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19 June 2023

Unit research presented at Homeless Link mental health conference

Jess Harris and Bruno Ornelas presented Unit work on homelessness, self-neglect and safeguarding

Person rough sleeping on a park bench

Jess Harris and Bruno Ornelas led two workshops, in person and online, at the Homeless Link Mental Health and Homelessness Conference sharing ‘Emerging learning from a national study and promoting positive practice’ from the Unit’s School for Social Care Research (SSCR) funded Adult safeguarding, homelessness and self-neglect study to over 50 delegates. Past presentations from the Unit study are available on the Unit’s Homelessness event series webpage, alongside details of forthcoming events.

Homeless Link is the national membership charity for organisations working directly with people who become homeless in England.

In this story

Jess Harris

Research Fellow

Bruno Ornelas

Rough Sleeping Adviser, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities