In 2022-23 over 250,000 Australians sought and received assistance from a Specialist Homelessness Service. However, with an increasing number of Australians in need of help, too often no one is there to take...
Putting People First is a report from the Centre for Policy Development that builds on years of work across employment, early education, settlement services, and more. It lays out a bold vision to transform...
Australian Urban Policy: Chapter 16 Over the past three decades Australia has experienced enviable and unprecedented economic growth, yet our social progress has not kept pace. Social progress is key if we...
The social service sector is at the heart of every community across Queensland. Our sector is made up of people who go the extra distance to make a difference, who change lives and believe that, through our...
Background Mobile crisis teams (MCTs) can be important alternatives to emergency medical services or law enforcement for low-acuity 911 calls. MCTs address crises by de-escalating non-violent situations...
Understanding attitudes to the nation's community sector: A segmentation of Australia’s views and engagement with the community sector. This report presents findings from a survey of 3,071 members of the...
The US media is saturated with coverage of perceived threats to public safety by people experiencing homelessness (PEH) with purported “mental illness.” In a prescient 2017 article in the Journal of the...
Fundraising events have become a dominant platform for charities in raising money to deliver services for vulnerable population groups. ‘Sleepout’ events are unique, whereby participants spend one night in...
Assertive outreach is becoming an increasingly salient feature of policy responses to homelessness—and particularly rough sleeping—with the aim of supporting people to access secure housing. Despite its...
This paper reflects on an interdisciplinary and method triangulation approach for digital product development. The research project "Smart Inclusivity for homeless people" (SIWo), conducted by the Ohm, is...