We are pleased to announce the launch of our latest policy brief, “A Community-Based Health and Wellbeing Approach to the UK Youth Homeless Crisis: Challenging Harmful Societal Stereotypes.” This 2-page document addresses the urgent issue of youth homelessness in the UK and proposes innovative, strengths-based, creative, solutions to tackle this crisis.
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We are pleased to announce the launch of our latest policy brief, “A Community-Based Health and Wellbeing Approach to the UK Youth Homeless Crisis: Challenging Harmful Societal Stereotypes.” This 2-page document addresses the urgent issue of youth homelessness in the UK and proposes innovative, strengths-based, creative, solutions to tackle this crisis.
Key Highlights:
Challenging Stereotypes: The brief emphasizes the need to challenge harmful societal stereotypes that hinder young people from seeking help. It advocates for arts-based and person-centred approaches to reduce stigma and promote inclusivity.
Strengths-Based Approaches: Highlighting successful programs like My Strengths Training for Life™ (MST4Life™), the brief showcases how strengths-based approaches can significantly improve outcomes for young people, helping them transition into employment, education, or independent living.
Community Engagement: The brief underscores the importance of community-based actions and public engagement in changing perceptions and supporting young people experiencing homelessness.
We invite you to read through the policy brief and join us in our mission to transform the narrative around youth homelessness. By understanding the challenges and proposed solutions, you can play a part in advocating for policies that support and empower young people within your own organisations and/or with government officials you might engage with.
The launch of this policy brief marks an important milestone in our efforts to address youth homelessness. We believe that with collective action and policy engagement, we can create a more inclusive and supportive society for all young people.
To delve deeper into the insights and recommendations, download the full policy brief here.
The policy brief also focuses on our poetry eBook which you can download for free here.
Image credit: Dr Grace Tidmarsh
Written by Dr Grace Tidmarsh
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