Research webinar 

Community Housing Aotearoa and Housing First Auckland present a webinar with Carol McMinn, Strategic Analyst for the Peoples Project in Hamilton on Lost points of intervention in Pathways to single adult homelessness in Hamilton.

Despite a broad consensus in international and local literature about contributing factors that raise the risk of homelessness, many misconceptions remain about which specific factors have contributed to homelessness in New Zealand.

Those who are single adults (18 years or over), without dependent children and homeless are often those found living in the most precarious circumstances. This cohort is the focus of this presentation. The research was carried out in 2019 in Hamilton, New Zealand involving interviews with 100 participants engaged with The People’s Project, a Housing First service in this town. Although everyone’s circumstances were unique, results revealed a series of commonly occurring disruptive events throughout participants’ lives, starting for some as early as 6 years old, and a generalizable pathway to single adult homelessness. Various other contributing factors and trigger events were also identified. Additionally, participants provided recommendations about critical points of intervention along this pathway, which provides important implications for policy responses in this context. Critically, the voice of those with lived experience is well represented in this research.

Self-care note: This presentation includes a discussion about physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, neglect, domestic violence, suicidality, self-harming, and other adverse and traumatic life experiences. If attendees are struggling with any of these issues, please consider if attending this presentation is right for you at this time.

Presenter/ Provider

Carole McMinn (Strategic Analyst) – The People’s Project

Venue

Online

Date/Time

23 August 2023, 10.00am -11.00 am

Registration link via CHA