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The Better Housing Briefing Papers provide evidence on the housing experiences of black and minority ethnic communities. They identify good practice examples, and include links and references to allow practitioners to explore the issues further.
Linking black and minority ethnic organisations with mainstream homeless service providers
An overview of Housing Briefing 15...
Title:
Linking black and minority ethnic organisations with mainstream homeless service providers
Authors:
Gina Netto and Theo Gavrielides, May 2010
Key messages:
- Homelessness service provision to black and minority ethnic communities needs to be informed by in-depth knowledge and understanding of the causes, manifestations and perceptions of homelessness within these communities
- Black and minority ethnic and mainstream homelessness organisations should address the significant barriers faced by black and minority ethnic communities in accessing homelessness services
- Significant differences exist in the nature of services offered by black and minority ethnic and mainstream organisations
- The provision of homelessness services to black and minority ethnic homeless individuals can be improved by forging stronger links between black and minority ethnic and mainstream homelessness organisations
- Partnership working between black and minority ethnic and mainstream organisations can seek to increase awareness of homelessness services among these communities, widen access to early intervention, maintain ongoing support to vulnerable individuals and inform policy development.
Sections:
- Addressing homelessness in the UK
- Difficulties in accessing services
- Nature and patterns of service provision
- Need for links between agencies
- Practice points for future joint working
About the authors:
Gina Netto is currently a lecturer in the School of the Built Environment, Heriot Watt University. She has led on a number of funded projects and written on minority ethnic access to public services, multiculturalism, discrimination and identity for Housing Studies, Sociology, Public Policy and Administration, Public Health, Journal of Mental Health, Health Promotion International and other journals.
Theo Gavrielides is the Founder and Director of the youth-led social policy think-tank Independent Academic Research Studies. Previously, he was the Chief Executive of Race on the Agenda. He has published extensively in academic journals, while his book Restorative Justice Theory and Practice has been published by the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control affiliated with the United Nations (HEUNI).
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