Going Beyond: Homeless Link Practice Podcast

In this episode, we discuss the differences between rural and urban homelessness and rough sleeping. We talk about the complexities of supporting individuals in rural settings and highlight good practice for support in these areas. 

In this episode, we discuss the benefits of learning English and taking part in learning more broadly for people experiencing homelessness, the barriers to accessing and sustaining provision, and how we can make learning more accessible.

In this episode, we discuss the role of Day Services within the homelessness sector, exploring how our new set of principles can help shape the culture, consistency, and quality of support provided. 

In this episode, we discuss the relationship between neurodivergence and homelessness, and discuss ways services can become more accessible, responsive and inclusive to neurodivergent people.  

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.  

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

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. 

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. 

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

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.