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Research conducted across 41 local authorities estimates there could be up to 9 times as many women rough sleeping across England than the government suggests.
bigissue.com/opinion/women-s…
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With freezing temperatures outside, inside we had good heat & light, along with oxygen & naloxone thats all you really need.
Highlights, seeing people who, when outside, would inject in their groin, take their time & find a vein in their arm.
Cheap, Effective #HarmReduction 👇
With UK prison's reaching breaking point, +60% for non-violent offences, the Vagrancy Act, which can jail individuals for sleeping rough remains intact. Is #homelessness still a crime?
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This week, about 1,500 people will leave prisons in England and Wales under an early release scheme as the government tries to tackle an overcrowding crisis.
How did we reach this point? Read our guide to prison overcrowding: howardleague.org/why-are-pri…
ALT Lifting the lid on prisons: OVERCROWDING
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This story is from someone who received the diagnosis of ‘personality disorder,’ and who had their experiences of abuse dismissed as ‘made up.’
We’re collecting and sharing experiences of this diagnosis, and the causes of distress that the label can hide
platfform.org/system-change/…
With +40K jailed in 2023, 61% were for non-violent offences. Such crime is product of poverty and neglect. It should be addressed by lifting up education, housing & rehabilitation, not by stamping down with incarceration.
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A million wasted empty homes is far too many..
It's time we stopped the madness of rising numbers of wasted empty homes as homelessness continues to grow and housing affordability declines.
Sign our letter to the new Government, calling for action here: actiononemptyhomes.org/lette…
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It's #Friday, it's 5 o'clock and it's🕰️to get ready for @streetskitchen #Camden! Our great #volunteer crew will be on hand with🍴🫖❤️& #Solidarity for our friends experiencing or at risk of #Homelessness. By the tube from 7.30pm. #GiveAShift
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“I just thought, I really hope we ain’t telling people to stay inside their flats here. Because this is not a fire I intend to put out.” - London Fire Commissioner Andy Roe
Ep 9 of Grenfell: Building a Disaster focuses on Stay Put.
Radio 4 @ 1.45
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022cm…
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📣 Job Opportunity 📣
Come and join the new team at Routes youth advice hub - an open access space to provide young people aged 13-25yrs with whole life support.
Based at Merry Hill shopping centre in Dudley. @Cranstoun_org
cranstoun.org/careers/young-…
For severe #mentalhealth conditions (major depressive/anxiety, bipolar/schizophrenia, personality disorders etc): is your care with a GP or a Community Mental Health Team? #MentalHealthAwareness
25%Primary Care - GP
50%CMH Nurse
0%Psychologist (+ others)
25%Psychiatrist (+ others)
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@FEANTSA available to help advance European fight against homelessness.
Text here👇
socialistsanddemocrats.eu/co…
In light of the sharp pivot to disinformation & division on X, Dim Yma has determined to end its subscription & to seek viable alternatives. We will not fund hate.
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Supermarkets hit the poorest.
2021-2023: Prices of budget food items hiked more than the rest.
Milk, pasta and butter, rose by 36%; expensive versions of the same items rose by 16%.
Poor faced higher rate of inflation than the rest.
CEOs get bonuses.
theguardian.com/business/art…
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Today is National Financial Awareness Day and a great time to brush up on the signs of financial abuse. Learn more and find resources if you're worried about yourself or a loved one: bit.ly/3SCGTM5
ALT What is financial abuse? What are the signs to look out for? Forcing you to give them access to your financial accounts. Controlling all the household finances. Giving you an “allowance." Preventing you from working. Harassing you about any money you spend. Intentionally ruining your credit. Find more examples on WomensLaw.org. WomensLaw.org a project of NNEDV National Network to End Domestic Violence.
See you there.
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Activism within drug policy & harm reduction is not going to be financially rewarding. The system requires a major overhaul, & individuals with firsthand experience of the failures of a criminal approach to drug use need to speak out. I am one of those individuals,
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Alzheimer's Society Cymru have a new Carer Support Group starting tomorrow at Grangetown Pavilion from 11:15 - 12:45.
To sign up or for more information email [email protected] or call 07484 089 481
