Women

Outlining an evaluation of a model operating in a regional centre in Australia (Newcastle), this paper discusses the feasibility of early intervention as a model of service delivery for women escaping violence, drawing on an extensive systematic review of established literature and interviews with staff.
This community case study examines the efficacy of the Women’s Housing and Support Program (WHSP), which provides case management to older women experiencing homelessness in Melbourne, Australia.
In a study on mothers’ experiences of a residential parenting and drug rehabilitation programme, housing was consistently discussed as crucial to recovery in terms of the ability of wāhine (women) to envision a secure future.
To date, our research on homelessness, displacement, and trauma has enabled us to present the lived experiences of people—especially women, children, and girls—directly to decision-makers, and to give them a place at the table.

Housing Futures Essay The subject of ‘inclusion health’ has gained increasing prominence in both homelessness and health policy discourses across…

Australia is experiencing both a housing crisis and an increase in extreme weather events due to global warming. This largely…

This Handbook of Practice aims to develop a framework to address gender-based violence with a trauma-informed lens, and with a particular focus on access to justice.
The present study investigated variation in housing insecurity experiences in a sample of mothers, as well as which risk profiles were most strongly associated with subsequent homelessness.