Housing, Care and Support: Volume 8 Issue 1
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A journal on policy, research and practiceTable of contents
Safe Moves: Piloting prevention services for young people at risk of homelessness
Deborah Quilgars, Anwen Jones, Nicholas PleaceYouth homelessness has been recognised as a significant social problem since the late 1980s, and local authority homelessness strategies now include preventative services as a key…
Multiple challenges in services for women experiencing domestic violence
Jackie BarronThis paper is based on a survey of service provision for women experiencing domestic violence and who have additional complex mental health or substance use needs. Postal…
A better future for supported housing
Peter MolyneuxThe National Housing Federation's initiative, In Business for Neighbourhoods, urges all housing associations to ensure that they focus on users, to diversify funding and manage…
The future commissioning of independent living services
Jo HoggThere is great and growing interest in assisting people with learning disabilities to live in their own homes with support to promote and enhance their independence. In order to…
An idea whose time has come? Mental health, social inclusion and housing
Robin JohnsonThe Social Exclusion Unit's report on mental health, published in the summer of 2004, had surprisingly little to say about housing. But behind the scenes there has been a ferment…
The need for inclusive housing design
Graham NicksonThis paper describes the principles that need to be followed by housing designers and planners to ensure that disabled people are not excluded by design from future housing…
Evaluating mental health and housing services
Colin PalfreyIt is increasingly important for voluntary organisations seeking funding to provide hard evidence that their projects are achieving beneficial results for their clients. While…
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1460-8790Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Martin Whiteford