I-SPHERE Professor Sarah Johnsen describes how a flexible and relational approach helps to overcome many of the barriers that homeless people face when accessing healthcare. As policy interest in inclusion health has escalated, there has been increased recognition that existing healthcare services often fail to meet the needs of people experiencing homelessness. A recent independent […]
Month: June 2019
1 in 28 adults in Scotland experience extreme disadvantage each year
I-SPHERE research Hard Edges Scotland, commissioned by Lankelly Chase and The Robertson Trust, has been launched today. Hard Edges Scotland highlights the complexity of the lives of people facing multiple disadvantage. The research found that almost 200,000 adults in Scotland experience at least one form of extreme disadvantage each year, including homelessness, substance dependency and […]
I-SPHERE research launches this week
Yesterday I-SPHERE presented at the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) Knowledge Exchange Hub Stakeholder Engagement Event in Belfast. The audience was made up of key representatives across the statutory, voluntary and academic sectors. Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick presented findings of work with Dr. Peter Mackie, Cardiff University and Dr.Jenny Wood of I-SPHERE on ‘Homelessness […]