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Exploration phase: Improving transition planning in residential out-of-home care
This mixed-methods study explored how transition planning is implemented in Victoria, Australia, from the perspectives of young people, residential out-of-home care staff and cross-sector staff.
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The Importance of Housing Assistance on Reducing Youth Offending in New Zealand
This paper examines the relationship between housing assistance and youth offending in New Zealand (NZ). Using the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI), we established three cohorts of youth aged 14–24 who were part of households that received the Emergency Housing Special Needs Grant (EHSNG), lived in public housing, or received the Accommodation Supplement (AS) between 2016 and 2022. We found that offending decreased significantly among young people living in public housing or receiving the AS compared with the general population. However, reductions were not significant among those receiving EHSNGs, highlighting the importance of stable housing assistance on reducing youth offending.
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Access to Transition Planning and Support for Young People Who Self-Place When in Out-Of-Home Care: The Perspectives of Young People and Practitioners

This paper explores the experiences of young people in Queensland, Australia, under child protection orders who leave approved out-of-home care…

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Homelessness and Housing Instability Among Care Leavers in Australia: Exploring Housing Pathways and Best Practice Housing Models

A significant proportion of young people exiting Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) encounter substantial challenges in securing housing, often leading to homelessness…

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Trauma-informed design: Shelter homes for runaway children
Trauma-informed design is an inventive architectural methodology that integrates trauma responsiveness into the design of shelters and supportive accommodations for children and youths.
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The relationships between youth homelessness and offending: A systematic review of the UK literature
This systematic review collates, synthesises, and appraises the academic and grey literature on UK studies reporting associations between youth homelessness and offending behaviours.
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The problematisation of young people within existing housing-related policy in Queensland
This research utilises Carol Bacchi’s (2009) ‘What’s the Problem Represented to be?’ approach to examine three state policies: ‘Towards Ending Homelessness for Young Queenslanders 2022–2027’, the ‘Queensland Housing Strategy 2017–2027’, and the ‘Queensland Youth Strategy’.
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The ‘Community of Schools and Services’ (COSS) model of early intervention: A system-changing innovation for the prevention of youth homelessness
The COSS Model is an Australian place-based collective impact approach that uses data gathered via population screening in secondary schools to identify and then support adolescents at risk of homelessness.
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