Explore our upcoming and past events that unite experts, people with lived experience, and practitioners in our shared mission to end homelessness. At these events we look at the latest research and innovative ideas, and exchange insights and experiences that can inspire positive change.
We hold regular events throughout the year that support our ongoing work, and we invite you to join these gatherings or watch the recordings on this page to find out what was discussed at previous events. Our flagship event is the biannual Impact Forum, which is an exciting opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and engage in discussion that can inspire meaningful impact.
In this latest Research Network meeting, we'll explore the evidence for ending the criminalisation of homelessness. We'll be joined by: - Prof Olivier de Schutter, Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights for the United Nations - Dr Melissa Jogie, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Roehampton and Policy Fellow at the Centre for Homelessness Impact
Find out moreRosie Reynolds, Practice & Partnerships Lead at the Centre for Homelessness Impact in conversation with Andrew, lived experience expert
Watch now ↗Andrew Hudson, Chair of Trustees at the Centre for Homelessness Impact, introduces day two of the Impact Forum: Online
Watch now ↗Greg Hurst, Head of Communications and Public Affairs at the Centre for Homelessness Impact, shares three reflections from day one of the Impact Forum: Online
Watch now ↗With the cost of living leading to a surge in people sleeping rough for the first time, what do we know about works in preventing street homelessness? Chair: Graeme Gardner, Housing Access and Support Manager, Aberdeen City Council, Hiroshi Goto, Rikkyo University, Japan (contributor) Rachel Mason, lived experience expert, Lorraine McGrath, CEO of Simon Community Scotland
Watch now ↗Trigger warning: This recording features a video discussing themes of self-harm and suicide. Chair: Greg Hurst, Head of Communications and Public Affairs at the Centre for Homelessness Impact, Professor Jean Seaton, Director of the Orwell Foundation, Ed Thomas, Special Correspondent at the BBC
Watch now ↗The past decade has seen reductions in welfare support (e.g. reductions in Universal Credit (UC) and Local Housing Allowance (LHA)). Coupled with the current economic downturn, that has created a precarious situation for many people receiving welfare and has led to increasing rates of homelessness. What is needed to support people receiving benefits at risk of homelessness?
Watch now ↗Watch Luke McCarthy's live performance. https://www.facebook.com/LukeMcCarthyMusic/
Watch now ↗Dr Morwenna Bennallick delivers her keynote, 'Creating cultures of acceptance: learning from approaches to higher education in prisons.'
Watch now ↗This in-person and part-hybrid event, hosted by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and the Centre for Homelessness Impact, is an opportunity to learn about the roll out of a new data-led framework to end rough sleeping.
Watch now ↗LGBT Health & Wellbeing, LGBT Youth Scotland, Simon Community Scotland and the Centre for Homelessness Impact discuss how best to support the needs of people who experience, or are at risk of, homelessness and identify as LGBTQ+
Watch now ↗In this video, Dr Chris O'Leary, Manchester Metropolitan University, talks about the two systematic reviews he will be carrying out into psychosocial interventions in partnership with the Centre for Homelessness Impact.
Watch now ↗Revisit our event organised in partnership with National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) and Capital Letters as we discuss the role private landlords can play in accelerating an end to homelessness.
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