Community Compass
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...
Collegial Support for the Sector
Mental illness and violence among people experiencing homelessness: An evidence-based review
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...
Perceptions of participants and stakeholders of a ‘Sleepout’ event held to raise money for, and awareness of, homelessness charity work
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...
Seeing, sharing and supporting: Assertive outreach as a partial solution to rough sleeping
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...
How sociologists, social workers, UX experts and homeless people develop digital products together
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...
Community Acceptance of, and Opposition to, Homeless-Serving Facilities
Under what conditions will the public accept homeless-serving housing and social service facilities in their neighborhood? In this paper, we answer this question through a basic descriptive statistical...
CARRYING THE COSTS OF THE CRISIS
This report explores the experiences of , captured for the Australian Community Sector Survey (ACSS) during September 2021. Participants shared their perspectives on working in the community sector through...