Subject: INFORM Friday 12 August 2011
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Hello
INFORMers
I
am on leave next week, INFORM will resume Friday, 26 August,
so
I leave you with this bumper Issue of INFORM... please forward to your
colleagues,
Kind
regards,
Aileen Solowiej
Communications,
Media and Membership
HOMELESSNESS
AUSTRALIA
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AWARDS Honour Awards The
Honour Awards is an annual event which acknowledges outstanding service to or
achievement within NSW’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT)
community. It’s also a fundraising event for ACON, NSW’s and Australia’s
largest community-based GLBT health
and HIV/AIDS organisation.
Nominations close 31 August. Nomination website. LIFE Award Nominations Open The LIFE
Awards occur each year with the aim of recognising the outstanding and exciting
work being done within the suicide prevention sector by individuals,
communities and business. This year the number of categories has grown to
reflect the changing nature of suicide prevention and the means in which it
is undertaken. Nominations close 26 August. Nomination website. Kookaburra Awards Honouring
the community groups, people, projects that
changed the world for the better. Nominations close
26 August. Nomination website. 2011 Human Rights
Award From the
Australian Human Rights Commission categories are open now, nominations close 9 September. Nomination website. BOOK Half a Citizen: Life on welfare in Australia Explores behind the
unemployment statistics to shed new light on what it is like to live on a low
income and experience the brunt of welfare reform, exploding the persistent
myth that welfare recipients don't contribute to society. 'This important and
illuminating book provides a powerful and harrowing depiction of the
inadequacies of the Australian welfare system. Book website. Housing First Housing First: The
Pathways Model to End Homelessness for People with Mental Illness and
Addiction is a new book by Sam Tsemberis, the American founder and CEO of
Pathways to Housing. Available for $53.95 and to order copies of the book,
please email info@eurospangroup.comThis e-mail
address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view
it CAMPAIGN Because Children Matter Finding a
place in the world for yourself as a young person can be challenging and
complex. Braving the judgements of others, with persistence and overcoming
adversity, Maddie has created a good life for herself and her children. UnitingCare Burnside website. Build Communities Not Prisons A campaign
supported by people who believe that building more prisons and sending more
people to prison is not the best way to improve community safety. Website. Campout Not for
profit camp for LGBTIQ teens needs your support to make 2011 camp fabulous!! Website. Depression
Awareness and Suicide Prevention Starting
September 2012 This is a
campaign walk around Australia to raise awareness of depression and help
prevent suicide. Campaign website. Every Australian Counts Every
Australian Counts is the campaign for the introduction of a National
Disability Insurance Scheme. The National Disability Insurance Scheme will
revolutionise the way people with a disability, their families and carers are
supported in this country. Campaign website. 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. Mission Australia’s Winter Sleepout GRANTS Thank a Volunteer Grants (WA) Funding of up to $1000 is
available for community organisations to host Thank a Volunteer Day events. Grant website. Heart & Soul Australia &
New Zealand: Apply Now The Community Tech
Knowledge Foundation is partnering with Connecting Up Australia to offer
major grants of funds and technology to not for profits and voluntary
organisations in Australia and New Zealand. Closes 15 August. Grant website. Advanced Grant Writing Seminar Orange: September 23 and
coming up in Newcastle, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Armidale and
Melbourne, Seminar website. HOTLINES Aged Care Australia Older Australians, their families, and carers will
find it easier to access valuable information about aged care with the
introduction of a single, national information line on 1800 200 422 from 1
July. Website. LISTEN Tenterfield to fly Aboriginal flag daily The Community
of Tenterfield in NSW will now fly the Aboriginal flag daily….a move made
after a 29 year long fight from Aboriginal people. CAAMA website. Green light for disability
insurance The Prime
Minister has announced government support for a National Disability Insurance
Scheme. However she has not committed to the Productivity Commission timeline
for a pilot scheme by 2014 and full implementation by 2018. ABC Life Matters, 11 August. Aged care can't wait The
Productivity Commission Aged Care Report sets out a blueprint to fund the
increasing demand for aged care services. ABC Life Matters, 10 August. Pregnancy loss and mental health Between 8 and
20 percent of depression in young men and women aged 18-23 is associated with
pregnancy loss, according to a recent analysis of the 30 year Mater Hospital
longitudinal study of mothers and children. ABC Life Matters, 10 August. Amnesty defends Aboriginal
rights to traditional lands The federal
and Northern Territory governments stand accused of starving Aboriginal
communities of essential services. SBS podcast, 9 August. Tomorrow's boards The
Australian Institute of Company Directors has resisted the idea of quotas to
increase the rate of women on boards, preferring an 'if not, why not'
approach to giving more women a voice at the top. ABC Life Matters, 9 August. Lifeline: call waiting Lifeline
depends on volunteers to take the hundreds of calls it receives each day from
people who are in need of someone to talk to. But the organisation is
struggling to find volunteers to work the midnight to dawn shift, leaving people
in need waiting on the line for someone to pick up. ABC Life Matters, 9 August. Counting the homeless on Census
night How homeless
people are included in the data is changing with this year's census but there
are still people who may not be counted. Nicole Lawder, the CEO of
Homelessness Australia, ABC Brisbane. Aged Care Reform final report The
government will release the Productivity Commission's long awaited final
recommendations into aged care reform. ABC Life Matters, 8 August. Podrights 15 Australia's
new Age Discrimination Commissioner Audio - 8 August 2011: Hon Susan
Ryan AO (MP3, 17 minutes) Mick Dodson AM talks Referendum The
Reconciliation Australia team are in the Main Committee Room of Parliament
House hearing Professor Mick Dodson AM talk about the ingredients for a
successful referendum. Prof Dodson has highlighted three key elements that
need to be considered as we talk about the constitutional recognition of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 5 August, website. National Carer Strategy A new
government national carer strategy promises more money for payments and
allowances for the estimated 2.6 million carers in Australia. ABC Life Matters, 4 August. MEMBERSHIP Membership renewal time Homelessness Australia invites you
to read our brochure and think about becoming a member. POSITIONS VACANT Seeking ARACY State Convenors in NSW, Vic and WA Applications close 30 August. ARACY website. Research & Policy Officer Housing & Homelessness
Services jobs in Australia CREATE Foundation 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 SCHOLARSHIPS The Charlie Perkins Scholarships Two annual postgraduate scholarships will allow talented Indigenous
Australians to study at the University of Oxford for up to three years.
Applications for the 2012-2013 Charlie Perkins Scholarships will open Monday
15 August 2011 and will close Friday 14 October 2011. Scholarship website. SOCIAL MEDIA What Job Does Social Media Do For
You? (Harvard) BLOGS VCOSS Voice How to solve a housing crisis (or at least where to start) Sex trafficking and homeless youth Abe Oudshoorn's Blog
(Can) YFoundations
(Youth homelessness AUS) The homelessness-advocate Daily
(INT) The Indigenous and Remote Daily
(Aus) The #ausyouth Daily (Aus) An International Effort to End
Homelessness National Alliance to End
Homelessness EMAIL 5 Email Invitation Tips that Get
Attendees to Your Events FACEBOOK Five Recent Upgrades to Facebook
Pages Your Nonprofit May Not Know About How to recognize a victim of
trafficking Home For Good (USA) LINKED IN TWITTER To help keep
you up to date with the latest announcements from DEEWR's portfolio
Ministers, you can now get media releases, speeches and transcripts by
following these twitter accounts:
Twitter in Plain English From http://commoncraft.com a quick and plain English intro the
micro-blogging service Twitter on You Tube. WEBINAR Cloud Accounting for NonProfits
- A free online webinar Monday,
August 15, 2011 from 2:30 PM - 3:30pm. Website. The ARACY Early Years Learning
and Development Network Join them for
a FREE webinar on 11 August, register here. Social Media Webinars August 25: How Nonprofits Can Successfully
Use Twitter and LinkedIn (2 Hours) Click here for more information. SURVEY The Commission on the Status
for Women The National
Rural Women’s Coalition and the other five national Women’s Alliances are
working together over the next 4 months to identify the key issues for rural
women as they relate to CSW, and then will submit these issues to government.
While there is no guarantee, it is hoped that the government will include
these issues to CSW. We invite women from rural, regional and remote
Australia to identify the key issues for them as they relate to the 2012
theme in the following survey. Survey website. Queensland Shelter A survey
about the ongoing impacts of the natural disasters that affected Queensland
at the start of this year. Click here for survey. Welcome to the Deloitte Private
& The National Roundtable of Nonprofit Organisations (NRNO) Survey This survey
is being done to gauge your views regarding how you are responding to the
current and unexpected demand for services, particularly in light of the
unfortunate spate of recent natural disasters, and your views as to the
resultant impacts on future fundraising activities. Survey website. VIDEO/FILM Shelter shortage pushes homeless
teens out (AUS) Cassien What makes Canadian homelessness
unique is aboriginal homelessness. (CAN) Young Family Homelessness – the
impacts (AUS) Dementia Video of Childhood Memory
of Being Forgotten
Lighthouse Foundation (AUS) Preventing Adolescent Alcohol Misuse. Shannen Koostachin of Attawapiskat
First Nation had a dream (CAN) Girraween High School: Hungry for
Home (AUS) Targeting the eradication of youth homelessness. Your help would be greatly appreciated in
spreading the message and create a positive impact on youth homelessness. Aging Care (USA) 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
-Australian Domestic and Family Violence
Clearinghouse -Australian Institute of Families
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NATIONAL Job figures put surplus on thin ice Jobs
growth has stalled, throwing Julia Gillard's promise to return the budget to
surplus into serious doubt and prompting new talk of interest rate cuts. The Age, 12 August. Everyone has a story to tell... and all
have to keep waiting As
Yooralla chairman Bruce Bonyhady says of the National Disability Insurance
Scheme, ''we are all only a moment away from needing it ourselves.'' The Age, 11 August. Letter by letter, Gretta fights for a
better life Gretta
Serov calls the campaign for a national disability insurance scheme a
''brutal fight'' by a ''fed-up, forgotten, even sometimes ignored part of
this vast community''. SMH, 11 August. National Disability Insurance Scheme a
major step The
Australian Human Rights Commission has welcomed the Australian Government’s
acceptance of the Productivity Commission’s final report into Disability Care
and Support and its recommendation for a National Disability Insurance
Scheme. AHRC, 10 August. Warning of rise in racism via internet,
phones Racism
has crept into everyday life over the past few years through the growth of
the internet and mobile phone use, outgoing Race and Disability
Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes says. The Age, 10 August. Noel Pearson slams public housing
'obsession' The
Gillard government's "ideological obsession" with public housing is
retarding indigenous development, curbing individual responsibility and
denying home ownership to poor Australians, according to Noel Pearson. The Australian, 10 August. Taking our culture on the road of Adam
Smith It
was the reporting of Tony Koch and Rosemary Neill, going back to 1998-99,
that forced me to come to grips with indigenous policy in a way that I had hitherto
failed. By Noel Pearson, The Australian, 10 August. Mental health issues among students to
escalate Mental
health issues among the student population are likely to escalate as
universities attract more young people from disadvantaged backgrounds,
researchers have warned. The Australian, 10 August. Aged-care reforms to save the family home Older
Australians would no longer be forced to sell their home in order to secure a
place in a nursing home, under a shake-up of the aged care sector being
considered by the Gillard government. The Telegraph, 9 August. Still wandering in a policy desert ''The
history of Commonwealth policy for indigenous Australians over the past 40
years is largely a story of good intentions, flawed policies, unrealistic
assumptions, poor implementation, unintended consequences and dashed hopes.''
The Age, 9 August. It's thumbs-up from most of the industry ...
industry
voices praised the blueprint as a move in the right direction, and urged the
government to begin the process of reform as soon as possible. SMH, 9 August. PC ageing report welcome: dignity, security
for homeless aged needs urgent attention St Vincent de Paul MR, 8 August. Review calls for aged care funding overhaul Sweeping
changes to aged care, including a raft of new choices for the elderly, are
likely to be introduced in the wake of a Productivity Commission report into
caring for older Australians. ABC News, 8 August. Change for the better is going to take time Significant
improvements have been made in the lives of Aboriginal people and Torres
Strait Islanders despite criticism that Australians are not getting value for
money, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick
Gooda said. AHRC, 8 August. 'No surprise' in Indigenous spending
report: Dodson Heated
debate over Indigenous spending in Australia has been reignited with a
scathing analysis by the Strategic Review of Indigenous Expenditure. The World Today, 8 August. Jobless poorer parents, says study Jobless
people are more likely to have poorer parenting skills and their children are
being left behind on almost every measure of learning and development, a
study on life in Australian families suggests. The Age, 7 August. No more handouts for Aboriginals, says
ex-Australian of the Year Galarrwuy Yunipingu Former
Australian of the Year and Aboriginal leader Galarrwuy Yunipingu has called
on his people to stop accepting welfare handouts, saying it is killing them. News, 6 August. Lack of support for stressed regional and
rural workers One
in three rural and regional workers take at least one day off work every few
months because they are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, anxious or depressed,
new research shows. ATN, 5 August. Senator the Hon Mark Arbib The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP The Hon Kate Ellis MP ACT Disability reform 'a long time coming' The ACT Government has welcomed the Federal Government's backing of a
national disability insurance scheme proposal. ABC News, 11 August. NSW Refugees hit hard by housing crisis Over
the last 3 days, the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
has documented the appalling conditions suffered by people living with mental
illness in public housing in western Sydney. Reportage Online, 11 August. Housing plan for homeless: Woolloomooloo A
new housing support service aimed at reducing homelessness was launched in
Woolloomooloo last week. Platform 70 will provide housing and support
services to 70 chronically homeless people in the area. Central, 11 August. Woman critically injured in 'domestic' A
woman is in a critical condition with massive head injuries after an alleged
domestic violence attack in Sydney's west. News, 10 August. Sleeping rough is a timely message More
than 20 Clarence Valley residents gave up most of their creature comforts on
Friday night and “slept rough,” at the old Black Toyota dealership in Grafton
to mark the end of National Homeless Persons Week. The Daily Examiner, 9 August. Workways “soup kitchen” helps homeless Local
community services organisation Workways Australia donated $1,000 to the Monaro
Crisis Accommodation Services (MCAS) during their special soup kitchen lunch
on Thursday. Cooma-Monaro Express, 9 August. Getting homeless men off the winter streets There
are 30 fewer people sleeping rough in Bathurst tonight, thanks to a new
program being run by Mission Australia. The Central West Homeless-ness Action
Plan (HAP) targets single adult men who are homeless – or at risk of being
homeless – in Bathurst and Orange. Western Advocate, 8 August. Mental Health & Housing: not living,
just existing It’s
common for mentally ill people in the western suburbs to be living in squalid
conditions, according to social worker and carer Linda Dickie. Crikey, 8 August. NT NT outstation residents 'healthier, happier' The Northern Land Council says the Federal Government should heed
reports that show Aboriginal people living on outstations are healthier and
happier than those living in communities and towns. ABC News, 10 August.
Qld Homeless in Mount Isa A 'Homeless Sleep out' was organised in Mount Isa recently to raise
awareness about homelessness in the north-west. The 'sleep out' event
organisers in Mount Isa say local authorities need to change the way they
look at people who are homeless. ABC North West Qld, 10 August. Program puts a roof over heads Only eight months ago, Hervey Bay woman Gemma had to face the prospect
of giving birth to a little girl with no guarantee of a bed and nowhere to
set up a home for her baby. Fraser Coast Chronicle, 6 August. TAS Homeless link to mental illness Homelessness can be the
result of, and cause of, mental illness, new Tasmanian research shows. The
latest report from Anglicare's Social Action and Research Centre says that
while several steps can be taken to address both homelessness and associated
mental health issues, there can be no solution to the issue without more
affordable housing being built. The Mercury, 10 August. SA Cry for help hits SA charities SA charities are being
swamped by people in financial strife as rising cost-of-living expenses bite.
A survey by three of the state's leading charities shows cost-of-living
pressures and cuts to government social support has led to a dramatic
increase in the number of people turning to charities for help in the past
three months. Adelaide Now, 11 August. Stott Despoja: Big issue hits home One of the most impressive
responses to homelessness in the past decade has been the work of The Big
Issue, which has now established an office in South Australia. Adelaide Now, 11 August. The myth – homelessness halved in
South Australia Federal Minister for
Social Housing and Homelessness Mark Arbib and South Australian Minister for
Housing Jennifer Rankine made statements about a dramatic reduction in rough
sleeping in Adelaide as proof that Government's homelessness programs in
South Australia were working Friday, 29 July 2011. Online Opinion, 9 August. Vic ABS Methodological Review of
Counting the Homeless (HomeGround Services) HomeGround welcomes the
opportunity to contribute to the ABS Methodological Review of Counting the Homeless,
2006 (the Review). Submission. Open spaces to shrink as Melbourne
grows Melburnians will have less
room to kick the footy, walk the dog or take personal training sessions in
coming years as population pressure squeezes the city's cherished public open
spaces. The Age, 8 August. Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation
announces million dollar funding for homelessness program The Foundation will
provide a grant of $1,000,000 to fund The Salvation Army’s ‘24/7 Melbourne’s
Road Home’ – an outreach response program helping people who are homeless. LMCF, 8 August. Melbourne's homeless look for a
place to live It could be anywhere in
the Third World - a man covered in newspapers shivers beside a fire on an
inner-city nature strip. Herald Sun, 7 August. Student sleepout raises awareness As part of National
Homeless Persons' Week, students from across the Sandhurst Diocese took part
in the Caritas Winter Sleepout at Shepparton's Notre Dame College. ABC Shepparton, 5 August. WA Mentally impaired held in jail
without conviction The state government says
steps are being taken to ensure that mentally impaired people, who have been
accused but never been convicted, are no longer held in prisons. ABC News, 11 August. Homeless find a roof in Perth Continuing contributions
from the State Government will fund a homeless shelter for men in Perth. The
State Government announced its partnership with St Vincent de Paul Society to
build and run the ‘Acute Homeless Night Shelter’ for $5.4 million. Government News, 9 August. Oombulgurri residents unhappy at
looming closure The residents
of a remote Kimberley community that has been declared unviable say they are
desperate to stay and others who have been relocated want to return home. ABC News, 8 August. WA housing shortage to get
worse: report Western
Australia's housing shortage will exacerbate over the next five years, adding
further pressure on affordability and rising rents, the latest industry
forecast shows. WA Today, 8 August. INTERNATIONAL CANADA Starting the Conversation of
Aboriginal Homelessness Being candid, I still have
so much to learn, and I may never be able to give it all the justice the
aboriginal story deserves. Huffington Post. HAITI Haiti's homeless displaced again Many of Haiti's more than
600,000 still displaced by country's devastating 2010 earthquake and forced
to live on private property, are now struggling to finding shelter again. Youtube. KOREA Seoul Ousts Homeless From Main
Station One of the capital’s major landmarks, Seoul Station has become
something of a mecca for the homeless in a country where it’s relatively rare
to see people living on the streets. Korea Realtime, 9 August. UK Places for People to deliver Scottish homes under new framework The first contracts to deliver affordable homes in Edinburgh have been
signed under the National Housing Trust initiative (NHT) - a
Government-backed scheme to expand affordable rented homes across Scotland. 24 Dash, 5 August. Working across boundaries: the housing sector of tomorrow Is there any reason why a UK housing organisation couldn't provide
services in Canada or America? Guardian UK, 5 August. Landlords fear buy-to-let interest rate rise A survey of more than 600 private landlords has shown that the majority
of them will be affected by a rise in buy-to-let interest rates. 24 Dash, 5 August. The Repossessed Reporter Jonathan Maitland hears from homeowners affected by
repossession, about the impact it has on their families and, ultimately, how
it can be avoided. ITV, 4 August. USA Addressing Adolescent Suicide Of the 10 adolescents present, several admit to having attempted
suicide, with several more admitting to regularly endangering themselves with
misguided attempts at independence. Huffington Post. Turning Poverty Into an American Crime I completed the manuscript for Nickel and Dimed
in a time of seemingly boundless prosperity. The Nation, 9 August. Study: Quarter of LGBT Teens in Mass. Are Homeless Researchers at Children’s Hospital in Boston have determined that
nearly a quarter of Massachusetts’ LGBT teenagers are homeless. Edge Boston, 9 August. Venice residents sleep outside overnight to support the homeless Some residents in Venice slept outside overnight to make a statement
about homelessness in Los Angeles. ABC Local, 7 August. City's homeless facing shelter shortage Scranton's homeless may find shelter scarce this winter. Only one
shelter with a limited number of beds now remains, potentially leaving many
of the city's homeless without a place to stay with frigid temperatures only
months away. The Times, 6 August. Homeless seek refuge from the heat During this extreme heat, Central Florida's Coalition for the Homeless
is seeing a rise in the number of families looking for a place to spend the
night. CF News, 6 August. How Children deal with Parents’ Alcoholism Millions of Americans suffer from the psychological and physical
disease of alcoholism. The Gloucester Times, 5 August. City has new way to handle mental health calls Police in Sioux Falls now have a new way to deal with mental health
calls. Argus Leader, 5 August. Moms Talk: Homelessness Homelessness among families with children is on the rise in Santa Cruz
County. Capitola-Soquel Patch, 3 August. Homelessness Policy: Time for Another Paradigm Shift Last month marked twenty-four years since landmark federal homelessness
legislation was signed into law. The Act, now known as the McKinney-Vento
Act, was the first major federal legislation addressing homelessness. Huffington Post, 2 August. Using Motels as Homeless Respite Centers ... if your
family is homeless, an excursion to an off-the-road motel becomes a shelter
from the harsh conditions of street life. Huffington Post, July. Santa Claus Comes to Good Samaritan Shelter It was Christmas in July for the adult male residents at Good Samaritan
Shelter in Phoenixville. The residents were treated to the sounds of holiday
music, gift bags and plenty of food on Monday, July 25. Phoenixville Patch, July. Homelessness in The Huffington
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PUBLICATIONS &
RESEARCH ABS Position Paper - ABS Review of
Counting the Homeless Methodology, Aug 2011 5609.0 - Housing Finance,
Australia, Jun 2011 4430.0 - Disability, Ageing and
Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings, 2009 ACYS Youth Studies Australia, our quarterly peer-reviewed journal http://www.acys.info/ysa
Youth Field Xpress, a free monthly newsletter http://www.acys.info/yfx
The ACYS website http://www.acys.info
which is full of resources, sector contacts, news, events, research, reports,
programs and more ADFVC The Financial Cost of Domestic and
Family Violence, Fast Fact Sheet AHURI Evidence for improving access to homelessness
services This report, authored by Christine Black and Dr
Hellene Gronda for AHURI’s Research Synthesis Service,
was commissioned by Queensland Department of Communities to inform the
development of their specialist homelessness service system. Report. AIFS Reporting abuse and neglect: State
and territory departments responsible for protecting children AIHW Headline indicators for children's
health, development and wellbeing, 2011 Alcohol Policy UK Benevolent Society How children are affected by domestic violence Children experience serious emotional,
psychological, social behavioural and developmental consequences as a result
of experiencing domestic violence. But children and mothers can cope with and
recover from the effects of violence if they receive support which focuses on
their resilience and coping strategies. Research Report. CCI: Older Australians and the
Internet In late 2009, Sandra Haukka
secured funding from the auDA Foundation
to explore what older Australians who never or rarely use the Internet
(referred to as ‘non-users’) know about the types of online products and
services available to them, and how they might use these products and
services to improve their daily life. Publication. High Court of Australia
Transcripts Shah
& Ors v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship & Anor [2011]
HCATrans 196 (8 August 2011) Parity: The July "Centrelink and
Homelessness" Two articles
from this issue: Centrelink and Homelessness: Part
of an Emerging ‘Mainstream’ Response? Removing Centrelink’s Road Blocks Call for Contributions for October, Homelessness Research:
Improving Services, Improving Outcomes and Working to End Homelessness”. Parity, the national publication of the
Council to Homeless Persons, www.chp.org.au/parity Philanthropy Wiki Productivity Commission Disability Care and
Support (Final Inquiry Report No. 54, signed 31
July 2011), 10 August. View Report, View Key Points Caring for Older Australians Inquiry report, released 8 August. RMIT Research sheds light on homelessness and mental
illness RMIT University researchers have challenged widely-held
beliefs about the connections between homelessness and mental illness in a
groundbreaking study. The research paper by Dr Guy Johnson and Professor
Chris Chamberlain will be published in the Australian Journal of Social
Issues (Autumn, 2011). RMIT News. Shelter NSW Spring magazine from FEANTSA The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Public
Health Journal Needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
clients residing in Australian residential aged-care facilities, journal. The Homeless Hub (Canada) Hungry and Homeless in Greater
Victoria: Fitting the Pieces Together Vic Health Precarious housing and health in
three parts Women With Disabilities Australia WHIN Using a feminist approach to
strengthen the focus on the social determinants of women’s health SUBMISSION ACT Working with Vulnerable
People Bill On 26 August
2010, the Minister for Community Services Directorate, Ms Joy Burch MLA,
tabled the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Bill 2010 in
the ACT Legislative Assembly. Interested persons are now being
asked to have their final say on the proposed Risk Assessment Guidelines and
Application Form, Risk Management Assessment Tool, Government Amendments to
the Bill, and the Regulations before these are introduced to the Legislative
Assembly. Website.
VCOSS Clearinghouse Rural &
Regional Training - Coming to a town near you in 2011! Adolescents & young people
with ASD - Transitioning to a meaningful life - AAACT Workshop This workshop
will explore the difficulties facing adolescents and young adults on the
autism spectrum as they transition to a new phase in their lives. Paying
particular attention to mental health and social development the workshop
will outline strategies to foster resilience and increase social connections
for young people. 25 August, ACT. Website. Lord Mayor's Charitable
Foundation Melbourne's
Road Home Forum IV: Housing
Unaffordability and Rooming Houses, 25 August, Melbourne, LMCF website. Aboriginal & Torres Strait
Islander Course Information The
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid Course is
designed as a 14 hour course. The course is designed to be conducted in 6
modules; however, the delivery format is flexible. Website. DVRCV: Responding to the abuse
of older women 31 August,
Melbourne, “The training provided by DVRCV aims to improve services to women
and their children who experience family violence.” Training website. Breaking Barriers to Sexual
Health Training for
workers working with young people who are homeless or at risk of becoming
homeless who want to know more about sexual health and their clients.
YFoundations, 7 - 9 September,
Sydney, website.. AHI: Mental Health First Aid
Workshop This award-winning
two-day training program is for people to learn how to respond to individuals
with mental health issues. 8 & 9 September, Sydney, workshop website. A Relationship Based Strengths
Approach to Working with Youth Newcastle
Youth Accommodation Service Ltd is promoting a 'Relationship Based Strengths
Approach to Working with Youth' workshop run by Canadian Stephen de Groot.
The workshops are being run in: Gosford
- 27 & 28 September, Newcastle – 29 & 30 September,
Sydney – 6 & 7 October, workshop website. Commonwealth
Youth Forum The
Australian Government is proud to be hosting the Commonwealth Youth Forum in
Fremantle, Western Australia from Sunday 23 October to Thursday 27 October
2011. Forum website. A
leading provider of Organisational and People Development Services and
outsourced training solutions in Australasia. Volunteering
Victoria Presents
a series of workshops covering key aspects of managing successful volunteer programs.
Training workshops. EVENTS 'Stories from
the Wayside' Running from the 19 - 28 of August, the show has been written verbatim
based on interviews with 8
‘Waysiders’. The Wayside Chapel, 29 Hughes St, Kings Cross, website. Homeless World Cup (FR) Beating homelessness through football, 12 - 28 August, Paris. Cup website. The 12th International Mental
Health Conference 2011 The focus
will be on new clinical developments, treatments, programs and studies in meeting the
challenges faced by people with Personality Disorders. 24 -
26 August, Gold Coast, conference website. YAPA's 2011 NSW Youth Work Conference 24-26
August, Surry Hills, NSW, conference website. Music and Me - Kristina
Keneally Interviewed
by Emma Ayers (from Classic FM), Friday 8pm, 26 August, Sydney, event website. "An evening with Rosanne
Haggerty - Founder of Common Ground" 30 August,
Sydney, see flyer attached. SEPTEMBER 64th Annual United Nations
DPI/NGO Conference: “Sustainable Societies;
Responsive Citizens” in Bonn, Germany, 3 - 5 September,
conference website. 2011 ACCAN National Conference Our Broadband
Future, 7-
8 September 2011 Aerial UTS
Function Centre, Sydney. Conference website. As Eye See It Photo
exhibition for young people in out-of-home care. As Eye See It offers young
people in out-of-home care (residential, foster and kinship care) an
opportunity to share their experiences and stories with the people who work
with and care for them. 9 September, Federation Square, Melbourne, website. Hard Knock Life A two day
conference that will capture the creativity of young minds to create better
futures and lead change: nationally and locally. 9 – 10 September, Gasworks, Arts Park, Melbourne, conference
website. AHURI Improving housing
affordability through tax reform: Australia and the UK in comparison Thursday, 15
September, Sydney. Event website. European Research Conference Homelessness,
Migration and Demographic Change in Europe, Pisa, Italy, 16 September 2011, conference website. Australian
Teenage Expo Be
in the Know, Is a MASSIVE event for young people, which will include
entertainment from some of Australia’s Hottest Acts. Prizes, Giveaways,
Master-classes, Hip Hop/Breakdancing Comp, Stalls on Education, Services and
a Heap of Awesome Products you NEED TO HAVE.
16 - 18 September, Moonee Valley Race Club, Melbourne. Website. AIATSIS National Indigenous
Studies Conference 2011 Young and
old: connecting generations. 19 - 22
September, Canberra. Conference website. OCTOBER Heart of Melbourne Ball by Lord
Mayor's Charitable Foundation This
spectacular event raises money for people experiencing homelessness
throughout Victoria. 15 October, Melbourne. Event website. First Annual Convention of the
European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion The
Convention, to be organised on 17-18 October in Cracow, will review the
progress made towards the headline target of reducing poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million by
2020 and the implementation of the European Platform against Poverty.
It will also debate suggestions for future actions. Convention website. The National Drug Trends
Conference National
Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney, 8.45am - 5.00pm Monday 17 October, conference website. Making a Difference Conference 2011: Breaking
through the Barriers Industry experts from Australia and abroad
will share information and ideas on meeting changing client needs and
workforce development; supported by speakers who have themselves broken
through the barriers either in
their professional or personal life and at times in both. 19 – 20 October,
Brisbane, conference website. European Conference, Luxembourg City This year's
annual conference
focuses on Quality in social services from the perspective of services
working with homeless people 21 October 2011. PR Directions 2011 An initiative
of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA), PR Directions is the
largest and most comprehensive event for public relations and corporate
communication professionals in the region. 23 - 25
October, Sydney, conference website. 9th Asia / Oceania Congress of
Geriatrics and Gerontology “Ageing well
together: Regional perspectives”, 23 -27
October, Melbourne, conference website. NOVEMBER Youth Health 2011: Its totally
important! 9 - 11 November,
Sydney,
Congress website. Ride for Home Melbourne’s
most unique and exciting cycling event, and help support Hanover to Break the
Cycle of Homelessness. 13 November, Melb. Event website. Growing Up in Australia and
Footprints in Time The LSAC and
LSIC Research Conference: Findings from The Longitudinal Study of Australian
Children (LSAC) and The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC). 15 - 16
November, Melbourne, conference website. LSAC and LSIC Research
Conference Growing Up in
Australia and Footprints in time: The combined Longitudinal Study of
Australian Children (LSAC) and Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
(LSIC) Research Conference will be held at Rydges on Swanston, Melbourne on
Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 November, 2011. Conference website.
A call for papers is now
open. YFoundations: End Youth Homelessness 2011 YFoundations
conference vision for the conference is "think global, act local".
It
will provide a key opportunity for Specialist Youth Homelessness Services,
Mainstream Services, Government Officials, Advocates and Young People to
develop networks and contacts throughout and beyond the sector. 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. 2012 Pathways to Housing & DESC Present the
First: Housing First Partners' Conference 2012 21 - 23 March, New Orleans, website. Homeless Persons Week 2012 Monday 6 August – Sunday 12 August WEEKS & DAYS From Sunday 9 - Saturday 15 October 2011 International World Suicide
Prevention Day September 10th Anti-Poverty Week This week was established in Australia as an
expansion of the UN's annual International Anti-Poverty Day on October 17. The main aims of Anti-Poverty Week are to: *
strengthen public understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and
hardship around the world and in Australia; *
encourage research, discussion and action to address these problems,
including action by individuals, communities, organisations and governments. Click here for week website. Social Inclusion Week 19 - 27 November “We would love to see every school in AUS hold an
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