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Home & Neighbourhood
Guidance & Tools
See guidance & tools for other inclusive practices and domains
Various pieces of information on changes to social housing and housing benefit.
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The first publication is a guide to key issues regarding taking forward the choice-based lettings (CBL) agenda.
The second document is by CSIP and is a briefing that sets out and builds on the key messages for vulnerable groups (including people with mental health issues) accessing Choice-based lettings.
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A concise directory ready to print out of Bromley services in relation to home and neighbourhood, produced by Develop with useful information and contact details.
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From the Department of Health and the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit
This guide attempts to provide sufficient detail-as well as directions for further information and support-to help any neighbourhood renewal or regeneration partnership develop an integrated programme to address health issues as part of their planning processes.
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The purpose of this briefing is to highlight the key points within the recent guidance issued by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, ODPM (now the Department for Communities and Local Government, DCLG) regarding the management of rent arrears by social housing providers.
It explains why this issue is of particular importance for people with mental health problems and makes recommendations for joint action by mental health and housing agencies and set out good practice principles.
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A toolkit to reduce the use of out of area mental health services
This toolkit has been designed to support health, social care and housing commissioners.
It seeks to assist in developing and commissioning services that are as close to home as possible for people using mental health services and their families. Out of area services make up a considerable proportion of mental health and social care provision and expenditure.
This toolkit provides a framework for understanding the use of services out of area; what might contribute to their usage; and how taking a whole system approach could reduce the use of such services.
An easy read guide from the Disability Rights Commission (now the The Equality and Human Rights Commission).
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If you are working with children, young people or families, you may want to know of local support services. You may have children yourself and want to find out what's on in your area, or what childcare is available.
You might have a specific issue that you'd like support on. Basically, anything to do with children, young people or families in Bromley ... and (hopefully!) the answer is in the website!
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This guide describes effective ways of recognising and meeting the psychological and emotional needs of people who have experienced homelessness, are sleeping rough or living in insecure accommodation, in particular young people and rough sleepers with histories of complex trauma.
The guide outlines the national policy context, the research evidence which informs developing practice, and explores the issues for service providers and commissioners. The guide describes the common psychological problems associated with complex trauma and offers examples of treatment models available. The case studies describe a variety of existing services for rough sleepers and young people which address emotional and psychological problems. These illustrate the wide range of techniques and approaches that are commissioned across the country, with contact details.
For further information on any aspect of the guide please contact: helen.keats@communities.gsi.gov.uk
Improving access to housing services
Courses run by Shelter, aiming to attain a better quality of life for people suffering from mental health problems, and are open to managers, front-line staff and service users across local authorities, housing associations, and health and social care.
Training is practical and accessible. Delegates work on case studies, explore how the law can be used, and discuss good practice issues.
Download enquiry form as a PDF file:
For people who rent accommodation in the private sector, the proposed changes to the Local Housing Allowance may well have an impact.
HB Update is a useful website that can provide information on how these proposed changes will impact in a particular postcode.
Whilst this is no substitute for discussing the changes with your local housing benefit officer, this website does provide a quick, easily accessible indication of what the impact is likely to be.
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Quarterly magazine for people interested in getting involved in and influencing the delivery of services in their local area.
It shows how government is working with other organisations to help develop the confidence of citizens who want to become active participants and how it is supporting existing organisations and networks to help them find the means.
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