Sleeping Rough - No Second Night Out
If you are a rough sleeper or want to report a rough sleeper, follow the link below or call 0300 500 0914.
Alternatively contact us on the details below.
No Second Night Out (NSNO) is a national initiative aiming to make sure that no-one new to the street has to spend more than one night sleeping rough. The five key principles of No Second Night Out are:
- Identify rough sleepers and help them immediately
- Encourage a community response by helping the public to report when they see rough sleepers
- Assess rough sleepers' needs quickly and safely
- Access emergency accommodation and other services to help support the rough sleeper
- Reconnecting to support, accommodation, family and friends, in this country or elsewhere
Hartlepool Council and other local authorities in the North East recognise that rough sleeping is the worst form of homelessness, and causes harm to those involved in it, including rough sleepers themselves, their friends and family, and wider communities. People who sleep rough are more likely to die 30 years earlier than an average person of the same age, are more likely to be assaulted, suffer mental health and have substance misuse problems.
The StreetLink helpline, run by the charities Homeless Link and Broadway, will make it easier for concerned members of the public to help connect rough sleepers with local advice and services they may not be aware of. A call to the helpline will lead to details being relayed to the local authority working in the area where the rough sleeper has been reported. The local authority will then ensure that contact is made with that rough sleeper, to offer support to help them access housing and recovery services.
