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Publications in the Hidden Homelessness series
There are 400,000 hidden homeless people in England living in emergency hostels, B&Bs, squats or on friends' floors. A series of publications have been commisioned to map out the experiences of homeless people. Read more.

Missed Opportunities: The case for investment in learning and skills for homeless people - a research summary
Jane Luby and Julie Welch (July 2006)
ISBN 1-899257-52-7 /   2006   20pp   £5.00
This research summary highlights how participation in learning and skills can transform the lives of homeless people, at the same time as delivering important policy and financial benefits for a wide variety of government policies and programmes. Despite these clear benefits, the research also found that funding and delivery of learning and skills to homeless people is largely ad hoc and under-resourced. The report calls upon the Government to make learning and skills a central core of its homelessness strategies and programmes and ensure the creation of effective partnerships to deliver the benefits at the national, regional and local level. The full report is available online only, and can be downloaded free of charge from the Research Bank area of the website.
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Homelessness Factfile
Tony Warnes, Maureen Crane, Naomi Whitehead, Ruby Fu
ISBN 1 899257 51 9   0   208pp   £12.50
This second edition of the Homelessness Factfile provides comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date information about homeless people in the United Kingdom, and policy and service responses to homelessness and its prevention.

The Factfile is however more than a directory, for it also reviews the current scene, and critically examines some of the most vigorously debated current policy and practice development issues. It is an invaluable resource with links, references, case studies and sources for further research. There is plentiful information about homelessness in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Home and dry? Homelessness and substance use in London
Jane Fountain and Samantha Howes. Edited by Oswin Baker
ISBN 1 899257 50 0   2002   40pp   £7.50
Homelessness and substance misuse are two of today's most pressing social concerns. Both are clearly linked to social exclusion and are often closely associated with one another. Yet despite this and the notable practical work that has been carried out there is still a serious gap in the knowledge base to guide service delivery and policy development. Home and Dry? is an attempt to fill these gaps.

Home and Dry? explores the nature and causes of substance misuse and looks at some of the ways that we might begin to tackle these problems. Based on interviews with 389 homeless people and dozens of service providers it is a powerful and comprehensive piece of research, unflinching in its investigations, it has few qualms in drawing the necessary conclusions.
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Hidden but not Forgotten
Oswin Baker
ISBN 1 899257 49 7   2001   36pp   £7.50
This ground-breaking report examines the life of over 50 hostel residents. By mapping their experiences not only within the hostel system but also before they became homeless, we have been able to build up what is perhaps the most detailed picture of hostel life today. The report will be required reading for anyone who wants to help shape the response to homelessness in the next decade.
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Homeless Young Women and Pregnancy: Pregnancy in hostels for single homeless people
Sarah Gorton
ISBN 1 899257 44 6   2000   45pp   £6.00
A report about young women who become pregnant while living in hostels for single homeless people. Covers the different services which are available for young homeless women who are pregnant, views of young homeless women and the role of hostels and health promotion specialists. Includes recommendations aimed at hostels, health promotion services, local authority housing departments, social services, health providers and the Government.
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Paved With Gold: The Reality of Homelessness in London
Kate Alexander and Sofie Ruggieri
ISBN 1 899257 34 9   1999   99pp   £8.00
A book giving the views of people who have slept rough in London over a long period of time. Covers what homeless people see as the solutions to street homelessness in London and includes chapters on their attitudes to life on the streets, prevention of homelessness, hostels and resettlement.
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Publications in the New Solutions series
Crisis' New Solutions research programme is dedicated to identifying the major problems facing homeless people and suggesting innovative responses, designed to enable practical, long-term responses to homelessness.

Lest We Forget - Ex-servicemen and homelessness
Scott Ballintyne and Sinead Hanks
ISBN 1 899257 46 2   2000   36pp   £7.50
Up to one in five hostel residents and nearly one in three rough sleepers have been in the Armed Forces. This bald statistic shocks now just as it did five years ago. So, what has happened since then? What have the Armed Forces done to stop ex-squaddies put their training to sleep rough into practice? Have the dozens of ex-Service organisations been able to weave an effective safety net? And does the homelessness sector even recognise someone's background in the Forces as a relevant factor? Lest We Forget plugs this information gap and points the way ahead to close down, once and for all, one of the most well-recognised routes into homelessness.
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A Future Foretold - New Approaches to Meeting the Long-term Needs of Single Homeless People
Gerard Lemos with Gill Goodby
ISBN 1 899257 35 7   1999   48pp   £7.50
This highly influential report states that homelessness is the symptom of a multitude of life problems rather than people not having anywhere to live. The author argues that, although homelessness is not a new phenomenon, its causes, characteristics and consequences change frequently and that work done by the Government, and voluntary agencies needs to reflect this changing landscape. The authors argue that multiple causes can make homelessness a future foretold for some people. It makes recommendations to address the barriers currently facing single people in housing need.
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Trouble at Home: Family conflict, young people and homelessness
Geoffrey Randall and Susan Brown
ISBN 1 899257 48 9   2000   58pp   £7.50
Family conflict is the main immediate cause of homelessness amongst at least two thirds of homeless young people. Trouble at Home looks at the causes of such family conflict and the scope for intervening to prevent young people from becoming homeless. Based on case studies with 12 organisations and structured interviews with 150 young people this powerful and timely report calls for a programme of long-term prevention and crisis intervention.

Trouble at Home identifies new opportunities for the development of crisis intervention services, highlighting the role that can be played by the latest government initiatives. The report goes on to look at the benefits of mediation services in preventing youth homelessness and calls for the implementation of a nation-wide network of family mediation services.
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Homelessness and Loneliness - The Want of Conviviality
Gerard Lemos
ISBN 1 899257 43 8   2000   19pp   £4.50
Homelessness is about many things - but it is isolation, loneliness and despair that perhaps leave the most damaging legacy. This report seeks to explore this overlooked area and proposes new ways to rebuild people's social networks through mentoring, befriending and family mediation. Ultimately it looks towards the establishment of 'the convivial life' as the key to any successful reintegration into society.
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Walk on By... Begging, Street Drinking and the Giving Age
Simon Danczuk
ISBN 1 899257 45 4   2000   34pp   £7.50
Few issues spark controversy more than begging and street drinking. Should you give? Should you walk past? Should you feel guilty? Or scared? Or angry? When all is said and done, should people really think that they have the right to beg?
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Healthy Hostels: A Guide to Promoting Health and Well-being Among Homeless People
Teresa Hinton, Naomi Evans and Keith Jacobs
ISBN 1 899257 47 0   2000   40pp   £7.50
How can housing, resettlement and health workers promote the health and well-being of homeless people? What are the most effective ways of working and what resources do they need?

This is the first guide to comprehensively explore health promotion work with homeless people and begin to answer these questions. It represents a unique attempt to bring together the experience and knowledge gained through current work, with ideas for developing future work with this population. It contains a wealth of material and information and practical examples of health promotion activities. It also outlines the principles of good practice and offers valuable insights into how housing providers can gear up and become more effective in this area.

The guide will provide readers with a number of new insights into the diverse range of initiatives and activities that have come to be known as health promotion and provide a greater understanding of the scope for action.
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Pressure Points: Why people with mental health problems become homeless
Dr Rachel Dean and Professor Tom Craig
ISBN   1999   10pp   £2.00
A report about mental health problems among single homeless people which suggests that the stresses associated with being homeless may exacerbate existing mental health problems, thus making it even more difficult to achieve stable housing in the future.
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Words from the Street: The Views of Homeless People Today
Sofie Ruggieri
ISBN 1 899257 18 7   1998   156pp   £7.50
A report of the views of people sleeping rough in Britain. Illustrated with photographs, it includes how people became homeless, how they cope, their views on solutions to homelessness and their aspirations and hopes.
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