School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, Wales, UK

Peter Mackie is a Professor in the School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University, where his research and advisory work are centred on homelessness prevention. A driving force behind his career is his commitment to collaboration, working across sectors and internationally to create impactful change. Through these partnerships, Peter has helped to shape prevention-focused legislation and practices. Most recently, he has been involved in the global expansion of the ‘Upstream’ homelessness prevention intervention, which focuses on supporting children and young people in schools. Peter is a founding editor of the International Journal on Homelessness and serves as Chair of Llamau, Wales’s leading youth homelessness charity. 

His lecture will be hold in english and will be about prioritising Prevention. The importance of homelessness prevention is now widely acknowledged in policy, and practical efforts are advancing globally. However, persistent structural barriers and the continued prioritisation of resources, support, and research towards crisis response hinder our collective responsibility to prevent homelessness. Drawing on a substantial body of action research, this presentation argues for a systematic shift towards prevention, highlighting key developments – particularly in relation to early intervention with young people.