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4 07, 2019

Multiple Disadvantage Day, Take One
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Multiple Disadvantage Day, Take One

By Chris Milner|2019-07-04T09:15:28+00:00July 4th, 2019|Categories: Blog|Tags: briefing, evaluation, events, Fulfilling Lives, homelessness, mental health, multiple disadvantage, multiple disadvantage day, Multiple Needs, offending, stigma, substance misuse, systems change|

Chris Milner joined the Fulfilling Lives national evaluation team in February 2019. In his first blog he explores the role of art and emotion in recovery and raising awareness.

The first Multiple Disadvantage Day took place on July 3^rd 2019. The day marked an important stepping stone towards tackling the stigma associated with complex experiences of homelessness, offending, substance misuse and mental ill-health. These disadvantages are so often co-existing that it is essential that they are addressed together, and that we #seethefullpicture. By raising awareness of the reasons behind people’s circumstances, Multiple Disadvantage day aimed to encourage people to think before making a judgement.

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What makes a difference – new briefing published

By Jo Welford|2019-07-02T13:13:21+00:00July 2nd, 2019|Categories: News, Project Evaluation|Tags: briefing, evaluation, Fulfilling Lives, support, what works|

The third paper in our series of briefings on multiple needs has been published today. The series draws upon data collected by Fulfilling Lives partnerships on the beneficiaries they have supported.

We know that too often people with multiple needs are denied the support they need, labelled as too high risk to work with or seen as making ‘life-style choices’ to be homeless or self-medicate trauma with substances. The Fulfilling Lives programme shows it is possible to engage and support people with the most complex needs; those who mainstream services may exclude or refuse to help due to perceived high levels of risk and challenging behaviour.

Briefing 3 explores what makes a difference when working with this group of people, and how progress differs amongst the group.

Why we need to invest in multiple needs – new briefing out now

By Chris Milner|2021-04-01T09:22:46+00:00May 2nd, 2019|Categories: News, Project Evaluation|Tags: Big Lottery, briefing, Fulfilling Lives, MCN, Multiple Needs, research|

This is the first in a series of briefings on multiple needs, drawing on data collected by Fulfilling Lives partnerships on their beneficiaries. In this briefing we explore the substantial cost to the public purse created by misdirected and avoidable use of public services, as well as the human, social and economic costs.

The briefing also looks at how, after getting support from Fulfilling Lives for nearly a year, people have fewer negative interactions with public services, including fewer arrests, convictions, evictions and visits to A&E.

To note: this briefing was updated in March 2021. The updated briefing which uses more recent data and looks at outcomes over a longer period of time can be read here.