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Homelessness and Occupational Justice

Homelessness and Occupational Justice. Mary Melvin, Amy Sinclair, Cathy Healy, Nicola Greene, Megan O’Carroll, Jessica Holland. Aim:. The aim of our presentation is:

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Homelessness and Occupational Justice

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  1. Homelessness and Occupational Justice Mary Melvin, Amy Sinclair, Cathy Healy, Nicola Greene, Megan O’Carroll, Jessica Holland

  2. Aim: The aim of our presentation is: • To evaluate the services provided to homeless people in Scotland, focusing on Edinburgh and Glasgow, two of the biggest cities in Scotland

  3. Definition of Homelessness • In the broadest sense homelessness is the problem faced by people who lack a place to live that is supportive, affordable and secure. (ODPM (2002) • Being homeless doesn’t just mean sleeping on the streets, you don’t have to be roofless to be considered homeless (Shelter 2006)

  4. What Causes Homelessness? • Economic factors: • Access • Location • Lack of security • Gender- women • Social factors: • Domestic dispute • Environment

  5. Homeless in Scotland • Edinburgh as a city • Homeless services • OTs role • Models • Successful?

  6. Homeless in Scotland • Glasgow as a city • Homeless services • OTs role • Models • Successful?

  7. Case Study

  8. Occupational Justice • Occupation as a central feature of human existence • Look beyond ‘work’. Occupations are all ways in which we occupy ourselves. (Townsend 2003) • Homelessness can affect how a person carries out an occupation with fair treatment from society. • Being homeless can impact on both physical and mental health. This can affect carrying out occupations.

  9. Social exclusion • ‘Homelessness is not an isolated problem, but part of a broader phenomenon of social exclusion’ (housingrights.org.uk) • Evidence of identity required to obtain financial services or receiving benefits • Financial debt • Families: access to education problematic, potentially creating further difficulties for them in later life.

  10. Conclusion • Comparison of services • The need for more OTs in this area • A change in society’s views

  11. References: • Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (2002) More than a roof: A Report into Tackling Homelessness London: HMSO. http://www.housing.odpm.gov.uk/information/homelessness/morethanaroof/index.htm. • Crisis UK- Fighting for hope for homeless people, 2005. www.crisis.org.uk • Shelter (2006) • Shelter (2007)- Homelessness fact sheets. www.scotland.shelter.org.uk • Scottish executive publications (2007) Homelessness- An Action plan for prevention and effective response report from the homelessness task force to Scottish ministers

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