Conference Presentations and Workshops 2009

Day One - Thursday 5 November 2009

Morning Plenary - Taking Stock of Homelessness

Alex Neil MSP
Minister for Housing and Communities
Scottish Government

*NOTE* The Minister's speaking note was prepared in advance of the event and as such should not be taken as a verbatim account of what was said on the day

Robert Aldridge
SCSH Chief Executive

Workshops (Morning and Afternoon)

1. HOUSING  Homelessness & Allocations - Managing the Tensions
- Julie Hunter, North Lanarkshire Council
- Paul McVey, Knowes Housing Association
2. YOUTH  Using GIRFEC to Prevent Youth Homelessness
- Linda MacLennan, Highland Integrated Children Services
- Iver Forsyth, Highland Council Housing and Property Services
3. ADDICTIONS  Managing Drug Users in Ordinary Housing
- Ian Irvine, Turning Point Scotland
4. PARTICIPATION  Effective Service User Involvement
- Stephanie Plotnikoff, Scottish Homelessness Involvement and Empowerment Network (SHIEN)
5. HEALTH   Health and Homelessness - It Takes Partnership to Make Better Outcomes
- Brenda Kane and Lisa Tumblety, West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership

Afternoon Plenary - Learning from Outside Scotland

Finland’s New Homelessness Strategy
Peter Fredriksson, Finnish Government

A Welsh Perspective on Homelessness
Chris Price, Local Authority Homelessness and Supporting People Networks Cymru

Day Two - Friday 6 November 2009

Morning Plenary - Learning from Research

Devolution and Housing - What has it done for low income households?
Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Centre for Housing Policy, University of York

Children on the Streets in the UK and Youth Homelessness
Emilie Smeaton, Railway Children

Workshops (Morning and Afternoon)

1. EXPLOITATION  Addressing People Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation & Homelessness
- Sandra Jamieson, Lothian and Borders Police
2. TENANCY SUSTAINMENT  High Voltage - Avoiding Fuel Poverty to Help Tenancy Sustainment
- Jules Oldham, SCSH
3. PREVENTION  Making Good Use of Section 11 to Prevent  Homelessness
- Alan Parr, Renfrewshire Council
- Ruth Robin, Renfrewshire Council
4. EMPLOYABILITY  Employability and Complex Needs in the New Welfare Regime
- Billy Lynch, Frontline Fife
5. FUNDING  Funding Housing Support - New Challenges
- Yvette Burgess, Housing Support Enabling Unit
- Simon Laidlaw, Housing Support Enabling Unit Mgt. Committee
6. MENTAL HEALTH  Attachment Relationships and Challenges in the Homeless Sector
- Doneil MacLeod, Edinburgh Access Practice
- Prav Hurnauth, Edinburgh Access Practice

Afternoon Plenary - Securing Funding in a Recession

Changing Approaches and Priorities in Charitable Funding
Dharmendra Kanani, Big Lottery Fund (Scotland)

Social Enterprise - A Solution to Sustainable Funding?
Karen Anderson, Social Firms Scotland