Focus Ireland is Ireland's leading not for profit working to prevent
people becoming, remaining or returning to homelessness. Focus Ireland
works with families experiencing or at risk of homelessness in various
ways. The Focus Ireland Family Homeless Action Team is the main
service working with families experiencing homelessness in Dublin and
is partly funded by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive. Its staff
are dedicated to working directly with families identified as likely
to have high and complex support needs, the main goals being to
minimise the negative impact of homelessness and assist them in
finding suitable housing.
To date, Focus Ireland services have adopted a case management
approach to supporting homeless families, combined with specialised
child support workers where funding permits. Through this work Focus
Ireland has identified a cohort of _FAMILIES WITH ADDITIONAL AND
COMPLEX NEEDS_ that require access to specific clinical and
specialised support to maintain a sustained exit from homelessness
with an accompanying sustained improvement in quality of life. One
approach to adequately supporting this cohort of families is a
multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to deliver integrated health and mental
health support.
OBJECTIVES:
The specific objectives of the research are as follows:
* Examine international best practice and alternative approaches in
supporting homeless families with additional and complex needs through
a comprehensive literature review.
* Assess current service provision for currently homeless and
recently housed families with additional and complex needs through
engagement with key stakeholders, frontline support workers and
families experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
* Appraise the value and impact of a MDT approach to families
experiencing or at risk of homelessness with additional and complex
needs including a detailed operational plan for a MDT service,
including cost projections.
* Produce a comprehensive and robust report to inform Focus Ireland
management and potential funders of such a service.
Further details are included in the tender document. The closing date
for this application is JUNE **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH **APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**. All applications and any queries can be directed to Daniel
Hoey, **Apply on the website**.
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
