Anthony Vaughan

Anthony has more than 19 years of experience in the homelessness sector in Wales. He has developed specialisms in trauma-informed practice, service development and innovation, harm reduction, partnership working and organisational leadership.

Anthony has played a significant role in developing The Wallich’s policies, procedures and approaches to psychologically and trauma-informed homelessness services, driving the charge as a sector leader in best practice across the organisation.

He has led work involving access to counselling, health inclusion, creative engagement and lived experience participation, focusing on improving outcomes for people facing some of the most complex challenges in society.

Passionate about meaningful involvement and co-production, Anthony is committed to creating opportunities for people with lived experience of homelessness to influence services, volunteering and employment pathways.

He is driven by a belief that compassionate, evidence-based and trauma-informed support can help people build safer, healthier and more fulfilling futures.

“The people we support are not people who have something wrong with them, they are people who have had something happen to them. They are survivors of trauma.”

Specialisms

• Homelessness & Housing
• PIE (Psychologicaly Informed Environments)
• Trauma-informed approaches
• Trauma Informed Wales Framework
• Harm reduction
• Substance use
• Stigma & language
• Relationship building
• Staff training
• Policy & procedure
• Lived experience and co-production