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Mapping your assets
by David King - on 23/06/2016HACT's Social Impact Adviser David King talks about how Community Insight can be used to effectively identify and map assets.
Comments: 0A basic need: affordable housing and mental health
by Ian Bradshaw - on 08/06/2016In this blog, originally published on the Centre for Mental Health website, Ian Bradshaw reflects on the role of affordable housing for people with mental health problems and presents the findings from two works recently published by the Centre: the ‘More than Shelter’ report and the ‘Briefing 49: a basic need’.
Comments: 0Are we doing the right thing to help people with Hoarding Disorder?
by Peter Molyneux - on 03/06/2016Hoarding is now recognised to be one of the most common mental health disorders affecting between 1% and 5% of the adult population. Peter Molyneux, our partner from Common Cause Consulting, invites housing providers to engage in the discussion addressing Hoarding Disorder in a more comprehensive and innovative way.
Comments: 0Building the case for housing as supporting a good old age
by Meredith Fendt-Newlin, Michelle Cornes, Jill Manthorpe and Jo Moriarty - on 02/06/2016The group of researchers from the Social Care Workforce Research Unit at King’s College London introduce the newly published ’Living well in old age. The value of UK housing interventions in supporting mental health and wellbeing in later life' report commissioned by HACT on behalf of a group of six social housing providers.
Comments: 0App-based mapping in housing
by Matt Leach - on 23/05/2016Taken from May's edition of Housing Technology, our Chief Executive Matt Leach discusses the benefits of online mapping software to the housing sector.
Comments: 0Value Calculator version 3.0
by David King - on 17/05/2016Our Social Impact Adviser David King takes a look at the new version of the Value Calculator and explains the new updates and what's to come shortly.
Comments: 0Results from the Blue Maestro Tempo Pilot
by Jay - on 09/05/2016For the last 7 months Blue Maestro carried out an extensive pilot of the Tempo Environment Monitor with 10 of the top UK housing associations and the results are in!
Comments: 0We need to get under the skin of the NHS if we’re going to collaborate
by Andrew van Doorn - on 22/04/2016Andrew van Doorn, HACT's Deputy Chief Executive, advises Housing Associations about the importance of understanding what drives the delivery of healthcare services and the changing environment in the NHS if they want to engage with health.
Comments: 0Promoting housing evidence to parliamentarians
by Jim Vine - on 17/03/2016I was asked by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Social Science to speak at its event last week, aimed at MPs, Peers, and others around Westminster and Whitehall. The meeting was looking at the subject of housing, with a particular focus on housing for young people. Below is a lightly edited copy of the text of my speaking notes.
Comments: 0Who benefits from shared ownership?
by David King - on 16/03/2016David King looks at the state of shared ownership in the sector and asks whether we know enough about its impact.
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