Mental Health
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Mental Health and PIP
This guidance outlines the process of making a claim for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), focussing on supporting individuals affected by mental health.
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Improving Accident and Emergency (A&E) experiences
This podcast and posters provide homelessness workers with advice on a range of ways to improve clients’ A&E experiences.
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Bitesize learning: Managing challenging behaviour
These recordings are for frontline staff of homelessness organisations who are looking to build on their knowledge, skills and understanding of supporting people with challenging behaviours.
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Research exploring holistic Housing First outcomes
New research into the long-term impacts of Housing First across health, mental health, offending behaviour, substance use and beyond.
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Literacy 100 Charter and Report
Literacy 100 have published this report which looks at how poor literacy can cause homelessness and be barrier to escaping homelessness. The charter is for organisations to adopt.
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Guidelines for clinical psychologists working with and in homelessness services
People experiencing homelessness are often excluded from mainstream statutory mental health services. New guidelines were released in January 2023 to support clinical psychologists working with and in homelessness services.
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Lived experience videos highlight key homeless health issues
New videos on suicide support, health conversations and dental care.
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Taking a moment can save a life
For International Overdose Awareness Day (31st August), we are asking homelessness services to take a moment to consider the risks of overdose for people who use drugs, and how staff can respond to reduce drug-related deaths.
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Mental health and homelessness: an inextricable link?
This Mental Health Awareness week take a few minutes to read about the links between mental health and homelessness. And unpack a treasure chest of useful practical resources.
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Free online training from Homeless Link
Checkout our free online bitesize e-learning packages for people working in frontline homelessness services. Also including fundraising training.
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Sasha Foundation, grants for charities working on mental health issues
The Sasha Foundation makes grants up to £10,000 for charities helping individuals who are suffering from depression and mental health issues or who are confronting drug abuse issues.
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Housing First research highlights huge cross-sector impact
New research into the holistic long-term outcomes of Housing First strengthens the case for a national cross-departmental programme for people experiencing complex needs.
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Hoarding awareness workshop
Develop an understanding of the reasons a person may hoard and how to support a person to overcome barriers to disposing of their hoard.
Online Members £125pp, Non-Members £165pp -
Hoarding awareness workshop
Develop an understanding of the reasons a person may hoard and how to support a person to overcome barriers to disposing of their hoard.
Online Members £125pp, Non-Members £165pp -
Mental Health and homelessness
Mental health issues and homelessness are closely linked, you may regularly support vulnerable individuals experiencing a range of mental health issues. This practical course will give you the skills needed to support individuals experiencing mental health issues.
Online Members £125pp, Non-Members £165pp -
Complex Needs, Dual Diagnosis and Personality Disorder
This course will provide an introduction to the these topics and will explore ways of supporting people and maintaining staff wellbeing.
Online Members £125pp, Non-Members £165pp -
Navigating Mental Health Services
This course is designed to help you understand how mental health problems can present, and how mental health services work, so that you can more easily ensure that you get the right help for your client.
Online Members £125pp, Non-Members £165pp -
Understanding Self-Harm
This course will explore how trauma can create self-harming behaviour in a person as a way of managing emotional distress, and look at how to support people away from self-harming to alternative ways of managing their emotions.
Online Members £125pp, Non-Members £165pp