness; a place where, the right help, at the right time, stops homelessness before it begins; no one is left out or lives on our streets, and; anyone who is homeless is supported to take control of their future. 

The first step on the road to achieving our vision is an England free of rough sleeping.  No second night out is the standard by which we will judge whether we have ended rough sleeping. In its strategy: Vision for ending rough sleeping: No Second Night Out, the Government has called on every local authority to adopt the No Second Night Out Standard; to ensure that that there is a quick and effective response from services in any area to help an individual off of the streets, should someone find themselves sleeping rough.

This event shared expertise in what approaches have worked so far and explored the role that each Local Authority and each homelessness charity can play in ending rough sleeping locally. There were two equal strands to the day, running through the programme:

  • the measures that can be put in place to prevent rough sleeping
  • the work that can be done to support those who are sleeping rough away from the streets, stopping it becoming their home.

support our pledges:

  • No one new to the streets should spend a second night out
  • No one should make their home on the streets
  • No one should return to the streets once they have been helped off of them
  • Ultimately no one should arrive on the streets.

No Second Night Out involves the whole community working together to identify people who are sleeping rough and ensuring they can quickly access a place of safety, where their needs can be assessed and they can get the right advice. It stresses the importance of access to emergency accommodation and other services, including healthcare, should they be needed. It also encourages services to reconnect an individual back to their local community, where they will be able to access housing, recovery services and support from family and friends.  All of these themes were explored in more detail during the day.

This could happen anywhere

During these challenging economic times more people, in more areas, are living on the margins, vulnerable to rough sleeping. This isn’t just an issue confined to our cities, all parts of the country are home to individuals who are at risk. To prevent this issue from worsening, we need there to be preventative measures and response plans in place across the UK, should someone end up on the streets. And we need services to ensure that no-one is turned away, when they need them most.

Drawing on an understanding of what works, this event shared solutions that can be tailored to your local needs, enabling all communities to tackle and prevent rough sleeping.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

  • Offering a comprehensive housing options and advice service
  • Employment: a key route out of homelessness
  • Tackling health inequalities: improving the health of vulnerable adults helping to prevent them from sleeping rough
  • Specialist intervention: solutions for those individuals with complex needs
  • Reducing evictions and abandonments from hostels and temporary accommodation providers   
  • No Second Night Out: findings from the London based pilot
  • No Second Night Out: how to introduce these principles in any urban area
  • Emergency accommodation responses
  • Reconnecting rough sleepers
  • Assertive models of outreach and enforcement

WHAT THE EVENT offered:

  • expert, senior level speakers
  • networking opportunities with other professionals in your field
  • chance to share and hear strategic models of good practice
  • practical preventative measures and response plans
  • in depth understanding of how to prevent and end rough sleeping.

Conference fees

Membership type Fee
Band Community & A members £120
Bands B, C, D & E members £165
Non-members £300

If you are unsure if your organisation is a member of Homeless Link please call 020 7840 4461.

venue

The Resource Centre
356 Holloway Road
London
N7 6PA

Map and directions.

Contact our events team:

020 7840 4461
events@homelesslink.org.uk