Walking along the street is a safe place for most of us. For those who engage in street sex work within Stoke-on-Trent, it’s a risky business. As many of the street sex workers are predominantly women. Sex workers are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence at work. Sex workers of colour, Read more…
There is a vicious cycle between leaving prison and rough sleeping. When someone is released from prison they need stability and security to get their lives back on track. Too often they are released with nowhere to go. We know that this is a continuous problem. The Howard League’s No Fixed Read more…
We think it’s important for you to get to know the people in the Brighter Futures team. We spoke to Social Prescribing Link Worker, Tim Davies to give an overview of his role. Tell us a bit about yourself and your current role? I’m a social Prescriber for Longton, Read more…
A greater emphasis on a gender-informed approach is needed for women to move away from the cycles of homelessness, an independent study finds. Homelessness – particularly rough sleeping – is dangerous for anyone, but a new study by Sophia Fedorowicz, commissioned by Brighter Futures in partnership with Expert Citizens, identifies Read more…
Issue 46 of the Clubhouse Network Newsletter – put together by a team of Brighter Futures’ volunteers.
‘If we want to build a brighter world for everyone, we have to focus on tomorrow today. I went to Stoke-on-Trent to meet those working on the frontline to end rough sleeping’ Brighter Futures 90 Hope Street was recently joined by John Bird at 90 Hope Street hostel. Read his Read more…
Stress Awareness Month is a time to reflect on stress and raise awareness of how it affects us. Symptoms of stress affect us all every day and it’s important we find ways to cope to stop them escalating. We’ve compiled a list of five ways to relieve stress when it Read more…
With a staggering 822,000 people reporting work-related stress last year, Stress Awareness Month is a time to reflect on causes and cures for an epidemic that accounts for more than 50% of workplace illnesses. The statistics, released by the Health and Safety Executive, show the highest affected industries are Read more…
If anyone can help our Community Champion this would be greatly appreciated – especially Easter eggs. Please directly message us. My name is Natice Duncan, I’m 28 years old and have suffered from mental health illnesses since I was 13 with my first hospital admission at 16. Since then Read more…
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