About
Last Update:December 2008

Drugs and Housing is the main resource in the UK for drugs workers and housing agencies. It provides a comprehensive and indispensable set of resources for professionals addressing the dual issues of housing need and substance use.

Drugs and Housing explores and documents issues relevant to agencies working with people with drug and housing issues. The site looks at legal aspects of the work, policy and practice issues, funding strategies, move-on issues and highlights innovation in other projects.

Drugs and Housing is part of the KFx project, and was set up by Kevin Flemen. Much of the content of the site is mirrored on the KFX website at www.ixion.demon.co.uk. As the KFx website had grown, and covered a range of subjects beyond housing, it seemed useful to offer a pared down site dedicated to Drugs and Housing.

Site Updates

Rough sleeping to Zero by 2012 - see news section

Shelter Street Homeless Project victim of Credit Crunch -see news Section

Hostel Opiate Overdose Assessment Tool launched - see news and resources

ECHG King Georges win award for housing drug users - see news


Navigation
  
Clicking on this link will take you back to this page. This will also include bulletins about what has changes on the site so you can find updates easily.

news

Any news developments related to Drugs and Housing will be posted here. This includes legislative developments, changes in policy and practice, and relevant media stories.

 

events

A diary of conferences, seminars, training events and other events of direct relevance to agencies concerned with drugs and housing. This section will include lists of KFx courses on drugs and housing that can be accessed by workers, and events by other relevant organisations. If you wish to see your event listed please get in touch.

 

faqs

KFx has been dealing with questions about drugs and housing for several years, and there are a number of recurring questions that crop up. This Frequently Asked Questions list contains standard answers to these questions. Please check the FAQs before contacting us with questions.

resources

A comprehensive database of resources including reports, research, sample drugs policy, briefings, and other essential resources. Key resources from KFx, plus a range of resources from other organisations and links to external documents are included here. If you have any resources in-house that you could contribute, please get in touch. We are especially keen to receive examples of policy documents, and evaluations of provision.
Links to external agencies and partner organisations who have a specific relevance to this area of work. If you are actively involved in drugs and housing work and would like a link included, please get in touch.
Lots of housing providers working with drug users felt isolated and found it was hard to identify other organisations to explore concerns, strategy or innovation. The Drugs and Housing Forum is a vehicle to overcome this isolation. By providing a safe, moderated environment, agencies can discuss policy, explore problems and identify solutions. This is the first and only forum in the UK dedicated to this subject, so please sign up and help make it a success.
How to get in touch with Drugs and Housing.
Drugs and Housing is a KFx project. Click on the logo to the right to access the main KFx website. Materials on this website are
(c) KFx unless otherwise credited. The website was originally set up with the financial assistance of Shelter Street Homeless Project. It is no longer funded by Shelter.
This should not be taken as endorsement or otherwise of the website content by Shelter.