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St Mungo's is happy to provide comment on all aspects of homelessness, such as housing, rough sleeping, substance use, mental health and any other issue affecting our clients.

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Here is a list of our most recent press releases: -

• 15 Mar '10
  Strategic Alliance between St Mungo’s and Crisis Crisis, the national charity for single homeless people and St Mungo’s, London’s leading homelessness organisation, today announced that they have agreed to form a Strategic Alliance to harness and channel the strengths of each other and work together on a number of specific initiatives towards the goal of ending homelessness.
• 15 Mar '10
  Camden homeless hostel celebrates launch of a resident's first album Hugh Mattan has recorded his first album – a real achievement made possible through a recording studio based in a St Mungo’s hostel for homeless people in Camden.
• 11 Mar '10
  St Mungo’s applauds new health commissioning guidance as ‘tremendous step forward’ for homeless people St Mungo’s has welcomed the launch today of a Government study which aims to help Primary Care Trusts become world class commissioners of healthcare services for homeless, vulnerable and socially excluded people.
• 05 Mar '10
  City and St Mungo’s to open B&B-style accommodation for older rough sleepers St Mungo’s and The City of London Corporation are opening The Lodge at St Ursula’s this month - B&B-style accommodation specifically aimed at helping long term, older rough sleepers.
• 01 Mar '10
  St Mungo’s integrated and personalised service highlighted as good practice Neighbourhood Link, an innovative St Mungo’s scheme developed in partnership with the Revolving Doors Agency, has been highlighted in a recent Government report for its good practice, and as just the kind of service that needs new sustainable ways of funding.
• 23 Feb '10
  HRH The Duke of Kent makes his first hostel visit as St Mungo’s new Royal Patron His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent has made his first visit to a St Mungo's hostel in his new role as Royal Patron of the homelessness charity.
• 22 Feb '10
  Crucial phone messaging service for homeless people branches out of London VoiceMail4All, the free voicemail service for anyone who is homeless, is now available outside of London.
• 11 Feb '10
  Find the money for Marmot action, urges St Mungo's Leading homelessness charity St Mungo's has urged government and health commissioners to back the life-changing recommendations put forward in today's Marmot report on reducing health inequalties in the UK.
• 08 Feb '10
  More emergency beds made available for rough sleepers as freezing winter weather continues More emergency beds are being made available tonight as snow returns and night temperatures once again fall below zero.
• 15 Jan '10
  Minister for the Third Sector Angela Smith sees how St Mungo’s is tackling homelessness, health and employment under one roof Minister for the Third Sector Angela Smith heard first hand how important direct access to health and employment services can be for homeless people when she visited a St Mungo’s hostel in Hackney this Thursday, 14 January.

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