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Welcome to the NYHS knowledge base for local authorities and their partners in preventing and tackling youth homelessness.

News

• The Chartered Institute of Housing is hosting an e-forum to inform the Government's policy making on housing reform, and young people are in the spotlight in one of the discussions. Join the debate at http://housingreform.cih.co.uk/ (external link)
• We have also added a new module to the site - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young people.

Events

• Bookings are now open for the third National Youth Homelessness Scheme conference, entitled 'Before the Cracks Appear… Supporting Families to Prevent Homelessness'. The conference is hosted by Croydon Council and CAYSH, supported by Communities and Local Government, and will take place in Croydon on 8 December 2008.

About this website 

• It provides structured guidance and case studies on all the components of local authorities strategies to prevent and tackle youth homelessness. There are four core areas:
  • Strategy and partnerships
  • Prevention
  • Accommodation
  • Support for young people's wider needs
• Each area considers different components in these four core aspects. It offers a library of materials for you to download which have been provided by a wide range of authorities and agencies. These can be found by subject in the resources by module section.
• It also provides information about opportunities during 2007 and 2008 for networking and further learning, through the network of Regional Centres of Excellence or through NYHS national conferences.
• Should you wish to contribute to this website there is an add to or amend this website section.

(The findings and recommendations in these resources are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views or proposed policies of Communities and Local Government).