This event will share insights from research in the UK, Canada, and Greece on how homelessness and substance use overlap in urban settings, making the argument that whilst often treated as separate policy areas, solutions can and should overlap. Focusing on harm reduction interventions, Ben will discuss the international evidence on how these services provide not only safety, but also dignity, connection and a sense of belonging, all crucial for supporting people in achieving broader stability in relation to housing. It will highlight the structural barriers that keep many people from accessing these services, and why more inclusive approaches to health and housing are urgently needed.

Dr Ben Scher is a lecturer and postdoctoral research associate in the Global Health Program at Princeton University. He recently completed a DPhil (PhD) in Social Policy at the University of Oxford.

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Homelessness series at King's

This webinar, which takes place on MS Teams only, is part of the Homelessness series, organised out of the NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London, by Research Fellow Jess Harris.

The Unit is home to the Homelessness Research Programme.

We generally send out the slides following meetings and post them here, but do not record sessions.

Please get in touch with Jess Harris if you would like to join the mailing list for the Homelessness series.