Impact of structural stigma on health and wellbeing

Impact of structural stigma on health and wellbeing among Street Inclusion Health Groups

•  Reduced inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access

Inclusion Health Groups are groups of people who experience very high levels of social exclusion and health inequalities. This study is about ‘Street Inclusion Health Groups’, that is, people who engage in street activities – ‘begging’, street drinking, public injecting, street sex work, and rough sleeping. There is a considerable intersection between these groups as well as common life experiences and risk factors including addictions, extreme poverty, complex trauma, violence, mental health conditions, criminal justice involvement, chaotic lifestyles, and risky behaviours. This study aims to conduct in-depth interviews and focus groups with different stakeholders across BLMK with an emphasis on the voice of Street Inclusion Health Groups.

•  To work collaboratively with colleagues from BLMK ICB, stakeholders, and,      importantly, people from Street Inclusion Health Groups, and to utilise the East London NHS Foundation Trust Quality Improvement Method to develop an evidence-based strategy and ‘change ideas’ to reduce structural stigma
• To disseminate the findings beyond BLMK, for example, through a report and policy brief, publications in academic and practice journals presentations at practitioner and academic conferences, and via social media