About this Webinar
This May 22 webinar featured Juha Kahila, chair of the Housing First Europe Hub Community of Practice for Housing First managers and Head of International Affairs at Y-Säätiö, as moderator.
During this engaging session:
- Laurie O Donell, Research and Advocacy Officer at Focus Ireland, presented “Growing Old at Home” – research findings on health outcomes of older tenants in Focus Ireland.
- Dr Eileen Corroon Sweeney, a General Adult and Old-Age Psychiatrist and the Clinical Lead for the Inclusion Mental Health Team in Dublin South City, presented “No Country for Old Men (or Women)” - which shares health outcomes in older adults in homeless services.
These presentations were followed by a discussion, allowing attendees to exchange insights and ask questions.
Live event date: May 22, 2024
This event has concluded, and no recording is available at this time.
About the Speakers
Laurie O Donell is a Research and Advocacy Officer at Focus Ireland, experienced in both qualitative and quantitative research methods and co-author of ‘Growing Older at Home: Investigating Long-term Housing Needs of Mid-to-later Life Focus Housing Association Tenants.’
Dr Eileen Corroon Sweeney is a General Adult and Old-Age Psychiatrist and the Clinical Lead for the Inclusion Mental Health Team in Dublin South City. She is also a Clinical Lecturer at Trinity College, Dublin, and is interested in the contribution of early-life trauma to mental illness and social exclusion.
About the Organizer
Housing First Europe Hub
The Housing First Europe Hub was established in 2016 by the Y-Foundation (Finland), FEANTSA (the European Federation of National Organisations Working with Homeless People), and more than 15 partners. Since then, the Hub has grown to include more than 37 organizations, cities, government ministries, housing providers and researchers from across Europe and beyond.
The Hub works in partnership with core and associate partners to promote Housing First as the first and central response to homelessness.