New study! #LivedExperience qual investigation of interpersonal factors prior to suicide attempt. MULTIPLE forms of #loneliness were sig. themes. Positive parental rel'ship & group membership may be protective. Full paper out soon! #SuicidePrevention #IveBeenThere #MentalHealth

'People are dying.' A harrowing report by the The Independent has revealed how some landlords are raking in public cash by placing vulnerable tenants in dangerous accommodation with no support. This behaviour should be criminal. It must be stopped. bit.ly/3bFipkl

Delighted that @AlexLSmith1983 from Homeless Link will be joining us for this online workshop, to share valuable insight on national picture and priorities

Read our year 2 evaluation of the Westminster VAWG Housing First service to find out why a gendered approach to Housing First is important Solace Women's Aid Westminster City Council #Housing First #Multipledisadvantage #Women ➡️ standingtogether.org.uk/blog-3/westmin…

Excited for the Staffordshire University Research conference tomorrow, sharing some of our CHAD Health Inclusion projects, collaborations with @ExpertCitizens, and Women and Multiple Social & Health Inequalities work. Looking forward to hearing about other research from across the Uni too...(and the free lunch!)

An actionable framework for systems change - defined as "shifting the conditions that are holding the problem in place.” Systems change needs connected action at all 3 levels. The deeper (implicit) conditions are most likely to lead to sustainable change: fsg.org/resource/water…

"Housing First must be adapted to properly recognise and respond to women's needs." Louisa Steele from Standing Together writes about the learnings from the second year evaluation of the Westminster VAWG HF service, delivered together with Solace Women's Aid homeless.org.uk/news/why-its-i…

New CHAD paper out: understanding pregnant women’s experiences of smoking cessation with an incentive scheme with 'enhanced support' - from interviews with women&staff involved Sian Parry Prof Liz Boath Suzie Roscoe Rachel Massie doi.org/10.1177/175791…

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Inyeresting to hear recommendations for commissioners and policy makers from @AlexLSmith1983 Homeless Link today during our workshop - alot of similarities between national research and our own local work in #StokeOnTrent CHAD @ExpertCitizens

Some important numbers from @AlexLSmith1983 Homeless Link during our workshop this mornings: 70% of #women who are rough sleeping have experiences of violence and abuse 79% had children who had been taken into care CHAD @ExpertCitizens

Recommendations from @AlexLSmith1983 Homeless Link for supporting #Women exp #MultipleDisadvantage & #Homelessness ➡️An evidence led national strategy ➡️ Gender focus in rough sleeper strategy ➡️Gender informed training for all support staff ➡️Embed a trauma informed approach

Our Fiona McCormack discusses the underpinning research for a #GenderInformed approach related to #Women with experiences of #MultipleDisadvantages and #Homelessness CHAD @ExpertCitizens

Comparing life expectancy in UK and Ireland shows two things. That the UK has had a significant #publichealth crisis in the last 10 years and, also, just how badly the UK dealt with #COVID19 in its first year compared with our nearest neighbour

If you focus on sickness, you’re going to end with doctors as the key actors; if you focus on wellbeing, you're going to end up with communities as key actors. theconnected.community

Tackling inequality is at the heart of all our work. Various studies by our own Dr David Walsh & Gerry McCartney detail how UK austerity policies affect mortality rates, showing an urgent need to protect the health & income of the poorest #InternationalDayOfEradicationOfPoverty