Past & Future Events
Learn about ‘what works’ at our events
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.
Upcoming Event
Research Network: Evidence for ending the criminalisation of homelessness
November 22, 2024
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
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Impact Forum Events
Birmingham Impact Forum 2022: Forward look making homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring
Hear directly from Eddie Hughes MP at the 2022 Birmingham Impact Forum on his plans for a future where rough sleeping is rare, brief and non-recurring, discussing the progress the UK Government is making on eradicating rough sleeping and what the next steps - and timetable - will be thereafter as well as reflections on the outcome of the Midlands Voluntary Right to Buy pilot. Followed by a Q&A with Ligia Teixeira, CEO of the Centre for Homelessness Impact.
Watch now ↗Birmingham Impact Forum 2022: Paying the price - will the cost of living crisis push up homelessness
This year has seen the cost of living soar, with inflation reaching its highest peak since 1992, affecting the affordability of goods and services for households. These increases are hitting marginalised communities the hardest – what does this mean for people already at risk of homelessness? Jules Oldham, Director of Policy at Policy Scotland (Chair), Christy Acton, Founder and CEO of Standing Tall, Ben Pearson - Anti poverty Campaigner, Matthew Green, Director of Crisis Skylight, Birmingham discuss the cost of living Crisis at the 2022 Birmingham Impact Forum
Watch now ↗Birmingham Impact Forum 2022: Prevention is better than cure - Access to primary care for people experiencing homelessness
When it comes to our health, prevention is far better than cure. This session will focus on how we can remove the current barriers people experiencing homelessness face when trying to access healthcare, and why early intervention is often not an option. Chair, Heather McClusky, Practice and Partnerships Lead at the Centre for Homelessness Impact, Dr Regina Olasin, Chief Medical Officer at Care for the Homeless, and Leanna Fairfax, speaker with lived experience explore this topic at the Birmingham Impact Forum 2022.
Watch now ↗Birmingham Impact Forum 2022: Performance by Surfing Sofas
Surfing Sofas is a writer from London, who uses his work to break the stigmas based around homelessness and raise awareness of the homeless crisis in the UK. Watch him perform his poetry at the 2022 Birmingham Impact Forum.
Watch now ↗Birmingham Impact Forum 2022: Nowhere left to turn - homelessness among people denied state support
For most people who experience homelessness, support is available even if it can be difficult to access. But what happens when that support isn’t available and there is nowhere left to turn? Bonnie Williams, Director of Housing Justice Cymru (Chair), Sharon Thompson, Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness, Josephine Whitaker-Yilmaz, Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Praxis, Elaine Cameron, Chief Executive of Refugee Survival Trust, and Karen Ferguson, Operations Manager at Connection Support, explore this topic at the 2022 Birmingham Impact Forum.
Watch now ↗Birmingham Impact Forum 2022: Welcome and outline for the day
Dr Lígia Teixeira, CEO, Centre for Homelessness Impact, opens the 2022 Birmingham Impact Forum and outline of the day.
Watch now ↗Catch Up On Past Events
A framework for ending rough sleeping in England
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 ↗Sexuality, gender identity and homelessness in Scotland
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 ↗Psychosocial interventions discussion
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 ↗The role of private landlords in ending homelessness
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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