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[WiL Admin]

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From: "The Forum" <forum at supportsolutions.co.uk>
Support Solutions – Housing & Support Sector Forum

Dear Colleague

Have you visited the free online Housing & Support Forum lately? It
can be found at www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum. If you haven't
already registered, it's quick and easy to do, although you don't have
to register to browse the Forum.

Over the last 3 months there have been some 300 postings made and
several new exciting theme areas have been introduced.

The Housing & Support Sector Forum is the place to visit if you want
to keep in touch with the news and views that shape the housing &
support sector!

· Currently nearly 800 Members
· Many subject themes covering each of the broad headings that are
important to the Sector
· The ability within each of these theme headings for you to create
any number of relevant conversation/information topics
· Topical news/views postings are made on a daily basis.
· Two theme areas that are particularly popular are “Tenders” and
“Vacancies” - these alone have had over 180 postings made in the last
three months.
· The Moderators keep a daily eye on the Forum to ensure that the
Forum Rules are adhered to and that contributors respect the views of
each other, even where they disagree: i.e. common courtesy is the
byword and any personal attacks/insults will lead to the contributors’
suspension.

The Forum is free to use and will always remain so. Also remember, if
you haven’t already registered, that you don’t have to use your real
name, you can register using a nickname. You will however need to give
a valid email address but this will only be seen by the systems
administration.

Also those who are registered will then receive a regular electronic
update summarising the postings that have occurred over the last
month – just in case you miss anything.

Have a browse through and give it a try, get burning questions
answered, post your own news items and views, network with others and
learn from this resource.

Some current live thread conversations: please click on any of the
links below.

Is Supporting People finished?
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1643

Are SP Teams beginning to disappear?
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?t=1511

Self Directed Support – what is happening?
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewforum.php?f=51

Service Reviews – how are they changing?
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewforum.php?f=4

Domestic Violence – why mixed services?
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=26

News Items:

CAB warning 1/6/08 - Benefit cuts will put vulnerable at risk of
homelessness:
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=1698

Causes, impacts and costs of homelessness for families etc
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1589

CLG - funding to improve race equality and cohesion
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1659

Commissioning Supporting People services through partnering
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1650

Drug users - still key areas for improvement
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1618

Evidence-informed commissioning for vulnerable groups
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1603

Future of care and support (13/5/08) - Slides from event
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1685

Personalisation pilots face a cultural ethos challenge
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=1613

Homelessness: New initiatives and partnerships in local govt
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1630

Human rights of adults with learning disabilities
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=1604

Mental Health Act - We need more 'places of safety'
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1587

New Research on Domestic Violence and Disability
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1639

Paying the Price - The cost of mental health care
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1669

Youth homelessness in the UK
www.supportsolutions.co.uk/newforum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1616