Poverty

We spend £250,000 a year on each family living in chronic crisis: that is, a family who is experiencing: emotional/ physical abuse, financial hardship, mental health problems, school exclusion and addiction. However, services often find it challenging to deliver tangible outcomes for the families of chronic crisis. How can social, educational, welfare and family services be developed so that the professionals are not overwhelmed? How can we streamline such services and ensure all the relevant bodies are communicating with each other?

Relevant experience with families in chronic crisis:

UCL Division of Biosciences (2020-21)

Semi structured interviews with people experiencing financial difficulty - physical impact of the pandemic on vulnerable populations.

Mind, Croydon (2019)

Outreach: Caregivers of schizophrenia, support group.

University College London (2016-2019)

Outreach project: the FASD Sleep Project

Community Empowerment Network (2015)

Evaluating service provisions for children who have been excluded from school.

The Young Foundation (2015)

Teaching excluded adolescents non-cognitive skills through documentary film making.

Camden Hub (2015)

Outreach project: a safe space for people with acute mental health needs.

Swindon Council: Participle (2010-2011)

Organisational Behaviour Change: Removing the institutional and bureaucratic barriers of social work, thus allowing social workers to develop meaningful and developmental relationships with families.