265 participants joined an HSCWRU homelessness webinar led by Joanne McGrath and Professor Monique Lhussier to hear and discuss research which has collated women’s stories to explore how trauma and multiple disadvantages can contribute to and complicate the issue of homelessness. The research has been brought to life on a website which visually presents the findings and methods for services to facilitate change. Webinar participants shared their reflections from across practice and research perspectives and thanked the speakers for a ‘really insightful’ webinar, ‘one of the most powerful training events I’ve attended’. The next webinar in this series will be launching a short HSCWRU report and resource on Addressing multiple exclusion homelessness in social work education.

We are grateful to Joanne McGrath and Monique Lhussier for permission to post the slides here.

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About the event

Women dealing with multiple problems such as homelessness, domestic violence, substance use, and poor mental health tend to be less well served by services and often don’t have their voices heard. The tendency for women to be more ‘hidden’ from services has a long-term impact, as they may present to services at crisis point, with rapidly deteriorating physical and mental health. By understanding the complexity of women’s lives and the intersecting inequalities within which they operate, this research aims to contribute to the development of pathways into earlier and more effective interventions.

In this webinar Joanne McGrath will present and discuss the implications of her NIHR funded PhD research. She has collated women’s stories to explore how trauma and multiple disadvantages can contribute to and complicate the issue of homelessness. Joanne previously worked in the homelessness sector and was awarded a Fellowship to research best practice in reducing homelessness amongst prison leavers in the USA and Norway.

Professor Monique Lhussier, Director of the Centre for Health and Social Equity (CHASE) at Northumbria University, will co-present at this webinar.

The event, which takes place on MS Teams only, is part of our Homelessness series.