Absolute values of K X-ray fluorescence (XRF) cross-sections have been calculated for elements 11 < Z < 69 at three excitation energies corresponding to Mn, Ag and Te K X-rays from "Fe, lo9Cd and "' I radioisotopes respectively and the fourth energy corresponding to the 59.60 keV y-ray from 241Am. Measurements were also made for these cross-sections for ten elements with 18 < 2 < 48 at two excitation energies from Io9Cd and 1251 radioisotopes. The measured values are compared with those obtained from theoretical considerations and a good agreement is found.

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Aim Homeless young people have historically been regarded as hard to reach in the provision of counselling services. However, they are under‐represented in research that seeks to understand clients’ views on accessing counselling. This study aimed to bridge this gap by asking young, homeless people who had accessed counselling what they thought were the main barriers to counselling and how they could be overcome. Method A qualitative methodology was adopted due to the aim of understanding participants’ experiences in depth. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with six participants residing in hostels, and these were analysed using thematic analysis. Findings The barriers to counselling included resistance to opening up, stigma, denial about needing help, past experiences of help‐seeking and lack of familiarity with therapy. Facilitating factors included patience and consistency of offer, simple explanations and demystifying and normalising counselling to make it seem less threatening. Implications The findings overlap with previous research on barriers and facilitators with non‐homeless adolescents. In addition to this, by drawing on literature on homelessness, this article considers how some of these factors are further compounded for those who are also homeless. Some implications are considered for practitioners hoping to improve their engagement of young, homeless people in counselling. These are mainly in the areas of reframing the language in which counselling is promoted, greater flexibility, and providing opportunities to interact with counsellors. It also makes the case for a change in practitioner attitudes.

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