Contents
Foreword
Brendan O’Connor, Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Minister for Small Business
Editorial
Jenny Smith, CEO, Council to Homeless Persons
News
Western Australian Specialist Homelessness Services Conference, Leading the road home!
June Update from Homelessness Australia
By Travis Gilbert, Policy and Research Officer, Homelessness Australia
Council to Homeless Persons Consumer Programs: Peer Education Support Program (PESP) Update
By Cassandra Bawden, PESP Team Leader
Feature: Where along the Road?
New Responses to Youth Homelessness
Ch-ch-changes? … Youth Homelessness in Australia
By David MacKenzie, Associate Professor, Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University and Michael Coffey, CEO Yfoundations
The ABS Count of Homeless Young People
By Chris Chamberlain, Director, Centre for Applied Social Research, RMIT University
The ABS Responds to Parity Article
‘Please sir, I want some more’: Young People Should Not Have to Beg for a Liveable Income and Affordable Housing
By Travis Gilbert, Policy and Research Officer, Homelessness Australia
Precarious Pathways: Experiences of Homeless University Students
By Marty Grace, Victoria University, Deborah Keys, Melbourne Citymission, Aaron Hart and Jennifer Malone, Victoria University
Rethinking Case Studies Into Positive Power Packed Service Narratives
By Grace Stubee, Communications Officer, Yfoundations
Out of the Evidence Loop: Young People’s Lack of Power in Evidence-based Practice
By Kate Davies, PhD Candidate, Research Institute for Social Inclusion and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle
Coming Out From the Shadows: Responding to Young People Experiencing ‘Hidden Homelessness’
By Kirsten Sandstrom, Senior Manager, Home, Helping Young People Achieve, Service to Youth Council, South Australia
Homeless Youth Dual Diagnosis Initiative (HYDDI)
By John Mullane, HYDDI Clinician, Homeless Youth Dual Diagnosis Project
Journey Towards Independent Living
By Rob Ellis, Manager, Youth and Family Services, Salvation Army Crisis Services
Reducing Youth Homelessness Through Service Collaboration
By Sally Regan and Lauren Crawford, HomeGround Services and Claire Edmanson and Pip Fowler, Salvation Army Crisis Services
Youth Refuge: Towards Diversity and Specialisation?
Sam Barratt, Melbourne Citymission
Affordable Housing: Essential Infrastructure to Ending Youth Homelessness
By Queensland Shelter
Our Place: A Modifies Foyer Model for the Australian Capital Territory
By Siobhan Cosgrave, Manager, Our Place, Barnardos, Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Private Rental Pathways for Young People in Crisis
By Sian Mulgrew, Youth Private Rental Access Program, Inner Middle South Creating Connections Consortium
Opinion
David MacKenzie
Associate Professor, Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University
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