Homeless Health The Role of the Welcome Organisation Sandra Moore - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Homeless Health The Role of the Welcome Organisation Sandra Moore MBE CEO NIPEC Annual Conference 10 March 2020

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2018 /19 - 18,202 households presented as homeless Equivalent to 182 full Glider buses

 Unemployment  Debt  Poverty  Relationship breakdown  History  Difficult to address in isolation

• suffer some form of mental or physical health problem • live in dangerous conditions • have unhealthy lifestyles • 77% smoke • 35% don’t have 2 meals per day • 66% consume more than recommended amount of alcohol daily

 High levels of GP registration  Not receiving help needed  Present in health crisis  Heavy users of Acute NHS services  A&E use 4 times greater

Belfast Based Belfast HSSCT 1,300 individuals every year 4 services Drop-in, Street Outreach, Floating Support, Women’s Crisis Accommodation,

 Rough Sleepers  Marginally accommodated  Excluded persons  At risk of repeat homeless  Chronic homeless  Chaotic lifestyles  Behaviours associated with mental health substance use issues  Dual diagnosis

 Extremely low threshold model  Exceptionally high tolerance  Based on principles of harm reduction  No cost to clients  Ethos – meeting people where they are at

 Investment in earlier interventions  Greater investment in community mental health  Improved care for people with co-occurring mental health and substance misuse  Primary care services more targeted to the specific needs of homeless patients  Housing and health are joined up as part of the same pathway  Clear set of actions