COVID-19
Resources
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COVID 19 Booster Uptake: Best Practice
This webinar provides information and recommendations to support local response planning for COVID-19 booster vaccinations for people experiencing homelessness over the winter period.
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COVID-19 General Guidance & Resources
Guidance on COVID-19 testing and vaccination in homelessness settings over the winter period, with links to specialist organisations for further information and guidance on different aspects of COVID-19.
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Toolkit to support vaccine uptake
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.
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Reflective Practice and Resilience 101: for frontline staff
This webinar will introduce you to Reflective Practice, and share tips on how to manage and reduce stress in the workplace, particularly during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Critical Time Intervention - From homelessness to hotels and beyond
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.
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Meeting young people’s psychological needs during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond
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.
News
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COVID-19 testing update: homelessness settings can now order extra Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have provided an update in ordering Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests for homelessness settings.
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Start date of autumn COVID-19 vaccine programme brought forward
The Department of Health and Social Care have announced that this year’s autumn flu and Covid-19 vaccine programmes will start on the 11th September.
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First and second dose of COVID-19 vaccine will end on 30th June
The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced that the offer of a first and second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for those at lower risk of severe COVID-19 will end on 30th June 2023.
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Living with COVID-19 in the homelessness sector
As infection rates remain high it's timely to reflect on how the Government’s Living with Covid Plan is impacting on homelessness services and take stock of what’s happening around testing and vaccination.
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Now is the time for a national Housing First programme
This week sees the launch of the CSJ report Close to Home: Delivering a national Housing First progamme in England, calling for the roll-out of a national Housing First programme for people whose homelessness is compounded by multiple disadvantage.
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Experiences of homelessness support for people with No Recourse to Public Funds
NACCOM’s Community Researcher group has been working with Homeless Link to explore experiences of accessing support from local authorities throughout the pandemic. In this blog, we discuss early reflections from our research and calls for change from the Community Researcher group.
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Day Services Practice Forum - trauma-informed safety
Join our Practice Forum for those working in, leading or commissioning Day Services. This forum will focus on applying trauma-informed practice to create a safe environment and reduce exclusions.
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Day Services Practice Forum : trauma-informed buildings
Join our Practice Forum for those working in, running or commissioning Day Services. This session will focus on how to apply a trauma-informed lens to your bulding.
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Commissioners' Forum: Exploring the new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy
A free interactive session for Local Authority Commissioners of homelessness services. This session will focus on the new Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy, with an opportunity to speak to representatives from MHCLG.
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Frontline Day Service Workers Focus Group
Join our focus group for frontline day service workers, meet your peers and share your key priorities and challenges with Homeless Link.
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Rural Community of Practice 4: Prevention, PRS, and Frontline Innovation
An interactive session with Homeless Link, English Rural, and the homelessness team from Calderdale in West Yorkshire on prevention, PRS, and frontline innovation
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Renters’ Rights Act training
Drawing on the detailed guidance within the Act and our experience supporting housing and homelessness services, this comprehensive training course aims to build confidence and strengthen practice.
Online Members £145pp, Non-Members £185pp