Families

Housing is a critical social determinant of children’s health. We aim to identify typologies of children’s housing disadvantage and describe the health inequities they generate.

In this first year, the Uniting Families Report has uncovered a richness in family types that are raising children and…

We conceptualize research as activism and propose that policy can be engaged as a matter of social justice and a means to transform society via research and knowledge mobilization.
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.
Analysis demonstrates that when integrated with housing and transportation costs, it is possible to identify workforce distribution as a contributor to teacher shortages, and generate the data and evidence required by policy makers to set explicit policy goals and markers of success.
Few studies have examined the interplay between IPV, homelessness, and housing. Qualitative methods can provide a greater understanding of the lived experience of IPV and homelessness to identify potential solutions.
The current study reports on the lived experience of homelessness for a sample of people with ID and/or ASD and families supporting adult /children with ID/ASD. Their stories illuminate the complexity and challenges in securing a stable, safe and secure home.
This research documents the necessity of including parents and children exiting tertiary services, who are facing homelessness and housing instability, in future policy development.