Through our value of collaboration before competition, Justlife facilitates a number of forums and networks in addition to our service delivery in the Brighton & Hove area, with the aim of bringing workers and organisations together to: train and upskill; find solutions to local problems; shine a light on best practice; support and inspire.
This work is coordinated by the Justlife Networks Team. If you would like to find out more about any of our Sussex Systems work, email kate@justlife.org.uk
Justlife is a partner of St Martin’s Frontline Network, facilitating the Brighton & Hove Frontline Network. The Frontline Network supports workers from the public, statutory, and voluntary sectors who work on the frontline with those experiencing homelessness.
Through monthly learning lunches and regular newsletters, the Brighton & Hove Frontline Network provides:
Funded by Changing Futures Sussex, the Practice Network supports frontline workers across Sussex in embedding Trauma-Informed Approaches into their everyday practice.
Through free training events, practical workshops, podcasts, and accessible learning resources, the team bring together professionals working across sectors including homelessness, offending (past or present), substance use, domestic abuse, and mental ill health.
Sign up for the Practice Network Newsletter or visit the Practice Networks website.
The Practice Network has also produced a podcast series, exploring key themes such as lived experience involvement, co-production, and health engagement.
The HRSN consists of senior leaders from the voluntary, community & social enterprise (VCSE*) sector committed to working towards ending and preventing homelessness in Brighton and Hove through collaboration, within the sector and with statutory partners and wider stakeholders.
The Network aims to be proactive, creative and solution focused, prioritising:
Visit the HRSN website to learn more.
The Brighton & Hove Homelessness Research Forum brings together academic, third-sector and community researchers (including peer researchers) from across the city to exchange ideas, develop joint projects and bring about research-led change, improving the lives of people experiencing homelessness.
Contact kate@justlife.org.uk to find out more.
A monthly forum for homelessness services across the city to share updates on services, best practice, updates on commissioning, etc.
Initially set up by homelessness commissioners at Brighton & Hove City Council, it is now chaired by Justlife. Attended by managers across the homelessness sector, including day centres, housing providers, health, outreach and statutory services.
Contact sara@justlife.org.uk for further information or to be added to the email list.
Temporary Accommodation Action Groups (TAAG) bring together key emergency and temporary accommodation stakeholders in the city, working together to identify challenges in TA and collaboratively design and deliver practical, local solutions.
Stakeholders meeting quarterly includes the local authority, charities, people with current or past lived experience, accommodation providers and health services. There are TAAGs in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex.
Contact eve@justlife.org.uk for more information.
Stronger sector partnerships to drive improved and more joined-up support for people experiencing homelessness.
Investing in the sector's workforce by providing skills and knowledge to enable a high-quality and flexible approach to delivering services to those with multiple and complex needs.
Exploring innovative approaches to addressing homelessness, engaging insights from varying perspectives.
Working closely with those with lived experience, enabling those working in the system (learned experience) to have a voice and input in local strategic decisions.
Supporting the wellbeing of frontline workers to enable them to provide high-quality, effective support to those experiencing homelessness.
Giving people with lived experience of homelessness a voice to improve homeless health services
Supporting people experiencing homelessness to take care of their mental and physical health
Providing social support and well-being interventions for individuals throughout the homelessness journey, from temporary accommodation to stable housing.
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