Assertive Outreach

Tender description

The strategic commissioning intentions are to reduce rough sleeping and to improve choice and control for individuals. The service will be required to support a reduction in health inequalities by improving access to health care and promoting the social inclusion of homeless populations. The service will achieve the following: • Reduction in rough sleeping • Development of local referral routes into Housing First • Improved access to current commissioned services for those who may choose not to access Housing First or other services • Improved physical and mental health and wellbeing • Increase in homelessness prevention • Improving pathways between partners such as the Criminal Justice system, mental health service provision and the system for preventing and responding to homelessness The team will work with current local services to provide a rapid response to the needs of homeless people and develop a referral route into Housing First in each local authority that makes up the city region. The team will be expected to work closely with the current and future Housing First teams across the city region as well established services. Where there is existing Assistive Outreach Services operating in an LCR area the service will complement existing provision in those authorities and will work in partnership with them to ensure that duplication is avoided. Keywords: social work, mental health, assertive outreach, homelessness