About us Sector jobs In-Form Find a service Donate
  • Areas of expertise

    • Accommodation
    • Health
    • Housing First
    • Improving homelessness services
    • Meeting diverse needs
    • Rough sleeping
    • Understanding homelessness
    • Workforce
  • What we do

    • Membership
    • Consultancy
    • In-Form
    • Training and coaching
    • Campaigning and influencing
    • Research
    • Grants, funding and investment
    • Data and information services
    • Supporting local partnerships
  • Knowledge Hub
  • Events and training
  • News
  • About us
  • Jobs
  • In-Form
  • Find a service
  • Donate

Mental health and the Mental Capacity Act

You've come from the skills framework. Here are some learning and development recommendations for understanding how you can support people at risk of or experiencing homelessness with their mental health needs.

The understanding of the relationship between mental health needs and homelessness and how mental health needs can contribute to homelessness and the challenges individuals face when trying to access and maintain stable housing solutions. This includes an understanding of the Mental Capacity Act.

Team Training

Our team training is delivered live online or in-person by an expert Trainer. You'll be given the opportunity to build on your understanding of mental health issues with your peers in an interactive and safe space.

  • Team Training Course

    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.

    • Mental Health
  • Team Training Course

    Mental Health: Navigating services

    The process of getting help from specialist mental health services on behalf of the people you support can be confusing. This course will help you to build relationships with your local mental health teams and show you how to make appropriate referrals to the right services.

    • Mental Health

Resources

Our free resources which include bitesize learning, guidance, screening tools and more, are perfect for those looking to understand the different elements of mental health in relation to homelessness.

  • Bitesize Learning: Mental Health and Homelessness

    Updated: 24/2/25

    Check out our free bitesize e-learning series on mental health and homelessness for people working in frontline homelessness services.

  • Mental Health and Homelessness Resources

    Updated: 28/4/23

    Guidance and resources to help support workers respond to the mental health needs of people experiencing homelessness.

  • Understanding the Mental Capacity Act

    Updated: 07/4/22

    This webinar will aim to leave attendees from the housing and homelessness sector feeling better equipped to consider the mental capacity of people who they work with, and to feel able to apply this, both in their own decision making and in their discussions with health professionals.

  • Bitesize learning: Supporting adults and young people through safeguarding

    Updated: 07/8/24

    Six 30-minute videos for frontline staff working in homelessness services on safeguarding adults and young people facing multiple disadvantage (multiple and/or complex needs) including sessions on the Care Act, non-UK nationals, mental capacity, care leavers, prison leavers and hospital discharge

Skills Framework Levels

To find out more about the four levels associated with mental health and homelessness, take a look at the skills framework.

Find out more about upcoming learning and development opportunities.

Subscribe to our weekly Skills Link newsletter to find out when new courses are added to the public training programme and when new resources are released.

Contact

Contact us

Company number 04313826

Charity number 1089173

Info

  • Pay an invoice
  • Privacy and data protection
  • Terms of use
  • Complaints Policy

Connect