Still left out?: the rough sleepers '205' initiative one year on
- Author:
- TEIXEIRA Ligia
- Publisher:
- Crisis
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 31p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Rough Sleepers initiative was created in May 2009 by the Mayor’s London Delivery Board as part of the work being done to end rough sleeping in the capital by the end of 2012. This report begins with an overview the initiative. It examines the characteristics and experiences of the 45 individuals in the list who were still sleeping out in April. The next section looks at some of the barriers that these long term rough sleepers face to accessing and maintaining accommodation. The final section begins with an outline of the strengths of recent efforts to tackle entrenched rough sleeping and it then goes on to identify some of the weaknesses and gaps in current provision for clients. Recommendations include working with rough sleepers to build a sustainable relationship of trust. Opportunities for tiered or staged involvement at residential projects, such as taster visits or stays in different schemes, should be widely available for clients. All frontline staff engaging with clients need to be trained and supported to recognise and work with this group’s emotional and behavioural issues. Reflective practice should also become widely available to frontline staff working with rough sleeping clients.
- Subject terms:
- homelessness, mental health problems, rough sleepers, evaluation;
- Content type:
- research
- Location(s):
- England
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- ISBN print:
- 978 1 899257 64 5