16/05/17
A phrase that crops up for our complex needs clients here in the UK time and time again is that they have ‘burnt their bridges’ and therefore have very limited housing options available to them. From the time I have…
15/05/17
My host for the Transatlantic Exchange provides a number of different programmes for homeless people with criminal records. The main programme I am here to visit is Breaking Barriers, which provides temporary housing with case management support to people…
10/05/17
My Transatlantic Exchange host asked me to watch a video which is essential viewing for anyone interested in CTI. As I mentioned in my previous blog, CTI is designed to be a simple intervention to…
09/05/17
Following an 11 hour flight and jumping back in time 8 hours, I found myself at LAX and hoping that Jamie Foxx might be waiting at the taxi rank for some Collateral style commuting. Sadly, Jamie must have eventually…
05/05/17
I am currently ticking off the last tasks on my to-do list before I shut down for two weeks from my role with Fulfilling Lives Newcastle Gateshead. On Sunday, I’ll be starting my journey to America for Homeless Link’s Transatlantic…
25/04/17
“As frontline staff, we work with vulnerable adults in need of care on a daily basis. So it’s surprising that so little of us have an extended knowledge of, or experience of, the Care Act. The Care Act was brought…
07/11/16
Mind’s report also revealed that more than four in five (82%) of practice nurses said they’d had no mental health training at all. We know that over 90% of people receiving treatment and care for their mental health problems do…
21/10/16
Since opening the project in 2011 we’ve been acutely aware that Basis has unique access to those who visit the service, they want to be there and they trust us. These two things give us a great opportunity to…
20/10/16
I attended my first Team Day this month, after being a part of the Fulfilling Lives team for almost 5 months. The day was the…
05/08/16
I’m really excited to read the full report of the Dialogical PIE’s we piloted at Fulfilling Lives (an executive summary is also available). It is…
03/08/16
The Fulfilling Lives programme has been involved with the Homeless Link ‘Be the Change’ Network North East and Cumbria (BTCNE&C) for approximately 2 years and over this time a natural synergy has developed in our work. The BTCNE&C work…
20/07/16
My name is Caroline Janes and I’ve recently started working with Fulfilling Lives as a Research and Evaluation Assistant. Since I was recruited in March 2016, time has flown by and I’ve learnt so much already. These may be…
18/07/16
The Newcastle and Gateshead systems change project has identified a number of principles underpinning its programme development and approach to systems change. These include: Meeting and understanding the needs of beneficiaries, based on service user involvement and the Experts…
14/06/16
We all want to feel connected. We are creatures of connection: family, friends, homes, neighbourhoods, communities. In reality, however, these connections can vary and for some, there are no positive connections…
07/10/15
Change is happening all the time. Often it is something we don’t control, maybe even something we fear will have a negative impact. But as a wise colleague once said to me: “If we can’t change, how can we…
20/07/15
The day started off with the usual nerves and of course what to wear as I couldn’t rock up in my usual jeans and jumper. Upon arrival I phoned up to where the public health team lived and was…
14/07/15
I was encouraged to set up a Twitter account and tweet, partly because social media is increasingly important in bringing about system change. I didn’t know how to tweet so I…
09/06/15
I have a background in working with the DWP through Legal Aid Welfare assistance, but since last year I have been working on the Fulfilling Lives programme for which Changing…
16/03/15
My poor life choices, addictions and mental health issues led to the whole of my adult life being both chaotic and unmanageable. I caused my family and friends plenty of stress, emotional and physical pain, experienced homelessness and was…
20/10/14
We were all in post at the beginning of August and had the unique opportunity of 4 weeks in induction. At the beginning, some thought this would be too long, but actually not only did we get to see…
28/07/14
Recruitment for 12 service navigators to be hosted with 6 different agencies is a complex business, but the Fulfilling Lives team like a challenge. We were excited to receive such interest in the service navigator level 1 and level 2…
06/06/14
My name is Alex, and I am a System Broker. A what? Are you trying to sell me insurance? Ok, so it is an unusual title and, like the concept of Fulfilling Lives, may take a bit of getting…
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