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Improving the housing and support offer for people who drink.

How can homelessness services support residents who use drugs, while remaining within the law?

This paper, based on work carried out by the Homeless Health Consortium (Homeless Link, Groundswell and Pathway) as part of the wider VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, sets out findings of a consultation with frontline homelessness workers and people experiencing homelessness.

These events below focused on Health and Wellbeing and were delivered between July 2021 and January 2022 as part of the London PLUS project.

People experiencing homelessness can be particularly vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19. There are many reasons for this, including insecure or overcrowded living situations, underlying health conditions and distrust of healthcare providers.

Hep C is curable, yet people often remain untreated until it is too late. How can staff in homelessness services take action to save lives?

In this webinar, we heard from DLUHC and public health representatives about the new 'Protect and Vaccinate' fund and tackling vaccine hesitancy. Recorded: Wednesday, 22 December 2021

Now more than ever it’s important to look after our health and wellbeing, and our nutrition has a significant impact on both our mental and physical health. In this webinar, MNU Certified Nutritionist, Jess McCormick, talks through what to focus on to support optimum health, whilst debunking common myths.

Critical Time Intervention (CTI) is a time-limited intervention used to help people during times of difficult transition. This webinar will provide an overview of the model and its potential use in supporting people to transition from hotels into more stable accommodation.

This webinar will provide an understanding of what basic psychological needs are and how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted upon those of young people. It will offer practical guidance around having conversations to support young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness and their basic psychological needs.

More than ever, the effective use of time is important. Home and work life are now so entwined that we need to maintain a balanced approach in how to keep priorities in all aspects of our lives in their appropriate place. This webinar explores some useful tips.

There is a growing awareness of the links between homelessness and conditions such as Autism and acquired brain injury. This webinar discusses how these conditions relate to homelessness, some good practice suggestions around how to recognise the differences and respond effectively and where to go for more information.