Publications and research: Recovery

St Mungo's supports homeless men and women in their recovery, helping them to overcome the problems they face with housing, health and work.

Housing: St Mungo's aims to help homeless men and women find responsive and integrated solutions for problems with their housing, employment, training and health.

Recent publications and research

Down and Out? - Executive Summary

Down and Out? - Full Report

Happiness Matters - Executive Summary

Happiness Matters - Full Report

Briefing: Genuine client involvement

Briefing: Move On Accommodation

Health: St Mungo's health services reach people excluded from other sources of medical and social care, enabling them to get help for physical and mental health problems, and address substance use.

Recent publications and research

Find out more:

St Mungo's health strategy (June 2008)

Homelessness It makes you sick summary report (September 2008)

Health Fact Sheet 3: Substance Use Services (June 2007)

Health Fact Sheet 2: Health Champions (March 2007)

Health Fact Sheet 1: Hostel Health Services (January 2007)

Archive

Briefing: London's first on-site prescribing service

Briefing: Working with sex workers and crack addiction - A Lambeth Success story

Report: Sick of Suffering - St Mungo's report into the health problems of homeless people

Briefing: Sick of Suffering - St Mungo's report into the health problems of homeless people

Read more about our health work

Work and Learning: A poor education is often a contributing factor to homelessness, while unmet physical and mental health needs can seriously compromise a person's employability.

St Mungo's work and learning services help people to overcome these barriers through education, vocational training, help with finding employment and engaging in meaningful activities - all of which play a key role in recovery from homelessness and are fundamental to our work.

Recent publications and research

The Single Homeless Enterprise Project (SHEP) ran from 2007-10 in three St Mungo's hostels, with the support of London Bourough of Camden and the Department of Work & Pensions. The Centre for Social and Economic Inclusion have produced an evaluation of the project.

Single Homeless Enterprise Project Evaluation - full report 

Recovery results brief: Single Homeless Enterprise Project (November 2011)

In January 2008, St Mungo's launched an ambitious new programme to support residents in their journey towards realising their vocational aspirations.

Briefing: Pathways to Employment (January 2008)

Archive

Briefing: Breaking the cycle Homelessness education and employment (September 2007)

Briefing: St Mungos hostels - active springboards for change (June 2007)

Briefing: Moving on from homelessness - getting a job (April 2007)

Briefing: Burning bridges to employment (March 2007)

Briefing: Putting Down Roots (September 2005)

Briefing: Getting a LIFE at Endsleigh Gardens Hostel (February 2005)

Report: St Mungo's Getting a LIFE programme - An outside perspective by ORC international (January 2004)

Read more about our work and learning services.