Going Beyond: Homeless Link Practice Podcast

Palliative care and homelessness

In this episode we discuss why palliative care is relevant for the homelessness sector, how homelessness services can work more closely with palliative care services, and how staff should be supported when they experience a death of someone accessing a service.  

Racism and homelessness

In this episode we discuss how homelessness services can ensure they are anti-racist and culturally competent. 

Rough Sleeping Verification

In this episode, we discuss both the perceived benefits and the significant drawbacks of rough sleeping verification, reflecting on the need for outreach services to adopt more flexible, person-centred approaches. 

Low Literacy & Homelessness

In this episode we discuss the extent of low literacy levels amongst people experiencing homelessness, the impact of this on the lives of the adults we support, and how homelessness services can support on both an organisational, and individual level. 

International perspectives on Housing First

In this episode, we speak to Housing First specialists from England, Finland and Australia, discussing the successes, challenges, and hopes for the future. 

Gambling and Homelessness

In this new episode of the Going Beyond podcast, we speak to Steve Sharmen (Senior Research Fellow in at the National Addiction Centre, King's College London), Andy Lymer (Director of the Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing at Aston University) and Patrick Horgan (Consultant Psychiatrist, working for two NHS gambling services). We discuss why people might start gambling, and when this becomes harmful, the link between gambling and homelessness, and share ways that frontline workers can support people with a gambling addiction.  

Women's Rough Sleeping Census

In this episode, we discuss the women’s rough sleeping census: its importance, purpose, and what the next steps need to be to improve support for women experiencing homelessness. 

Rough Sleeping Snapshot Estimates

In this episode, we discuss the Rough Sleeping Snapshot Estimates and share good practice in planning and delivering the counts.  

Moral Injury and homelessness

In this episode, we discuss the concept of moral injury, how it relates to the homelessness sector, and what workers can do if they are affected. 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Homelessness

In this episode of the Going Beyond Podcast, we speak to Seb Barker, Co-Founder and COO of Beam, and Neal McArdle, Head of Learning and Training Services at Providence Row Charity. We speak about Beam’s Magic Notes tool for social workers,  and discuss how Providence Row are implementing the use of AI tools for all staff, to reduce burnout, and work more efficiently.