
Bruno Ornelas
Rough Sleeping Adviser, Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Research

Opening the "too difficult box"
Strengthening adult safeguarding responses to homelessness and self-neglect (2019–2023)
Project status: Completed

Homelessness Research Programme
The Homelessness Research Programme (HRP) is based in the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce at King’s College London and brings together leading researchers in the field.

Use of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 with people experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness in England
Funded by the NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme (2023–2026)
Project status: Ongoing
News
Multiple Exclusion Homelessness: Practitioner Safeguarding Toolkit
Bruno Ornelas and Andy Meakin launched their toolkit at King's today

Exploring capacity assessment and homelessness
A new study in the Homelessness Research Programme starts at the Unit this month

Unit research presented at Homeless Link mental health conference
Jess Harris and Bruno Ornelas presented Unit work on homelessness, self-neglect and safeguarding

Safeguarding responses to homelessness and self-neglect
Jess Harris, Stan Burridge and Bruno Ornelas were reporting emerging research findings

Social work & homelessness – event report
Over 230 people attended this event held to discuss Unit research with stakeholders

Homelessness, self-neglect and safeguarding – new article
The article comes in advance of a special event on homelessness and social work

Safeguarding and homelessness – hearing the voices of those involved
Using Communities of Practice to further research aims

Events

LAUNCH: Multiple Exclusion Homelessness: Practitioner Safeguarding Toolkit
First developed in 2020, the finalised toolkit benefits from practitioner feedback
Please note: this event has passed.

Safeguarding responses to homelessness and self-neglect
Findings from our NIHR SSCR funded national study
Please note: this event has passed.
Research

Opening the "too difficult box"
Strengthening adult safeguarding responses to homelessness and self-neglect (2019–2023)
Project status: Completed

Homelessness Research Programme
The Homelessness Research Programme (HRP) is based in the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce at King’s College London and brings together leading researchers in the field.

Use of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 with people experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness in England
Funded by the NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme (2023–2026)
Project status: Ongoing
News
Multiple Exclusion Homelessness: Practitioner Safeguarding Toolkit
Bruno Ornelas and Andy Meakin launched their toolkit at King's today

Exploring capacity assessment and homelessness
A new study in the Homelessness Research Programme starts at the Unit this month

Unit research presented at Homeless Link mental health conference
Jess Harris and Bruno Ornelas presented Unit work on homelessness, self-neglect and safeguarding

Safeguarding responses to homelessness and self-neglect
Jess Harris, Stan Burridge and Bruno Ornelas were reporting emerging research findings

Social work & homelessness – event report
Over 230 people attended this event held to discuss Unit research with stakeholders

Homelessness, self-neglect and safeguarding – new article
The article comes in advance of a special event on homelessness and social work

Safeguarding and homelessness – hearing the voices of those involved
Using Communities of Practice to further research aims

Events

LAUNCH: Multiple Exclusion Homelessness: Practitioner Safeguarding Toolkit
First developed in 2020, the finalised toolkit benefits from practitioner feedback
Please note: this event has passed.

Safeguarding responses to homelessness and self-neglect
Findings from our NIHR SSCR funded national study
Please note: this event has passed.