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27 07, 2020

A test and learn approach to Critical Time Intervention
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A test and learn approach to Critical Time Intervention

By Iain Donnelly|2021-07-08T11:33:52+00:00July 27th, 2020|Categories: Blog|Tags: beneficiaries, evaluation, interventions|

Iain Donnelly, Programme Lead, has recently joined Fulfilling Lives Newcastle Gateshead (FLNG). In this blog Iain reflects on their Critical Time Intervention pilot.

Between June 2018 and March 2020 we piloted a Critical Time Intervention (CTI) model as an alternative to the more traditional navigation approach that we had previously used in our work supporting people experiencing multiple disadvantage.

Developed in the US, CTI is an evidence-based practice of working with a person during a transition, such as leaving prison or moving into accommodation, for a maximum period of nine-months, focusing on person-centred goals and building support networks in preparation for the end of the time-limited period. As a model, it’s relatively new in the UK and ours was one of the first full-scale pilots to […]

20 06, 2019

Homelessness: We Know the Issues, but What About the Solutions?
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Homelessness: We Know the Issues, but What About the Solutions?

By Andrew Corley|2019-06-24T15:36:33+00:00June 20th, 2019|Categories: Blog|Tags: beneficiaries, Fulfilling Lives, homelessness, housing, Multiple Needs, systems change|

Homelessness is in the news and has caught the public’s concern. But what I find frustrating is that relatively little is discussed about the solutions. Partnerships delivering the Fulfilling Lives programme have helped to make significant progress in reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. Among Fulfilling Lives beneficiaries we see a reduction in rough sleeping from 25 per cent to 17 per cent during their first year on the programme. I feel that partnership efforts deserve to play a central role in the discussion.

Our report, Promising Practice, explored how Fulfilling Lives partnerships have used Housing First approaches. Overall, the evidence suggests a high level of tenancy sustainment amongst Housing First beneficiaries.

Housing First is a client-centred model that supports individuals into independent […]

29 03, 2019

Contagion of Hope
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Contagion of Hope

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Contagion of Hope

By Beth Collinson|2019-05-14T08:34:48+00:00March 29th, 2019|Categories: Blog|Tags: beneficiaries, evaluation, Fulfilling Lives, Multiple Needs, practitioners, systems change|

Beth Collinson will be joining the Fulfilling Lives national evaluation team from April 2019 leading on our learning programme. In this, her first blog, she talks about the inspiration gained from attending a recent event held by one of the Fulfilling Lives partnerships.

Throughout my PhD, the social contagion of recovery (from substance misuse), became a predominant element of my work. In one of my first presentations, I explained that just as human emotions like happiness can be contagious, recovery is too. A colleague of mine (Professor David Best) explains in his work that the social contagion of recovery has the potential for “transmitting hope and the belief that recovery is possible even to those who are not yet ready to commit to abstinence“.

27 06, 2018

The need for change: Reflections from the newest member of the national evaluation team
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The need for change: Reflections from the newest member of the national evaluation team

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The need for change: Reflections from the newest member of the national evaluation team

By Jo Welford|2019-05-14T10:23:56+00:00June 27th, 2018|Categories: Blog, News|Tags: annual report, beneficiaries, Big Lottery, evaluation, Fulfilling Lives, Multiple Needs, research, systems change|

It’s now six months since I joined the Fulfilling Lives national evaluation team. My background is in community and criminal justice research, so I have a degree of familiarity with the target group. I have evaluated initiatives to help re-engagement on release from prison, to provide pathways to education and ultimately employment, and to help with accommodation and independent living. Offenders often have chaotic lifestyles and multiple needs including experience of homelessness, alcohol and/or drug dependency, and/or mental health issues. You can often find childhood trauma, special educational needs or attachment issues as well. What struck me time and time again when listening to offenders and their workers tell me their stories was the lack of coherent support available to people who are in desperate […]

26 04, 2018

Latest Report from the Fulfilling Lives National Evaluation Published
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Latest Report from the Fulfilling Lives National Evaluation Published

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Latest Report from the Fulfilling Lives National Evaluation Published

By Jo Welford|2019-05-14T10:40:06+00:00April 26th, 2018|Categories: News, Project Evaluation|Tags: beneficiaries, evaluation, frontline, Fulfilling Lives, Multiple Needs, practitioners, research|

The latest national evaluation report on the Fulfilling Lives (Supporting People with Multiple Needs) programme, published today by CFE, shows continuing high demand for help. The 12 funded projects have successfully engaged with nearly 3,000 people affected by homelessness, substance misuse, offending and mental ill health.

Beneficiaries who remain with the programme show clear signs of progress, but this takes time and substantial resource. Project staff often need to spend extended periods of time with beneficiaries and have to be flexible to cope with chaotic lives. However some beneficiaries have needs for which they will always require support. What constitutes success varies from person to person and in many cases, success is about developing strategies, resilience and understanding to effectively manage their needs.

The report includes clear […]