Publications
Browse our publications to discover what works
We collaborate with academics, universities, and research groups to uncover what really helps people out of homelessness. Explore our growing body of work that includes randomised control trials, systematic reviews, policy papers, and books which help to fill the gaps in our understanding of homelessness.
Featured Publication
May 13, 2025
A Smarter Approach to Homelessness: Prioritising prevention in the 2025 spending review
This joint report by the Centre for Homelessness Impact and the Institute for Government makes a case for a refocusing away from spending on reactive responses to homelessness and investing in upstream homelessness prevention and early intervention.
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July 17, 2025
Evidence and Gap Maps Implementation: Fifth Edition
Also known as the ‘why things work or not’ map, the Fifth Edition of the Implementation Map looks at qualitative evaluations concerning homelessness interventions. The latest edition showcases 840 studies – including 62 new evaluations from across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, bringing our total UK-specific evidence to 213 vital pieces of the puzzle.
June 26, 2025
Mockingbird: The Family Model for Young People Leaving Care
The Mockingbird Family Model (MFM) is delivered in the UK. The model aims to change the structure of fostering services, by creating a ‘hub and spoke’ model of foster carers, where a hub foster carer can offer support for the network of foster carers around them. This aims to create an ‘extended family’ network for young people in care - giving them somewhere to go if they have a disagreement with their foster carers, allowing them to be part of a wider network of young people in care, and meaning that even after they leave care they have a wider network of relationships that they could turn to for support.
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June 19, 2025
The Experiences of Adults Experiencing Homelessness When Accessing and Using Psychosocial Interventions: A systematic review and Qualitative Evidence Synthesis
This systematic review gathers evidence on the experiences of adults experiencing homelessness when accessing psychosocial interventions. This review was based on CHI’s Implementation Evidence and Gap Maps, supplemented by an additional search.
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June 19, 2025
The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for people experiencing homelessness: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for reducing problematic substance use, mental ill health, and housing instability in people experiencing homelessness in high income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis.
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June 12, 2025
Can a low-cost social support intervention improve wellbeing of frontline workers in the homelessness sector?
People working in the homelessness sector are at a heightened risk of burnout, often working difficult hours and with emotionally charged, public service-oriented work. Existing evidence from the United States has shown that a light-touch social support intervention can have significant impacts on workforce wellbeing, sickness, and turnover. We conducted a randomised controlled trial with people working in the homelessnesssector in the UK to test an intervention that comprises weekly emails, each on a different theme, which aim to create a sense of social support and belonging in workers, and in so doing reduce burnout, which is the primary outcome measure for this study. Half of the participants were randomly assigned to receive the intervention, while the other half were not, and received no additional intervention.
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June 2, 2025
Homelessness and the Language of Stigma
A study on how language around homelessness produces stigma and a handy guide to help avoid repeating stigmatising language
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May 29, 2025
Investigating the Impacts of Housing Interventions on Homelessness among Care Leavers in Greater Manchester
Local authorities therefore play a crucial role in supporting young care leavers in obtaining stable housing, yet there remains a scarcity of evidence concerning the effectiveness of local homelessness interventions on the care leaver population. To address this gap, this study evaluates the impact on housing outcomes of three homelessness interventions within the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, including Housing First, A Bed Every Night, and the Young Persons Prevention Pathfinder.
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May 21, 2025
Pan-Approaches to Tackling Homelessness in London and Other Megacities
The Centre for Homelessness Impact’s Research Associate, Tim Gray, assesses how London’s approach to tackling homelessness compares to other global megacities. By comparing pan-approaches
