Collegial Support for the Sector
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This chapter examines social progress as a concept, what it means for helping to understand and address social inequities, how we are going as a country, and why tracking and focusing on it at local, state, national, and international levels are important for urban policy now and into the future.
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This annual report highlights emerging ideas, issues, and challenges identified by the social services sector, based on recent feedback and engagement.
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We sought to explore how a mobile crisis team (MCT) in one city served the needs and supported the long- and short-term goals of people experiencing homelessness who had recently received MCT services.
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This report presents findings from a survey of 3,071 members of the Australian community aged 17 years and over that was conducted in February-March 2024. Analysis of 39 diverse attitudinal statements produced six distinct segments who differ in how they think about, value and engage with the community sector.
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The US media is saturated with coverage of perceived threats to public safety by people experiencing homelessness with purported “mental illness.” This review seeks to harness our expertise in forensic psychiatry, addiction science, health policy research, social work, and adult psychiatry to highlight potential misinformation and provide an evidence-based update for clinical generalists.
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The present study documents evidence from the first study to explore the perceptions of participants regarding sleepout events, including staff from housing and homelessness services, and people with lived experienced of sleeping on the street.
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This study examines an Australian organisation’s efforts to collaboratively and systematically overcome these challenges by bringing together government, community and service practitioners from multiple sectors in their delivery of an assertive outreach programme.
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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 cited as an example.
