As part of their 50th anniversary year, Crisis are developing a plan to end homelessness in Britain. In order to do this, they are running a major consultation across Britain to gather the evidence and opinions of those who know homelessness and related issues best. The call for written evidence is one element of a wider consultation which will also include workshops and seminars to
Read more →This Public Health England (PHE) guide, developed with the support of NHS England, should be used by the commissioners and providers of mental health and alcohol and drug treatment services, to inform the commissioning and provision of effective care for people with co-occurring mental health and alcohol/drug use conditions. It also has relevance for all other services that have contact with people with co-occurring conditions,
Read more →Housing our Homeless Households explores the increasing demand for temporary accommodation, and the innovations that a number of councils are pursuing to respond to this increasing demand, with recommendations and tools for other councils to replicate activity in their areas. The project also explores reforms that the Government can make to better help councils to support homeless households. Read the full report here
Read more →This report examines changes in the distribution of household incomes in the UK, and the determinants and consequences of recent trends. This includes analysing not only changes in average living standards, but also inequality in household incomes and measures of income poverty and deprivation. Read the full report here
Read more →We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded funding from the Community Foundation to support our awareness raising campaign on Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and youth engagement around the North East. About the Community Foundation The Community Foundation inspires and supports giving that strengthens communities and enriches local life. We have built an endowment of nearly £75 million and have awarded more than
Read more →Spice is a nickname for a herbal mixture containing one or more of a group of drugs called synthetic cannabinoids. Spice was originally a brand name of a drug, sold as a ‘legal high’ along with other brand names like Black Mamba, Annihilation, Exodus Damnation and Happy Joker. They contained a non-psychoactive herbal smoking mixture that had been mixed with one or more of a
Read more →In 2016 the All Party Parliamentary Group for Ending Homelessness (APPGEH) was formed with Crisis acting as Secretariat. The group, Co-chaired by Neil Coyle MP and Will Quince MP, used this Parliamentary year to conduct research into the homelessness prevention for three specific cohorts – care leavers, prison leavers and survivors of domestic violence. The APPGEH found these cohorts are not getting the housing support
Read more →Have you considered relocating to the North East of England? There are lots of reasons for wanting or needing to move; you might have family links, want a change of lifestyle, to live somewhere more rural or you may be struggling to find affordable accommodation in your local area. AMRP have developed a simple and hassle-free process for anyone who’d like to relocate to the
Read more →Young people leaving care are some of the most vulnerable in society. A combination of being under-prepared to live independently, confused about their rights and obligations, lonely and isolated is setting back young care leavers’ chances in life. In some cases they’re even facing homelessness as a result. This new report from Centrepoint shows that without support from parents, many of them are struggling to adapt
Read more →The study aimed to test the feasibility of implementing Housing First at scale within the Liverpool City Region (LCR). It was commissioned by Crisis, with funding from the (UK Government) Department for Communities and Local Government and the Housing First Europe Hub. It was conducted by a consortium led by Imogen Blood & Associates and including Housing & Support Partnership, HGO Consultancy, and the Centre for Housing
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