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Big Ideas in a Micro Village: Evaluating the Potential Efficacy of a Young Person’s supported Housing Concept / SARA O'SHEA
Swansea University Author: SARA O'SHEA
DOI (Published version): 10.23889/SUthesis.64090
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Young people at risk of homelessness can often struggle to find suitable accommodation that adequately meets their needs. It is this lack of appropriate supported housing provision that has prompted the Wallich homelessness charity to start developing an innovative housing project for young people c...
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Swansea, Wales, UK
2023
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| Institution: | Swansea University |
| Degree level: | Master of Philosophy |
| Degree name: | M.Phil |
| Supervisor: | Sandry, Alan. and Burvill, Samantha. |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64090 |
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Young people at risk of homelessness can often struggle to find suitable accommodation that adequately meets their needs. It is this lack of appropriate supported housing provision that has prompted the Wallich homelessness charity to start developing an innovative housing project for young people called the Carmarthenshire Wellbeing, Therapeutic and Social Hub (CWTSH). Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the potential efficacy of the CWTSH in order to gain a deeper understanding of its possible benefits, challenges and criticisms.This study employed a predominantly qualitative methodology and sits within an interpretivist paradigm. The literature review focused on indirect literature that was central to the CWTSH concept, such as the context of youth homelessness; policy and legislation; existing homelessness housing models; intentional community discourse; psychologically informed environments; adverse childhood experiences, and collaboration. Participants were sampled through the Wallich using both a convenience and purposive approach, whilst data was collected via ethnographic research with Wallich management, group participation with young people and their staff, and a young people’s survey. Data was then analysed using thematic analysis. As the CWTSH has not yet been physically developed, this study was unable to produce any solid inferences. However, it was successful in gaining a deeper understanding of the CWTSH’s potential efficacy, providing a firm basis for future research, and generating multiple hypothesises. Thus, several hypothetical findings emerged from the data which related to the co-production process, the CWTSH’s potential to meet young people’s needs, and potential risks and challenges. It is therefore an overall finding of this research that there are several risks attached to the CWTSH concept, with the potential for isolation being significant. However, if the Wallich can successfully manage the risks identified in this study, the CWTSH has the potential to effectively meet multiple needs, thus improving the lives and prospects of young people with housing and support needs. |
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Micro Village, Youth Homelessness, Supported Housing, Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE) |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |