News and Updates
July 15, 2019
Insights from our Impact Forums 2019
As our inaugural Impact Forums come to a close, we’ll be sharing key insights from the events and reflecting on where the What Works movement in homelessness goes next.
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June 4, 2019
Launching our new strategy for ending homelessness for good
Later today we will release our 5-year strategy. Our CEO Dr Ligia Teixeira outlines our ambitions and how we will drive lasting change.
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June 3, 2019
We’ve joined the What Works Network, so what does that mean?
Today we celebrate joining the What Works Network. This blog by our CEO Dr Ligia Teixeira describes why we wanted to join the Network and what this means for us.
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June 3, 2019
The What Works Network welcomes the Centre for Homelessness Impact as a new member
The National What Works Advisor, Dr David Halpern has welcomed the Centre for Homelessness Impact as a new member of the What Works Network. Its membership has also been backed by Communities Secretary RT Hon James Brockenshire MP, Ministers Kevin Stewart MSP and Julie James AM, and the Centre’s founding partners at Crisis and GHN.
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May 29, 2019
How could new metrics help to end homelessness?
Together with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) we have launched a consultation on a new set of homelessness indicators which aim to measure factors that influence homelessness, such as housing, poverty, and relationships to see how they change across the country. In a recent blog post, Dr Ligia Teixeira and Hugh Stickland, the ONS’ Head of Strategy & Engagement, explain how this project came about.
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May 22, 2019
Scotland’s new system to track every person who is street homeless in the country
Today we release an options appraisal for a new data and monitoring system for street homelessness in Scotland. Our Director Dr Ligia Teixeira explains the aims of the study, what we found, and what happens next.
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May 15, 2019
Five factors underpin good homelessness service implementation
A review of the implementation issues evidence from the Evidence and Gap Maps reveals that some barriers/facilitators apply across all homelessness interventions
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May 15, 2019
Our Intervention Tool now includes a new implementation section
How a policy or service is implemented on the front line can make or break an intervention. Our Intervention Tool, which summarises the reliable evidence for homelessness interventions, is designed to inform commissioners, policymakers and practitioners, and improve intervention strategies and implementation.
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