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.kfx.org.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.
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Site
Updates
(Updated
3.11)
21st
March 2011: Fully revised version of the Sample
Drugs Policy launched. Dowload it here
6th
December 2010: Article in Drink and Drug News on
the potential impact of benefit and strategic changes for homeless drug
users. Read it here
December 2010: The Hostel Opiate Overdose Risk Assessment
Tool (HOORAT) has been revised, reformatted and has some expanded explanatory
notes. It's been a collaboration between KFx and Homelesslink. HOORAT
iv is in the resource section here
November
2010: Joint working with Homelesslink. We are pleased
to announce that KFx will be working collaboratively with Homelesslink
over the next few months. Details in the News Section
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legislative developments, changes in policy and practice, and relevant
media stories.
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faqs
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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.
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resources
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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.
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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.
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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
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