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ending homelessness 01 July 2011 |
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AWARDS Nominations for the 2011 Human
Rights Award categories are open now. BOOK Beside One’s Self: Homelessness
Felt and Lived A powerful journey through the experiences of homelessness that sets a
new scholarly standard for its synthesis of insight and empathy. The book documents and defines new ways of
understanding homelessness that are sensitive to the many ways it is embodied. USA Homelessness Advocacy Manual CAMPAIGN You Me Unity You Me Unity is the national conversation about
updating our constitution to reflect a modern Australia by recognising our
first peoples & culture for the benefit of all Australians. Website. Problem Gambling
(AUS) MindOUT - the first national LGBTI mental health
and suicide prevention project in Australia! Website for promotional tools. End Youth Homelessness Virgin Unite also has a national petition running on
their website http://endyouthhomelessness.com.au/
and we are encouraging as many people as possible to join. GRANTS GREAT IDEAS Many people experiencing
homelessness keep their resumes and important documents on USB thumb drives.
Something as simple as a flash drive can be a huge help. http://thumbsupforhomelesspeople.com/ With one phone call I can
call up to 9 people for help, and Triple Zero if needed. LISTEN Closing the equity gap in remote area education The Co-operative Research Center (CRC) for Remote
Economic Participation at the School of Education at Flinders University is
working to identify how education can better suit the needs of those living
in remote regions. Bush Telegraph, 29 June. Dialogue with the Dalai Lama - Part 1 -
happiness, sadness and everything in between Is sadness important for happiness? How does
compassion become a mental habit? From the Happiness and Its Causes
Conference, His Holiness the Dalai Lama joins Natasha Mitchell with a panel
of top scientific minds. All In The Mind, 25 June. Ted Noffs and the Family of
Humanity Methodist
minister, renegade theologian and accused heretic - Ted Noffs was also a
pioneering humanitarian. His championing of the disadvantaged continues
today, in the work of his no-less-extraordinary children and grandchildren. Encounter, 26 June. Pay-day loans It's easy to get fast cash if you are in a tight
financial spot -- in fact a little too easy, argues the Consumer Action Law
Centre. Life Matters, 29 June. Mark Butler, minister for
Mental Health and Ageing Primary
school aged children with mental health problems are the target of
KidsMatter, a program being rolled out to schools by the federal government. Life Matters, 28 June. Online all the time Children and
teenagers can cheerfully spend hours and hours on social networking sites or
playing video games. But when does a passion for computers become an
unhealthy addiction? Life Matters, 27 June. Canine dementia (incl. video) Dementia in
old age isn't just a human problem. Canine cognitive dysfunction is an
under-diagnosed condition that might help us gain a better understanding of
Alzheimer's disease. The Health Report, 27 June. POSITIONS VACANT Housing & Homelessness
Services jobs in Australia Part-time GPs required (ongoing) Mobile GP is a non-government agency providing health services to the
homeless and marginalised. Work in a fully accredited mobile practice, be
supported by a nurse in a 1:1 ratio and also have the back-up of a mental
health nurse. If you are interested in the homeless, chronic disease, Aboriginal
medicine, mental health, youth health and patients with addiction, Mobile GP
would love to have you on their team. For further information, please call
Stephanie Dunstan on 0457 925 357 or email steph.dunstan@mobilegp.org.au SOCIAL MEDIA BLOGS The Mayibuye Weekly
(AUS) We are a grass roots organisation that uses performing arts to connect
with young people who are vulnerable to negative peer pressures and at risk
behavior. One man's account of facing
homelessness from day one (USA) YFoundations
(Youth homelessness AUS) The homelessness-advocate Daily
(INT) The Indigenous and Remote Daily
(Aus) An International Effort to End
Homelessness National Alliance to End
Homelessness FACEBOOK Facebook advice part 5 from
Hootville INTERNET Where Do I Start? Female Seniors and the Internet Research by Council of the Ageing (WA) has found that very few senior
women are going online due to a lack of skills, anxiety about technology,
cybercrime fears and problems with service providers. ACCAN for reports. LINKED IN TWITTER Is your media release Twitter
ready? Twitter in Plain English From http://commoncraft.com a quick and plain English intro the
micro-blogging service Twitter on You Tube. SURVEY Have your say: NSW Mental Health Commission In the past few months, both the NSW and Federal Government have
announced their intention to establish Mental Health Commissions. In NSW,
Government has convened a Mental Health Taskforce to plan and establish a
Mental Health Commission. More information. Homeless War Veterans, for Council to Homeless
Persons’ Australia, click here Rural Young People Mental Health Helping Survey Stronger policies and programs for
women's health Women and Housing Affordability Survey
Swinburne University of Technology VIDEO/FILM Human Rights 2011 Forum highlights Alzheimer’s Australia on Dementia WEBSITES |
NATIONAL Painting a clearer picture of homelessness in Australia A new collection to assist in measuring
homelessness in Australia has been launched today by the Australian Institute
of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Media release. More information. Sen the Hon Mark Arbib media
release. Australians must work harder: Treasury head Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson is warning
Australians face declining living standards if they do not work harder. ABC News, 1 July. Buck up and start saving, the good times are coming to an
end, Treasury warns Federal Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has
insisted Australians aren't lazy after Treasury secretary Martin Parkinson
said the nation needed to improve its productivity. News, 1 July. New Work Bonus On 1 July 2011 a new, more generous Work Bonus for
pensioners over Age Pension age was introduced, including a new Work Bonus
income bank. More from FaHCSIA. Department of Human Services Today marks the integration of Centrelink,
Medicare, the Child Support Agency and CRS Australia to form the Department of Human Services. Labor holds to Rudd-era vow on homelessness One of Kevin Rudd's first acts as prime minister,
back in what now seems like Labor's brief glory days, was to focus attention
on homeless people. The Australian, 25 june. Senator the Hon Mark Arbib The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP The Hon Kate Ellis MP ACT ACT agency 'fails' city's vulnerable Public housing officials almost let a single mother with three children
go homeless because, while they knew she was desperate, she hadn't asked for
the correct form. The Canberra Times, 27 June.
Click here for ACT Ombudsman, report: Housing ACT Assessment of an Application for
priority Housing. NSW Sydney council votes for 'invasion' The City of Sydney Council has voted to continue referring to the
European settlement of Australia as an "invasion". ABC News, 28 June. Supported accommodation hits new high State-of-the art supported accommodation for people with disabilities
has opened in the Eurobodalla, on the New South Wales far south coast. ABC News, 27 June. NT Remote communities sign leases to join housing push Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin says two central Australian
communities will qualify for new housing after signing 40-year township
leases. ABC News, 30 June. Intervention meeting takes to outback roads The first consultation meeting to help develop policies after the
Federal Government intervention in the Northern Territory is being held in
Tennant Creek this afternoon. ABC News, 28 June.
Kidney report prompts housing The government has responded to a major study of kidney disease in
outback Australia by promising to build houses rather than fund dialysis
machines. The Age, 27 June. Qld Tired of living like prisoners Abuse, intimidation and death threats have left tenants of a Coast public
housing complex feeling like prisoners in their own homes. Sunshine Coast Daily, 27 June. SA South Australian families to be slugged by $1250 services bill from
today South Australian families struggling with the cost of living will be
slugged with a new bill of almost $1250 from today. Adelaide Now, 1 July. Tas Longer wait for state houses THE Queensland floods and
Tasmania's planning red-tape are among several hitches behind the
Government's failure to deliver 2400 affordable housing units by 2013. The Mercury, 1 July. Govt misses target to cut homeless
rate The Tasmanian Opposition
has criticised the Government for failing to meet a promise to halve the
state's homeless population. ABC News, 1 July. Vic Australian lesbian housing first in Brunswick AS an older lesbian, Thelma Tapp was becoming anxious about ageing. She
had heard stories of discrimination and homophobia inside nursing homes. But
thanks to a new social housing project in Brunswick it is likely she will not
have to face it. Moreland Leader, 30 June. More call on a helping hand An increase in demand has seen a Moonee Ponds outreach program expand
its operations to Airport West. Moonee Valley Leader, 28 June. WA Centre helps seniors' housing
decisions The State
Government plans to set up a Seniors’ Housing Centre to provide free information
to consumers making important decisions about the best housing options for
their retirement. Perth Now, 1 July. Kids forced to live on streets
'for little reason' More than 20
children have had to abandon school and live on the streets because their
families have been evicted from public housing. The West Australian, 28 June. Potential mine workers warned
of housing woes Workers
moving into mining communities are being urged to be wary after reports
families are being forced to sleep in cars due to high accommodation costs. ABC News, 28 June. INTERNATIONAL NZ A rough night ahead Sleeping rough is not a new experience for artist Mika. The Mt Roskill
resident has spent time under the stars in the past when accommodation and
jobs didn't quite fall into place. Harbour News, 1 July. Q+A: Political editor
Guyon Espiner is with Housing Minister Phil Heatley. Homelessness in The Huffington
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PUBLICATIONS &
RESEARCH ABS 4102.0 - Australian Social Trends,
Jun 2011 Social Media as a Tool for Inclusion From the
Homeless Hub in Canada the objectives of the study were to determine the extent, nature and
benefits of social media use by five vulnerable populations – Aboriginal
peoples, people with disabilities, recent immigrants, the homeless and
seniors – and by the institutions that serve them, and to explore the extent
to which such media help to overcome social isolation and barriers to
inclusion in Canadian society. Report here. AHURI AIC Children’s exposure to domestic violence in
Australia Children's 'witnessing' or exposure to domestic
violence has been increasingly recognised as a form of child abuse, both in
Australia and internationally. Click here for Paper. AIFS CAFCA Practice Sheet Collecting data from parents and children for the
purpose of evaluation: Issues for child and family services in disadvantaged
communities. Practice Sheet. ACSSA Working
With series Working with male victim/survivors of sexual assault
(Living Well). Click here to read. APO Closing the gap in the Northern Territory
July-December 2010: monitoring report Closing the Gap in the Northern
Territory - Part 1 Closing the Gap in the Northern
Territory - Part 2 Department for Families and Communities, SA Keeping the child in mind Child protection practice and mental health. Click here for publication. PC Early Childhood Development Workforce This draft report was released on 30 June 2011. You
are invited to examine this draft and provide written comments to the
Productivity Commission. Written comments should reach the Commission by 31
August 2011. More inofromation. Spring magazine from FEANTSA Supported Accommodation
Innovation Fund From FaHCSIA,
stakeholders
are invited to comment on Supported Accommodation Innovation Fund exposure
draft by 25 July. The Supported
Accommodation Innovation Fund has been established to build innovative, community-based
supported accommodation places for people with disability. This fund is in
addition to the Commonwealth’s existing investments in supported
accommodation. $60 million has been committed over three years for this fund.
Guidelines and Fact Sheet here. Stronger Futures Prime
Minister Julia Gillard promised Aboriginal people will have more of a say in
their future, after the intervention expires. She released a discussion paper
which will form the basis of the coming community consultations with
Aboriginal people. TRAINING, SEMINARS,
FORUMS VCOSS Clearinghouse Rural &
Regional Training - Coming to a town near you in 2011! EVENTS JULY Memorial Service Homelessness
SA would like to invite you to their Annual Memorial Service to remember the
people who have died while homeless in SA. Pilgrim Uniting Church at 12
Flinders Street, Adelaide, Wednesday 6 July @ 6.30 pm. Contact:
Lyn
Bell on 0404 053 442 or 0414 829 689 United Against Domestic
Violence Engaging All Men in Prevention Mt Gambier,
13 -
15 July, flyer web link. Homeless Link Annual Conference 12 -
13 July, at The University of Warwick, UK. Conference website. 2011 National Conference on
Ending Homelessness Washington
DC, 13 -
15 July, conference website. AUGUST HOMELESS PERSONS’ WEEK, 1 -
7 AUGUST, EVENTS Diversity in Homelessness Supporting
ex-prisoners in the community Practitioner forum, 1 August. Australasian Housing Institute web
link. Homeless Hub to address
increased homelessness on North Shore Wednesday 3
August, A Lower North
Shore Homeless Hub event will be held on Wednesday 3 August at the Dougherty
Community Centre, Chatswood in response to increasing evidence of
homelessness in the area and figures showing close to 60 per cent of people
needing help from government-funded homeless shelters are turned away each
day due to a shortage of places For further information on how you or
your business can become involved, phone Willoughby City Council on 9777
1000. See article. "walk a mile in my boots"
is designed to build awareness of homelessness and Hutt
Street Centre. Go
the extra mile by participating in "walk a mile in my boots" and supporting Hutt Street Centre with their endeavour to
ensure everyone is able to get help and a warm friendly place to visit. Event
is on Friday 5 August. Website for details. 2011 NESA National Conference Monday 8,
August, Brisbane. Draft Program. Conference website. SEPTEMBER 64th Annual
United Nations DPI/NGO Conference: “Sustainable Societies; Responsive
Citizens” in Bonn, Germany, 3 - 5 September,
conference website. NOVEMBER Youth Health 2011: Its totally
important! Sydney, 9 - 11 November, Congress website. End Youth Homelessness 2011 YFoundations
conference, 22 - 24 November, Sydney, conference website Welfare in a growing economy The Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare is proud to launch their flagship report
Australia's welfare 2011 at a national conference in Canberra on 24 November
2011. Conference website. WEEKS & DAYS The National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance
Committee origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the
1920s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status
and treatment of Indigenous Australians. NAIDOC. National Homeless Persons’ Week MY Address Diversity
in homelessness 1 – 7 August 2011 Homelessness engages diverse people,
from diverse addresses for diverse reasons. HPW 2011. New HPW WA website! Social Inclusion Week 19 - 27 November “We would love to see every school in AUS hold an
event during SIW2011!” THANKS to... The journalists and media who write and report on the
homelessness, housing and support sector. The National Tenant Support Network (National TSN) is an independent,
unincorporated not-for-profit initiative delivering a range of services to
social and affordable rental housing stakeholders throughout Australia and
New Zealand. Email to subscribe: TSN@thenexus.org.au
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