World Habitat: Impact Report; NAEH's Gender Minorities Data Series; and More
- Tiffany Connolly
- Jul 10, 2019
- 2 min read
European End Street Homelessness Campaign: Impact Report 2015-2018
Through peer exchanges and networks, World Habitat brings people and ideas about housing solutions together – from major global institutions and national governments to grass-roots organizations and local communities. This report outlines the successes and challenges of the European End Street Homelessness Campaign – a network of cities sharing experiences to tackle street homelessness in their local areas. Through this campaign, World Habitat is helping an increasing number of cities in Europe adopt new, sound ideas to end street homelessness. Key principles of the campaign are housing first, knowing who's out there, tracking progress, involving the community in solutions, improving local systems, and learning from and sharing with others.
Read the report on the IGH Hub.
Demographic Data Project: Gender Minorities
The National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) organized a data series to promote equity, by examining data that illustrates different experiences of homelessness based on gender identity, race, and region. The Demographic Data Project compiles data analyzed from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2018 Point-in-Time Count to examine the rates of homelessness among different populations. The first brief in the series gives insight on transgender and non-binary people in the homelessness services system. Analysis from data collected from the 2018 point-in-time count suggests that both transgender and gender non-binary individuals are more likely to be unsheltered than cisgender adults.
Read the briefing here.
Overcoming Barriers to Healthcare – People Experiencing Homelessness
A recent independent evaluation of an innovative, pharmacist-led outreach service – conducted by the Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities Research (I-SPHERE) in collaboration with Dr. Fiona Cuthill from the University of Edinburgh, offered insights on effectively delivering healthcare to people living without shelter. On the I-SPHERE blog, Professor Sarah Johnsen discusses how the flexible and relational approach was highly effective at engaging with homeless people who would otherwise ‘fall through the gaps’ of existing healthcare provisions.
The Pharmacy Homeless Outreach Engagement Non medical Independent Rx service is delivered by a small team of clinical prescribing pharmacists, in partnership with Simon Community Scotland street team in Glasgow, Scotland. It is characterized by a holistic physical and mental health assessment; a medicines review; individualized discussions about current health concerns;
Read the blog here.
Steering Change to Solutions to Homelessness in Australia
Since 2013, CEO of Hutt St. Centre, Ian Cox, has overseen the delivery of groundbreaking programs that have transformed the lives of thousands of people experiencing homelessness in Adelaide, Australia – a participating Vanguard City. The Centre took a new approach to fundraising, using impact investing to fund its outcomes-based Aspire program. According to Cox, within three years, Adelaide has seen reduction in all three of their main measures for people experiencing homelessness hospital usage, crisis accommodation and the justice system.
Cox was named a Pro Bono Australia 2018 Impact Winner for his work in the homelessness sector. "I’d love to see that we don’t have any rough sleepers in Adelaide within the next five to 10 years. I don’t think it’s impossible, we just need all the systems coming together," said Cox.
Read the article here.
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