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Francesca Albanese

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Executive Director of Policy & Social Change , Crisis

Francesca has worked at Crisis since 2016. She is also an editorial panel member at Thinkhouse. Prior to Crisis Francesca worked at Homeless Link and Shelter.

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In simple terms they will go up. New Crisis research published today conducted by Heriot--Watt Un...


10/08/2017

As a society, it’s a question we ask ourselves a lot, even though many of us have come to see rough sleeping as an aspect of the world we live in, that, however tragic, will always be with us. But what if there was a way to end it for good?


22/12/2017

Crisis, along with partners in the homelessness sector, has identified the critical role public attitudes have in building support and political commitment for action and change.


22/05/2018

Housing First is the most important recent innovation in tackling homelessness. Effective for an incredible 80 per cent of people, it’s based on an ethos that is simple yet radical; get people quickly into stable homes and from this point any other support needs – such as alcohol or drug dependency, physical and/or mental health – are addressed through coordinated and intensive support.


27/03/2019

What is the scale of homelessness on any given night? There are 170,800 households across Great...


23/12/2018

The publication last week of our state of the nation report, the Homelessness Monitor England, co...


24/05/2019

No one should be forced to face incredible dangers every day because they cannot afford to keep a...


01/11/2019

The Greater London Authority published its annual rough sleeping figures today (Combined Homeless...


09/09/2020

Over the past few months there have been a lot of questions about the impact of the pandemic on h...


30/10/2020

  New figures published today provide the most up-to-date picture of homelessness in England. Wha...


03/12/2020

The worst forms of homelessness in England have been rising year-on-year, reaching a peak just be...


22/12/2020

There has been a lot of talk about how we can build a more resilient and sustainable society in o...


01/03/2021

Recently, we saw Prince William and The Royal Foundation launch Homewards, a new five-year progra...


11/07/2023

The rise in rough sleeping in England, marked by the annual rough sleeping figures published toda...


29/02/2024
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