New Challenges – Meeting the needs of those who live on the streets in extremes of hot weather (online)
A Talk by John Isserlis (Senior Adviser on Rough Sleeping, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
About this Talk
This session will focus on how changes in climate and anticipation of periods of extreme heat pose a risk to people rough sleeping and create a new challenge for services and communities. Thinking about and contributing to the development of new guidance from UKHSA. Creating safe spaces to protect health and preserve life. Working with whole communities. Considering the needs of Outreach workers and associated staff and volunteers working through heatwaves.