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LATEST STORIES
Information
Meet the team helping homeless people in Haringey, London
connect with GPs and improve the healthcare available to
them. By Dr Seema Pattni and members of the Homeless Health
Inclusion team
The People’s Army, founded in 2020, has provided meals and
support to countless people in the past year and a half. Founder
Hazel talks about the progress and plans for the future of the
organisation.
Ian Kalman’s unique brand of wit and charm available on podcast
When you’re homeless, the importance of having somewhere safe
to store your stuff can’t be overstated. Sheryle Thomas speaks with
members of the team working to make storage easier
We all have a right to healthcare, but many believe our teeth
aren’t covered. Sheryle Thomas speaks to the homeless health
service with a dental surgery
News
Our monthly round-up of what‘s been happening...
Our monthly round-up of what‘s been happening...
Our monthly round-up of what‘s been happening...
Our round-up of what‘s been happening...
Our round-up of what‘s been happening...
Our round-up of what‘s been happening...
Features
A hazy, enigmatic story of
intrigue on the kaleidoscope of
characters one meets on the
hospital ward, written by the
masterful Chris Bird
The importance of being connected with one another can’t be
overstated and is essential to all people. Some thoughts on the
need for connection, by Leon Eckford
A darkly comic tale of government attitudes to homelessness, in
which the PM has the last word. By scruffy scribe and friend of
the Pavement, Chris Sampson
Every year Crisis at Xmas provides day centres for people
experiencing homelessness. Here’s all the information you’ll
need for this year’s Crisis at Xmas service. By Ian Kalman
After studying, struggling to find work, and then experiencing
homelessness, it’s important to stay upbeat, and welcome the
next opportunity.
Art and creativity can provide support and escape after
experiencing trauma and homelessness. Trigger Warning: Some of the subjects discussed in this article may
be upsetting for readers.
Opinion
Tackling the disconnection many of us have felt since the Covid-19
pandemic started, Mat Amp emphasises the need to share and
empathise with stories
Taking in the day-to-day, service delivery, addiction and work, Mat
Amp explores what respect, disrespect and self-respect mean
When it comes to mental healthcare for the homeless community,
services have to acknowledge addiction as the mental health
problem it is, says Charlie Radbourne
Musings and meditations on
the past 18 months, after a
brush with bad health.
Confronting and (gradually)
overcoming grief and writer’s
block,
by Mat Amp
Nell's salon vision imagined by Ella Meyer
Obituaries
Gerald Denny (Ged). Born: 02/03/55 Died: 08/12/18. Funeral: 17/05/19. Obit from Samir Jeraj (sent in August 2019).
Your voice
Refuge Network UK is the British arm of Refuge Network
International, a small international charity. Its goal is to alleviate
and eventually eradicate poverty. Speaking to executive director
Charles Gimoh, Sheryle Thomas learns more about what they do.
Here’s a thought: why isn’t there a scheme to have films
featuring portrayals of homeless people pay into a fund for
homeless charities? Writes Chris Sampson
How could Westminster spending more than £3 million to house
just 42 homeless people be considered a success?
Report by Paul Atherton
A change is as good as a rest. Hostel-resident Ashley wrote six pages about her day trip to Brighton. Here are the edited highlights
April - May 2022 : Connection
CONTENTS
BACK ISSUES
- Issue 137 : April - May 2022 : Connection
- Issue 136 : February - March 2022 : RESPECT
- Issue 135 : Dec 2021 - Jan 2022 : OPPORTUNITY
- Issue 134 : September-October 2021 : Losses and gains
- Issue 133 : July-August 2021 : Know Your Rights
- Issue 132 : May-June 2021 : Access to Healthcare
- Issue 131 : Mar-Apr 2021 : SOLUTIONS
- Issue 130 : Jan-Feb 2021 : CHANGE
- Issue 129 : Nov-Dec 2020 : UNBELIEVABLE
- Issue 128 : Sep-Oct 2020 : COPING
- Issue 127 : Jul-Aug 2020 : HOPE
- Issue 126 : Health & Wellbeing in a Crisis
- Issue 125 : Mar-Apr 2020 : MOVING ON
- Issue 124 : Jan-Feb 2020 : STREET FOOD
- Issue 123 : Nov-Dec 2019 : HOSTELS
- Issue 122 : Sep 2019 : DEATH ON THE STREETS
- Issue 121 : July-Aug 2019 : INVISIBLE YOUTH
- Issue 120 : May-June 2019 : RECOVERY
- Issue 119 : Mar-Apr 2019 : WELLBEING
- Issue 118 : Jan-Feb 2019 : WORKING HOMELESS
- Issue 117 : Nov-Dec 2018 : HER STORY
- Issue 116 : Sept-Oct 2018 : TOILET TALK
- Issue 115 : July-Aug 2018 : HIDDEN HOMELESS
- Issue 114 : May-Jun 2018 : REBUILD YOUR LIFE
- Issue 113 : Mar–Apr 2018 : REMEMBRANCE
- Issue 112 : Jan-Feb 2018
- Issue 111 : Nov-Dec 2017
- Issue 110 : Sept-Oct 2017
- Issue 109 : July-Aug 2017
- Issue 108 : Apr-May 2017
- Issue 107 : Feb-Mar 2017
- Issue 106 : Dec 2016 - Jan 2017
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- Issue 96 : April 2015 [Mini Issue]
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