An international and intersectional dialogue on how to reduce harm and promote wellbeing amongst people who have housing, health and substance use challenges : Final Report

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Parkes, Tessa and Cuthill, Fiona (2018) An international and intersectional dialogue on how to reduce harm and promote wellbeing amongst people who have housing, health and substance use challenges : Final Report. Scottish Universities Insight Institute.

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Abstract

People who experience homelessness often have intersecting health problems including poor mental and physical health and problem substance use (Hewett & Halligan 2010). While harm reduction approaches are recommended for those unlikely to achieve abstinence (Raistrick et al. 2006), there is little guidance on how harms from problem substance use can be reduced for people affected by homelessness. To address this gap we created a dialogue on international, national and local best practices in this area and, most critically, on how we could work better together across sectors and disciplines to develop Scottish solutions. Our three events brought together a diverse group with substantial knowledge of the issues in order to develop a nuanced understanding of the current position and how this can better inform policy and practice developments going forward. Importantly, we involved people with lived/living experience and affected family members in all our events.

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