The aims of the event are to provide learning from the 2nd National Analysis of Safeguarding Adult Reviews and reviews of deaths of homeless peoples; updates on critical issues and responses to support people with no recourse to public funds and people living in vehicles; insights from current research; and consider strategic responses to safeguarding challenges.

Presentations include:

• Do we have the tools to provide systematic change? – Fiona Bateman – Co-Founder Safeguarding Circle, Independent SAB Chair 

• Working with people with no recourse to public funds: current challenges and resources to support improving practice – Catherine Houlcroft – Service Lead, NRPF Network 

• Learning from the 2nd National Analysis of Safeguarding Adult Reviews & updates on Safeguarding Adult Boards’ responses to the Joint Ministerial letter – Professor Michael Preston-Shoot – Emeritus Professor of Social Work at University of Bedfordshire 

• Vehicle dwellers and work in Bristol – Gill Taylor  – Independent SAR Author, Researcher  and Ian Bowen – Gypsy Roma Traveller Service Coordinator – Bristol City Council

• Learning from research on mental capacity and multiple exclusion homelessness– Jess Harris – Research Fellow, King’s College London

• Museum of Homelessness – creative co-production and resilience – Jess Turtle – Founder and Co-Director Museum of Homelessness

This is a virtual Zoom webinar.

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