040 Bristol City Respite Rooms Trial for domestic abuse survivors

In this episode Lizzie Henden and Jeremy White talk about their plans for implementing the Respite Rooms trial in Bristol, they discuss how they recently won the bid for funding and how this new initiative will impact domestic abuse survivors in the city.    Lizzie Henden is a Senior Public Health Specialist in Bristol’s Public Health Team.  The aim of the role is to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities in Bristol and to plan, deliver and evaluate Public Health initiatives. This has included supporting various work areas across sexual health, domestic abuse and sexual violence, children and young people and COVID-19 response. Lizzie is also part of the team responsible for commissioning domestic abuse and sexual violence services. Lizzie has also worked with a number of communities in her time in Public Health in Bristol, Somerset, South Wales, Bath & North East Somerset and Madagascar. Lizzie has had an active role with the British Red Cross and the Emergency Response Unit working in the Cyclone Idai response in Mozambique and the population movement in Bangladesh, as part of the Mass Sanitation team.    Jeremy White has been Commissioning Manager for Homelessness & Pathways Accommodation within Housing and Landlord Services at Bristol City Council since October 2020. Prior to Bristol City Council, he held a range of roles in business process outsourcing, property and building management, and the third sector. He is passionate about providing accommodation with support that is psychologically and physically safe, person-centred, and enables the best possible outcomes for people with complex needs who have experienced trauma and adversity in their lives.   More information can be found on the Bristol City Council website at:  https://www.bristol.gov.uk  More information on the ‘Respite Rooms’ trial is at:   https://news.bristol.gov.uk/news/trial-respite-rooms-help-bristols-domestic-abuse-victims  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/safe-housing-and-support-for-rough-sleepers-experiencing-violence-and-abuse  Lisa Brown became a property investor after a long nursing career. She initially developed heritage properties and then a chance encounter led her to discover supported living. She realized this was a powerful way to invest in property while creating homes for people with a support need. Lisa set about discovering why property investors struggle to let their properties to supported living providers and why providers struggle to find property to let. She has been educating people, raising awareness and working on solutions to this problem ever since. Lisa is the host of the Supported Living Property Podcast and YouTube channel and formed The Supported Living Property Facebook Group.    Lisa is founder of The Supported Living Property Network, a place for property investors and supported living providers to connect, build relationships and communicate about property they have available and/or need. Membership includes access to training courses, monthly training events and networking events and access to The Supported Living Property Network Conference. To find out how you can join The Supported Living Property Network please follow this link: ⁠https://www.supportedlivingproperty.uk/the-supported-living-property-network⁠ Lisa has written a free guide for you: If you are a property investor download this free guide to help you find providers to lease your property: ⁠https://www.supportedlivingproperty.uk/free-guide-for-property-investors⁠   If you are a provider who is looking for property to lease then download this free guide to help you find property: ⁠https://www.supportedlivingproperty.uk/free-guide-for-providers⁠  These interviews are also available as podcasts from your usual podcast provider, just search for The Supported Living Property Podcast. Please make sure you click the "subscribe" button so you don't miss an episode.