Last updated: 17 January 2025

Series 7 just launched!

Have a listen to 'Going Beyond', our podcast series for people working in the homelessness sector.

  • Series 1: Explores how homelessness services can embrace relationship-based approaches to better support people to end their homelessness.
  • Series 2: Discusses the effects of working in the homelessness sector on individual wellbeing, looking at managing stress, burnout, the effects of vicarious trauma and the importance of debriefing and reflective practice.
  • Series 3: Discusses good practice in how to support individuals experiencing homelessness who have complex health and care needs. The episodes cover dual diagnosis, physical health needs, hoarding, self-neglect and brain injury.
  • Series 4: Discusses approaches to supporting people experiencing homelessness who are using drugs and/or alcohol. The episodes cover the prevalence of use, harm reduction techniques, women’s use of substances, drug use in supported accommodation and barriers to engagement with treatment services.
  • Series 5: Discusses the barriers people experiencing homelessness face in accessing support within different areas of the sector including: adult social care, local authority housing options, the private rented sector, and supported accommodation.
  • Series 6: Discusses with social enterprises about how they work with people experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage in a fair and ethical way.
  • Series 7: Released in January 2025, this series has been recorded in partnership with Stonewall Housing. We explore the challenges LGBTQ+ people face when it comes to homelessness, the barriers to accessing support, and what mainstream services can do to become more inclusive.

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This podcast has been funded by MHCLG through the VCFS programme.

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