News and Updates
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December 1, 2020
What Works Community: Wrapping up the pilot year
As the year and our first What Works Community pilot comes to an end, we take time to reflect on our pilot journey alongside our local authority partners from East Ayrshire, Pembrokeshire, and Southend-on-Sea.
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November 27, 2020
What next for Housing First in Scotland?
Dr Ligia Teixeira reflects on the success of Housing First in Scotland and considers what the sector needs to do next to move towards ending homelessness in Scotland.
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November 26, 2020
What the latest statistics tell us about homelessness trends in Wales
The data team at the Centre for Homelessness Impact looks at the insights from the recent release of homelessness data from Wales.
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November 25, 2020
CHI's statement in response to the Spending Review
The Centre for Homelessness Impact issued the following statement this afternoon following Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spending Review announcement that an additional £254 million will be available for the next financial year to improve outcomes for people who are homeless.
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November 19, 2020
Systematic Review on Substance Use - Call for Evidence
We're working with the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit at Manchester Metropolitan University to undertake a systematic review of the effectiveness of harm reduction versus abstinence-based substance use interventions for people experiencing homelessness.
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November 20, 2020
“Discharged back to the streets”: how can we ensure people leaving institutions have a home?
In order for us to work towards an evidence-based end to homelessness, tackling the causes, minimising and eventually eliminating the effects, it is vital that we look at all routes into homelessness.
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October 30, 2020
This is what it's like to stay in a 'high risk homeless hostel'
Our Lived Experience Specialist Hannah Green reflects on the findings of our Systematic Review on Accommodation, and shares her experiences of living in temporary accommodation.
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October 29, 2020
Accommodation-based programmes for individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness
In order to design and deliver quality accommodation based interventions, it is vital that we produce more rigorous evidence in the UK so the sector can deliver services that are truly beneficial to the people receiving them.
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