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Housing First Delivers Almost 250 Glasgow Tenancies for Homeless People 

Published: | Homelessness

Former bar worker, Fraser, is starting a new life in a secure settled tenancy after experiencing homelessness on and off since his teens. Four weeks ago, the 44-year-old got the keys to a flat in North West Glasgow where he is settling in and planning a brighter future.

Our HSCP Services are Community Champions

Published: | Health Improvement , Homelessness

Huge congratulations to our Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) staff and services who were honoured at this year’s Glasgow Times Community Champions Awards 2021 on 1 December.

Tailored Outreach PrEP Service for People Who Inject Drugs Featured in National HIV Journal

Published: | Homelessness , Sexual Health
A programme to distribute and prescribe a revolutionary medicine to reduce HIV transmissions in Glasgow for people who inject drugs has been featured as an example of good practice in integrated working in a national HIV Journal, HIV Medicine. 

Green Wynd Staff Respond to Challenges Posed by COVID-19

Published: | Homelessness
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown periods meant Green Wynd staff had to pull together plans to determine what services had to be delivered to ensure that homeless people could access accommodation in what had become a public health emergency. 

Glasgow City HSCP’s Homeless Health and Asylum Service is People’s Choice Winner at Scottish Health Awards

Published: | Homelessness

Huge congratulations to Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Homeless Health and Asylum Service (now called Complex Needs and Asylum Health Services) who were announced as the winner of the People's Choice Award at the Scottish Health Awards 2021 on Thursday, 4 November.

Pioneering Prison Project to Help Reduce Drug Deaths

Published: | Addictions

Prisoners leaving Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow are being offered a life-saving nasal inhaler, which can save the life of someone who has an opioid overdose. 

Glasgow Takes Part in Research into Creation of Drug Checking Services

Published: | Addictions

Glasgow's Alcohol and Drug Partnership is working with the University of Stirling to explore how drug checking services could be developed to reduce harms in Scotland.

Hundreds of Homeless People Receive Covid-19 Vaccinations

Published: | Homelessness

Hundreds of vulnerable homeless people are receiving their first Covid-19 vaccinations in Glasgow as teams of nurses visit temporary accommodation and support services to provide injections.

National Recognition for Glasgow's Recovery Communities

Published: | Addictions

Volunteers helping hundreds of people recovering from addiction in Glasgow have received national recognition.

Glasgow's inspirational Recovery Communities have won the hotly-contested Volunteers Category of the prestigious Scottish Health Awards.

Glasgow's Winter Night Shelter now open with a change of name and a new location.

Published: | Homelessness

Now known as the Overnight Welcome Centre, the emergency accommodation for people at risk of rough sleeping in winter will be provided in a Glasgow hotel, rather than in Lodging Housing Mission in East Campbell Street.

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