Contents
Foreword
Jay Weatherill, Premier, South Australia
Editorial
Jenny Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Council to Homeless Persons
Feature: Responding to Homelessness in South Australia
Introduction — Change in Homelessness Services in South Australia, 2002–15
Professor Andrew Beer, Dean, Research and Innovation, UniSA Business School
Chapter 1: Homelessness Policy
South Australian Homelessness Responses Since 2008
Nicholas Mchawala, Assistant Project Officer, Housing SA
It Takes a Village… and Good Infrastructure
Suzanne Pang, Senior Project Officer, Housing SA
Innovation in the Homelessness Sector: The Homelessness Strategic Group and Models of Consultation in the Homelessness Sector in South Australia
Andrew Beer, University of South Australia Business School
Housing SA’s New Service Delivery Model
Teresa Keogh, Assistant Project Officer, Practice Development and Mikarla Papini, Assistant Project Officer, Evaluation, Housing SA
Responding to Mental Health and Homelessness in South Australia
Amelia Traino, Manager, Strategy and Change, Mental Health Strategy, SA Health
Chapter 2: Programs, Services and Practice
Local Responses to Homelessness in the City of Adelaide
Lauren Grant, Safety Strategy Consultant and Sarah Cleggett, Social Planner, Adelaide City Council
Building Partnerships Toward Better Health
Ian Milverton, Team Leader of Aged City Living, Hutt St Centre
‘Your call is important to us’
Patrick Kukla, Team Leader, Supported Accommodation and Recovery Services East, Salvation Army Towards Independence
Access to Justice: Ten Years On
Amanda Tsoundarou, Outreach Case Worker, Welfare Rights Centre (SA) Inc
50 is the new 65
Eddie Bullitis, Senior Service Coordinator, Homelessness Support Program, Exceptional Needs Unit, Department for Communities and Social Inclusion
A Place to Call Home
Alice MacFarlane, Marketing and Fundraising Manager, Corporate Services UnitingCare Wesley Port Adelaide
Quantifying Our Impact: Evaluating the Impact of Homelessness Services and Interventions — The Challenges of Evaluating Long-term Impact on Client Life Trajectories
Robert Martin, Executive Manager, Client Services, Common Ground Adelaide and Tracey Dodd, Managing Director, Perfect Pitch Communications
The Homeless Connect Expo
Olivia Taylor, Expo Management Team, Shelter SA
The Supported Residential Facilities Sector: A Changing Landscape?
Eddie Bullitis, Senior Service Coordinator, Homelessness Support Program and Peter Jessup, Program Manager, SRF Intake and Support Service, Exceptional Needs Unit, Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI)
Homeless is Not a Nebulous Concept: The Need for an Integrated Response
Kerry Dawson, Clinical Service Coordinator and Peter Beaumont, Clinical Nurse, Street To Home Services
Social Impact Bonds and Homelessness: Questions from the Field
Sean Sheehy, Research Assistant, Amanda Taylor, Stakeholder Engagement Manager and Alice Clark, Executive Director Shelter SA, Andris Banders, Consultant
Exceptional Needs Unit: A Unique Service Response
Judy Clutterbuck, Program Manager, Homelessness Support Program, Michelle Hardy, Senior Assessment Practitioner, Supported Residential Facilities Intake and Support Service, Richard O’Loughlin, Program Manager, Management Assessment Service, Exceptional Needs Unit, Department for Communities and Social Inclusion
Aspire Adelaide Seeks to Become South Australia’s First Social Impact Bond
Ben Taylor, Manager Client Services, Hutt Street Centre
‘But I have a roof over my head now’ Discussing Service Response and the Needs of Clients Once Housed
Jess Dobrovic and Sam Pielichaty, Hutt Street Centre
Chapter 3: Key Themes and Issues
A: Aboriginal Homelessness
The Quality of Mercy
(Ms) Prema Joy, Wellbeing Program Manager, Nunga Mi:Minar Inc
Kornar Winmil Yunti: Men Working Together
Catherine Ponsana, Kornar Winmil Yunti
Shelter SA Aboriginal Housing Summit: ‘Our Grannies are Our Strength’
Sean Sheehy, Research Assistant, Amanda Taylor, Stakeholder Engagement Manager and Alice Clark, Executive Director, Shelter SA
Uniting Communities Aboriginal Community Connect: Kurlana Tampawardli (New House on the Plains)
Ruth Tulloch, Service Manager, Aboriginal Community Connect, Intensive Support Services, Uniting Communities Aboriginal Hub Centre
The Resource Learning Mix: Essential Ingredients in the Provision of Case-Management with Aboriginal Young People Experiencing Homelessness
Charlie Wickins and Dr Janette Hancock, UnitingCare Wesley Port Adelaide
Best Practice in Working with and Supporting Aboriginal Young People in Regional South Australia: A Generic Homelessness Service Perspective
Joanne Clark, CEO, West Coast Youth and Community Support Inc, Port Lincoln Homelessness Services (Youth Focus)
B: Housing
Homeowner and Homeless: Relocatable Home Owners’ Insecure Tenure in Residential Parks in South Australia
David Bunce, Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Adelaide
House for Rent — Apply Within: A Report on Renting in SA
Amanda Taylor, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Shelter SA
Homes for Heroes South Australia
Darren Adamson, Director Communications and Development, Returned Soldiers League Care South Australia
Snapshot: Who is Looking for Housing Assistance in South Australia?
Sean Sheehy, Research Assistant, Shelter SA
Making a Real Difference: The Responsive Housing Model
By Joe Gannon and Dr Janette Hancock UnitingCare Wesley Port Adelaide
Community Led Development ©2015 — Ethical, Socially Responsible Investment in Social and Affordable Housing and the Sustainable Use of Land
Alice Clark, Executive Director, Shelter SA
Ten Years of Inclusionary Zoning in South Australia
Belinda Hallsworth, Senior Strategic Planner, Strategy and Innovation, Renewal SA
C: Children and Families
Homeless Children in South Australia and Together4Kids, Specialist Children’s Therapeutic Service
Christine Gibson, Australian Centre for Child Protection and Deborah Lockwood, Relationships Australia South Australia (SA)
Improving Outcomes for Families Experiencing Homelessness: Working Together as Multi-Disciplinary Teams to Increase Health Outcomes for Children and Families
Dr Yvonne Parry, Senior Lecturer, Flinders University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Dr Sophia Harryba UnitingCare Wesley Bowden Research and Evaluation Consultant, Susan Horsfall Inner Southern Homelessness Service, UnitingCare Wesley Bowden
D: Domestic and Family Violence and Women’s Homelessness
Young Mothers Caught in Cycle of Violence
Vicki Lachlan, Manager, Louise Place, Grazziella Rosmini, Coordinator, Malvern Place and Cathy Araki, Coordinator, Coolock House, Centacare Catholic Family Services
Understanding the Effect of Social and Geographical Isolation on Women’s Ability to Seek Help Following Domestic and Family Violence: A Research Project
Elizabeth Rowe, Communications Manager, Centacare Catholic Family Services, Associate Professor Sarah Wendt, University of South Australia, Professor Donna Chung, Curtin University and Dr Alison Elder, University of South Australia
Bridge to a New Future
Deirdre Flynn, Director Client and Corporate Services, Catherine House
Aged Homeless Assistance Program: A Perspective on Older Women and Homelessness
Liz Francis, Manager, Service Delivery, Homelessness Strategy, Housing SA
E: Youth Homelessness
What’s Happening at Home? Providing Family Assessment and Reunification for Young People Seeking Emergency Accommodation
Cheryl Hillier, Therapeutic Youth Services Uniting Communities Shantel Thyer, Central Support Uniting Communities
Therapeutic Care: Putting a Therapeutic Lens on the Issue of Homelessness for our Guardianship Young People Leaving Care
Vanessa Kolarz and Kate Melvin, Yarrow Place Rape and Sexual Assault Service, Department of Health, South Australia
Youth Perceptions of Partner Violence and Homelessness: The Need to Bridge the Service Divide
Leanne Cornell-March and Kirsten Sandstrom, Helping Young People Achieve (HYPA) Service to Youth Council (SYC)
Clients Influencing Advocacy and Strategic Direction in the Youth Sector
Cheryl Hillier, Uniting Communities and Rebecca Sander, Salvation Army
Youth Homelessness and Transitional Housing
Tracy Ingram, Manager, Outer North Youth Homelessness Services, Centacare
F: Rural and Regional Homelessness
Overcoming the Barriers in Responding to Homelessness in Regional and Rural South Australia
Trish Spark, Manager Homelessness Services, ac. care
Struggles Faced by Women in Regional South Australia
Elizabeth Rowe, Communications Manager, Centacare Catholic Family Services
Turning Talk Into Action in Ceduna — A Case Study
Dr Gillian Britton, Principal Policy and Programs Officer, Policy and Community Development, Department for Communities and Social Inclusion
The 2015 Regional Engagement Strategy Report
Amanda Taylor, Stakeholder Engagement Manager and Alice Clark, Executive Director, Shelter SA
Chapter 4: Opinions
Philip Fagan-Schmidt
Executive Director, Housing SA
Peter Sandeman
Chief Executive Officer, AnglicareSA
Alice Clark
Chief Executive Officer, Shelter SA
Joe Gannon
Manager, Homelessness Services, UnitingCare Wesley Port Adelaide, Chair of the Western Adelaide Homelessness Collaboration
Dale West
Director, Centacare Catholic Family Services
Graham Brown
Chief Executive Officer, Junction Australia