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Dr Adele Irving's Outputs (27)

The prevalence of trauma among people who have experienced homelessness (2022)
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Irving, A., & Harding, J. (2022). The prevalence of trauma among people who have experienced homelessness. Oasis Community Housing

In April 2022, the research team was commissioned by Oasis Community Housing to explore the
prevalence of trauma among individuals with experience of homelessness in England and consider the
effectiveness of current support available to them, with... Read More about The prevalence of trauma among people who have experienced homelessness.

Scoping the development of a critical employment pathway for IOM Offenders in County Durham and Darlington (2015)
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Irving, A., Soppitt, S., Rowe, M., & Lilley, S. (2015). Scoping the development of a critical employment pathway for IOM Offenders in County Durham and Darlington. Institute for Local Government

In summer 2014, Northumbria University was commissioned by the Institute for Local
Government (ILG), on behalf of Durham Constabulary, to review evidence regarding the
relationship between employment and desistance and explore employment support fo... Read More about Scoping the development of a critical employment pathway for IOM Offenders in County Durham and Darlington.

Evaluation of the Positive Pathways Programme for Northumbria Community Rehabilitation Company (2015)
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Irving, A., Rowe, M., Soppitt, S., & Liley, S. (2015). Evaluation of the Positive Pathways Programme for Northumbria Community Rehabilitation Company. Northumbria Probation Trust

Positive Pathways (PP) – a new strengths-based model of desistance – was introduced within
Northumbria CRC in June 2014. It commenced with a three-day staff training programme, which
over 124 practitioners have completed.

A whole city response to the use of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) by young people in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2015)
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Irving, A., Parker, C., & Soppitt, S. (2015). A whole city response to the use of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) by young people in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Newcastle City Council

In recent years, Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) (otherwise known as ‘legal highs’) have posed an
increasingly significant problem for practitioners and policy makers due to their widespread availability,
largely unknown chemical composition an... Read More about A whole city response to the use of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) by young people in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Benefit sanctions and homelessness : a report by the North East Homelessness Think Tank (2015)
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Irving, A., & Harding, J. (2015). Benefit sanctions and homelessness : a report by the North East Homelessness Think Tank. Northern Rock Foundation

The election of a Conservative government in May 2015, with a commitment to cutting welfare benefits for people of
working age, has heightened concerns over the process by which people are sanctioned (i.e. have their benefits reduced
or stopped com... Read More about Benefit sanctions and homelessness : a report by the North East Homelessness Think Tank.

Housing as a means, not an end : the health and wellbeing of HMO residents in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2015)
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Irving, A. (2015). Housing as a means, not an end : the health and wellbeing of HMO residents in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Northern Rock Foundation

Nationally, there is limited understanding of the ‘lived’ experiences of residents of large Houses
in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), operating at the bottom end of the private rented market ,and
the inequalities associated with living in these propert... Read More about Housing as a means, not an end : the health and wellbeing of HMO residents in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

An evaluation of ‘Through the Gate Plus’ in the North East of England (2014)
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Irving, A., Harding, J., Ridley, L., & Bilby, C. (2014). An evaluation of ‘Through the Gate Plus’ in the North East of England. Institute for Local Government

In September 2013, the Department of Social Sciences and Languages at
Northumbria University was contracted by the North East Regional Homelessness
Group to conduct an evaluation of the Through the Gate Plus (TTGP) service
provided by Foundation i... Read More about An evaluation of ‘Through the Gate Plus’ in the North East of England.

One year on: welfare reform in the North East and its impacts on single homelessness (2014)
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Irving, A., & Spencer, S. (2014). One year on: welfare reform in the North East and its impacts on single homelessness. North East Homeless Think Tank

In January 2013, the North East Homelessness Think Tank (NEHTT) was awarded funding from the Northern Rock
Foundation to undertake a research and policy campaign into the impacts of welfare reform on single homelessness in the
North East.

Evaluation of the People’s Kitchen (2014)
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Irving, A., Moss, O., & Biddle, P. (2014). Evaluation of the People’s Kitchen. The People's Kitchen

In January 2014, the Department of Social Sciences and Languages, at Northumbria University, was
commissioned by the People’s Kitchen to:
- Produce a detailed quantitative and qualitative assessment of the needs of service users,1 their
experience... Read More about Evaluation of the People’s Kitchen.

Audit of faith group activities and community projects in the London Borough of Sutton (2014)
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Irving, A., Chapman, R., Biddle, P., Moss, O., & Cole, B. (2014). Audit of faith group activities and community projects in the London Borough of Sutton. Safer Sutton Partnership Service

The ‘Audit of Faith Group Activities and Community Projects in the London Borough of
Sutton’ project was commissioned in April 2013 by the Safer Sutton Partnership Service.
It was delivered by Northumbria University. The audit was designed to enabl... Read More about Audit of faith group activities and community projects in the London Borough of Sutton.

Evaluation of Newcastle’s ‘cooperative’ approach to the prevention and management of homelessness in light of changing government policy (2013)
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Irving, A., Harding, J., Fitzpatrick, S., & Pawson, H. (2013). Evaluation of Newcastle’s ‘cooperative’ approach to the prevention and management of homelessness in light of changing government policy. Newcastle City Council

In 2011, research by Heriot-Watt and Northumbria Universities highlighted the
effectiveness of the holistic and preventative approach being taken in the area of
homelessness by Newcastle City Council (NCC), Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) and
other age... Read More about Evaluation of Newcastle’s ‘cooperative’ approach to the prevention and management of homelessness in light of changing government policy.

The impact of welfare reform in the North East (2013)
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Irving, A., Shaw, K., Jarvis, A., & Crow, R. (2013). The impact of welfare reform in the North East. Association of North East Councils

The primary intention of this report is to estimate the overall impact of Welfare
Reforms in the North East. As such it has not been possible to systematically describe
and analyse the work that has and is being done by local authorities and other... Read More about The impact of welfare reform in the North East.

The future direction of the policy and representation partnership (2013)
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Irving, A. (2013). The future direction of the policy and representation partnership. VONNE

The Policy and Representation Partnership was set up in July 2009 with the aim of helping the voluntary
and community sector (VCS) in the North East to influence public policy. The Partnership is funded by
the big Lottery Fund until June 2013. The... Read More about The future direction of the policy and representation partnership.

Meeting the Housing-Related Support Needs of Homeless People in the North East (2013)
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Irving, A. (2013). Meeting the Housing-Related Support Needs of Homeless People in the North East. Cyrenians, Newcastle

The Policy and Representation Partnership is led by Voluntary Organisations’ Network North East
(VONNE) and funded by the Big Lottery. The Partnership aims to help the voluntary and community
sector (VCS) increase its influence on public policy thr... Read More about Meeting the Housing-Related Support Needs of Homeless People in the North East.

PEER: Exploring the lives of sex workers in Tyne and Wear (2013)
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Irving, A., & Laing, M. (2013). PEER: Exploring the lives of sex workers in Tyne and Wear. Cyrenians, Newcastle

The overall aim of the PEER project is to provide a robust evidence base regarding the experiences and
service needs of women engaging in sex work in Tyne and Wear, in order to inform local knowledge, policy
and practice in this area. Specifically,... Read More about PEER: Exploring the lives of sex workers in Tyne and Wear.

Evaluation of the High Impact Households Project (2012)
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Irving, A., Rowe, M., & Soppitt, S. (2012). Evaluation of the High Impact Households Project. Institute for Local Government

Staff in the Department of Social Sciences at Northumbria University were contracted by the
Institute of Local Governance to evaluate the High Impact Household project developed by Durham
Police and established in 2011 and ‘launched’ in 2012. The i... Read More about Evaluation of the High Impact Households Project.

Cost-benefit analysis of housing-related support services for homeless people: Cyrenians case study (2012)
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Irving, A., Harding, J., & Soppitt, S. (2012). Cost-benefit analysis of housing-related support services for homeless people: Cyrenians case study. Cyrenians, Newcastle

Northumbria University were commissioned by the Cyrenians to undertake research into the value of the
housing-related support services that they provide to service users. Specifically, the research team were
asked to:

- Identify the social and f... Read More about Cost-benefit analysis of housing-related support services for homeless people: Cyrenians case study.

Evaluation of the role of public health nurse with Newcastle Youth Offending Team (2012)
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Irving, A., & Sopitt, S. (2012). Evaluation of the role of public health nurse with Newcastle Youth Offending Team. Newcastle Youth Offending Team

The Standard Community Contract for NHS North of the Tyne recognises that, ‘many vulnerable
young people have physical health needs that only come to light through contact with Youth Offending Teams (YOTs).
Appropriate healthcare while young should... Read More about Evaluation of the role of public health nurse with Newcastle Youth Offending Team.

Evaluating homelessness prevention in Newcastle (2011)
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Irving, A., Fitzpatrick, S., Harding, J., Pawson, H., & Sosenko, F. (2011). Evaluating homelessness prevention in Newcastle. Newcastle City Council

Newcastle City Council (NCC) and the Council’s arms length management organisation (ALMO)
Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) invited Heriot-Watt University and Northumbria University to
evaluate the ways the two organisations work together to prevent homel... Read More about Evaluating homelessness prevention in Newcastle.

Homelessness, pathways to exclusion and opportunities for intervention (2011)
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Irving, A., Harding, J., & Laing, M. (2011). Homelessness, pathways to exclusion and opportunities for intervention. Cyrenians, Newcastle

Brief: This research was funded by the Webb Memorial Trust and examined the origins of
poverty and exclusion among a sample of homeless people. The Webb Memorial Trust
was established in 1947 as a memorial to the socialist pioneer Beatrice Webb, wh... Read More about Homelessness, pathways to exclusion and opportunities for intervention.