Subject: INFORM Friday 22 July 2011.
Homeless Persons Week 2011 1-7 August:
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AWARDS Nominations for the 2011 Human
Rights Award categories are open now. BOOK By Dr J. Michael Davey Published by Ark House Press USA Homelessness Advocacy Manual CAMPAIGN It’s Lifeline’s only National fundraising campaign.
It's fun, easy and best of all it's for a great cause! Body Image The Australian Government is committed to supporting
the health, happiness and resilience of young Australians. This includes undertaking
work to promote positive body image. DEEWR. 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 Heart & Soul Australia &
New Zealand: Apply Now The CTK 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. Grant 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. What is 1800RESPECT Online? 1800RESPECT Online is a
service that allows access to chat with a qualified and experienced
counsellor about your concerns.
It is not a crisis service. If there is an urgent need to
contact assistance please call the 1800RESPECT telephone counselling on 1800
737 732. Website. LISTEN Bigger cities, bigger slums Our
increasing urbanisation means a significant growth in the size and number of
the world's slums. So, without romanticising the slum, can we make them
places fit for living? And do we have any choice? Future Tense, 14 July. Andrew's Journey Andrew Hall's
life changed irrevocably in a split second on Australia Day, 2010.
Celebrating at his place in Hawks Nest with a group of mates, he leaned too
far over a balcony and fell on to a concrete driveway, breaking his back. Life Matters, 21 July. Bullied stars When the
singer Megan Washington was at high school she had few friends, and so was
never invited to any music festivals. Life Matters, 20 July. Perfectionism You want to
achieve but do you set the high-jump bar so high, you'll never jump over?
Unhealthy perfectionism is a common feature of depression, anxiety and eating
disorders. Life Matters, 20 July. Walking through Aboriginal
history in Tasmania Tasmanian
elder Patsy Cameron leads walking tours along Tasmania's far north-east
coastline. Reviving Indigenous languages More than 100
Aboriginal languages are critically in danger of disappearing unless more
effort is put into reviving them. Life Matters, 19 July. The Two Economists: the end of
consumerism? The global
financial crisis looks like it will get worse before it gets better. In
America, pundits are wondering if consumerism, the great driver of their
economy for most of the last century, is over. Life Matters, 19 July. Dialogue with the Dalai Lama -
Part 3 - Australian of the Year Patrick McGorry Mental
illness is reportedly on the rise in young people. Why? And, what role for
secular ethics education in fostering developing minds? POSITIONS VACANT ACOSS Personal Assistant to Chief Executive 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 SOCIAL MEDIA BLOGS A Look at Female Veterans
Experiencing Homelessness Ending Domestic Violence Requires
Holding Police Accountable (USA) Tent City in Whitehorse
(USA) Davis says socks are like gold The 10 Most Ridiculous
Anti-Homeless Laws Walking and Talking Simultaneously
Could Cause Elders to Fall 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. WEBINAR Cloud Accounting for NonProfits
- A free online webinar Monday,
August 15, 2011 from 2:30 PM - 3:30pm. Website. SURVEY Women and Housing Affordability
Survey Swinburne University of Technology VIDEO/FILM Big Fella Full episode on diabetes and obesity in Indigenous communities. SBS, 18 July. Cheaper options for buyers and renters More Australians are having their homes repossessed and renters are
struggling to find homes they can afford. Now there are bold new schemes
designed to ease the housing affordability crisis, and they promise to save
both buyers and renters a fortune. Today Tonight, 15 July. 5 Australian Nonprofits Making the most of You Tube Message Stick Phoenix Youth - "A Better
Life" Animated Video Phoenix Youth - A Day in The Life Eva's Phoenix Printshop-Funder's
Video Official Opening of the Buzz
Hargrove Youth Training Centre Alzheimer's Facts and Figures Alzheimer’s Association
(USA) As Life Goes On A DVD about Ageism and Elder Abuse WEBSITES *New Australian Homelessness Clearinghouse 35 Websites For Free Ebooks
Download Hansard is
the name given to transcripts of parliamentary proceedings. This digital
version has publications dating back to May 1901. Aging Care (USA) WEEKS & DAYS MY Address Diversity
in homelessness 1 – 7 August 2011 Homelessness engages diverse people,
from diverse addresses for diverse reasons. HPW 2011. 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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NATIONAL Homeless Persons’ Week 1-7 August The
launch for this awareness week on will take place in nine separate locations
around Australia. The nationwide calendar is here
and WA is here. Australia’s immigration detention system
continues to breach international human rights obligations Australia’s
strict immigration detention regime continues to lead to breaches of
Australia’s human rights obligations, President Catherine Branson QC has
said. AHRC, 21 July. Fear
propelling more families to save More
Australian households are "saving in fear", concerned about a
deteriorating economy or losing their job. The Australian, 19 July. Prison
release a deadly sentence Deathrates
among prisoners within a year after their release are 10 times higher than
among inmates who remain inside -- with one-third of deaths occurring in the
first four weeks of freedom. The Australian, 18 July.
MJA Report. The looming crisis facing the Australian
economy As
Julia Gillard spoke to the nation's political journalists on Thursday lauding
the "underlying strength" of the economy, Paul Zahra was watching
his company's share price plunge. The Australian, 16 July. Respect helps to bridge the gap The
relentless barrage of bad news about indigenous Australians is at odds with
signs of unambiguous improvement in important aspects of their lives. SMH, 16 July. The Boom: Australians dramatically
misperceive wealth inequality Lost
amidst the chatter about carbon taxes, mining regulation, and the “two-speed
economy” is a much more elemental question—at heart, what kind of society do
Australians really want to live in? The Conversation, 8 July. Shed some light on Census night The
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will be conducting the next Census of
Population and Housing on Tuesday 9 August 2011. The
Census provides a ‘snapshot’ of Australia every five years. It aims to
accurately measure the number of people in Australia on Census night and
collects vital information on the social, economic and housing
characteristics of Australian society.
The
Census provides a critical indicator of homelessness in Australia. The
information collected from the Census provides important information that
government, decision-makers and community organisations use to plan community
facilities, services and support programs, such as emergency shelters,
domestic violence programs and transitional housing. For more information
visit www.abs.gov.au/census. Senator the Hon Mark Arbib The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP The Hon Kate Ellis MP ACT Asylum families in ACT suburbs Scores of asylum-seekers are now living in Canberra while their claims
for refugee protection are being assessed but there are concerns ACT services
lack the coordination to properly support them. Builder says reforms will cut cost of new homes The ACT Government's Hawke reforms could see the price of new houses
slashed by up to $10,000, according to one of the territory's top builders. The Canberra Times, 20 July. NSW Support for homeless in the box On any given night there are as many as 110 people sleeping rough in
Queanbeyan. To raise awareness of how homelessness affects people in the
city, community organisations are being asked to show their creativity by
decorating a cardboard box for National Homeless Persons Week. The Queanbeyan Age, 21 July. Assistance helps students succeed This year Housing NSW will award 200 scholarships worth $2000 each to
students living in social housing. The scholarships are designed to help the
successful applicants complete their higher school certificate or TAFE
equivalent. Central West Daily, 21 July.
Forms are available from Housing NSW. ‘Seachangers’ doing it tough Unemployed people are finding themselves homeless after moving to the
Milton-Ulladulla district seeking a sea change. Milton Ulladulla Times, 20 July.
OOHC not working for at-risk kids In a letter in Sydney
Morning Herald on Friday, July 15, Reverend Harry Herbert, the executive
director of Uniting Care NSW, peddled emotive disinformation about the crisis
in Australia's increasingly unaffordable out of home care (OOHC) system. The Drum Opinion, 19 July. Qld Housing peak welcomes new homelessness strategy Queensland Shelter welcomes a “three-pronged” homelessness strategy,
released by the Minister for Community Services and Housing, Karen Struthers. The strategy, titled “Opening Doors”, is part of the Queensland Strategy
for Reducing Homelessness 2011-2014. Q Shelter, media release 21 July. Govt promises help for Qld's homeless Women and children forced to flee violent homes will be targeted for
special help under a new plan to reduce homelessness in Queensland. 9 News, 21 July. WILLOUGHBY: Homelessness an issue I was talking about a pretend lotto win a few weeks back with a family
member. After factoring in a trip around the world, a new home and car I
piped: "You'd have to give some to a charity, like the homeless or
something.'' Gold Coast, 21 July. Qld disaster victims still without homes About 90 people who moved into temporary state accommodation after
Queensland's natural disasters are still living there five months later. 9 News, 19 July. Financial counsellors help cash-strapped Queenslanders Lifeline financial counsellor Mark Bates says he sees everyone.
"The the most common questions he's asked about his job is, 'what kind
of people do you normally deal with?' The most honest answer is that I'm a
bit like your local GP, I see pretty much everyone." Courier Mail, 19 July. SA Aldinga not ready for boom – Council THE State Government should hold back on releasing land for housing at
Aldinga until at least 2026, Onkaparinga Council says. Southern Times Messenger, 20 July. State leaders call for end to failing indigenous action A group of prominent South Australians has called on the federal
government to end the intervention in Northern Territory Aboriginal
communities, claiming it has not only failed in its purpose, but in some
aspects has made things worse. SMH, 20 July. Vic Youth homeless crisis means service has to turn away needy Thousands of youths are homeless in the north-western suburbs due to a
lack of public housing and high rental prices. Northcote Leader, 22 July. More public housing planned, but hundreds left waiting Footscray and Hobsons Bay will share in 51new public houses, but more
than 1200 of the west’s most vulnerable people are still on housing waiting
lists. Housing Minister Wendy Lovell announced last week 1600 new properties
would be added to public housing stock, of which 428 would be in the
north-west metropolitan area. Maribyrnong Weekly, 21 July. Vacancy rise eases market Melbourne’s tight rental market is showing signs of easing, with
vacancy rates for all metropolitan areas rising above 2 per cent for the
first time in six years. The Age, 21 July. Charter is protecting human rights of homeless Victorians Representatives from the PILCH Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic, Hanover
Welfare Services and the Council to Homeless Persons will be providing oral
testimony to the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee’s inquiry into
the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006. Media release, 20 July. Shelter shortage Hume and three other municipalities stretching from Craigieburn to
Melton will share in fewer than 90 new public houses this year while
thousands of Hume residents still languish on the waiting list. The Hume Weekly, 19 July. WA Regional housing sit empty over
dispute A dozen new
public houses in regional WA have been empty for up to six months because of
an unresolved dispute between the builder of the homes and its
subcontractors. The West Australian, 19 July. Remote rebuild to cost $75m Almost 60 new
homes in flood-ravaged Warmun will be built for $530,000 each, with the
rebuilding of the Aboriginal community to cost taxpayers $75 million. The West Australian, 19 July. INTERNATIONAL EUROPE One Vision Housing take on Europe One Vision Housing has been shortlisted in two categories in the
biggest awards ceremony of its kind in Europe. 24 Dash, 21 July. UK Self build homes could double in a decade The number of self-build homes built each year could double in the next
decade if new proposals are implemented. Inside Housing, 21 July. Selling off social housing 'not the answer', says Peabody chief Peabody chief Stephen Howlett has hit out at plans floated by think
tank Policy Exchange to sell off social housing in desirable areas such as
London, claiming it would lead to an exodus of low and middle-waged people. 24 Dash, 21 July. Landlords to raise Ł2bn for affordable rent homes London’s largest housing associations will jointly raise more than Ł2
billion of private finance for new homes over the next four years. Inside Housing, 21 July. How to get ahead in housing Social landlords are developing their own apprenticeship schemes in
order to create a young workforce with relevant skills and a real understanding
of the sector. The Guardian, 19 July. USA State’s new aim: no homeless in motels More than 1,600 homeless families live in motel rooms today across
Massachusetts, including 284 in the suburbs south of Boston. But come Aug. 1,
reforms included in the new state budget could help lead many of those
families, as well as several thousand others living in shelters, back to
homes of their own. Boston, 21 July. Homeless in college: How do you make it work? For homeless college students, every expense is a mountain to be
climbed. The cost of a student ID, books, breakfast, lunch and dinner that
many college students take for granted are an almost insurmountable challenge
for homeless students seeking an education that is often advertised as one of
the only paths to a better life. The Washington Post, 21 July. The long wait for sleep Rodney Palmer is 52, and he uses a cane because he has a bad hip.
Walking is painful for the homeless native San Franciscan, but to reserve a
bed at a shelter, he's got to get up early and cover a lot of ground. San Francisco Bay Guardian, 19 July. Homelessness in The Huffington
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PUBLICATIONS &
RESEARCH ACCAN Much more than infrastructure
needed to connect remote communities Peak consumer body ACCAN say the results of a
study released today shed a stark light on the challenges
involved in connecting up remote indigenous communities, where very few
residents have been online and many have never used a computer. Much more than infrastructure
needed to connect remote communities, 21 July. AHURI Australian and Domestic and Family Violence
Clearinghouse Newsletter
no. 45 - Winter 2011 - is now available to download from the Clearinghouse website. The first
issue of the Workplace Bulletin, an initiative of the Domestic Violence
Workplace Rights and Entitlements Project, available to download.
What’s new? Set your calendar in
your email program to visit this page once a month 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. Police interviews with
vulnerable adult suspects In this
paper, some of the key issues police are likely to encounter when dealing
with vulnerable adult suspects are considered and an overview of the
Australian legislation and police policies governing police interviews in
such circumstances is presented. AIFS Online safety The purpose of this Resource Sheet is to provide
information on resources available for parents regarding online safety for
their children. Resource sheet. Reporting abuse and neglect:
State and territory departments responsible for protecting children AIHW Younger people with disability in
residential aged care: update from the 2009-10 Minimum Data Set Australian Review of Public Affairs Making prevention work in human
services for children and youth Dep’t Of Broadband,
Communications and the Digital Economy Review of
access to telecommunications by people with disability, older Australians and
people experiencing illness. Click here to read the Review's Terms of
Reference and information about how to make a submission. FaHCSIA Approaches to personal money
management This report presents findings from a segmentation
analysis that used data from the 2008 ANZ Survey of Adult Financial Literacy
in Australia. The project profiles the population into segments based on
personal money management attitudes and behaviours. The findings are designed
to help policy makers better understand how money is managed in Australia, to
inform the development of new approaches to assist people in financial
difficulty and to prevent people getting into such situations in the first
place. FaHCSIA, Occasional Paper. Men’s Engagement in Shared Care and Domestic
Work in Australia The Social Research Centre (SRC) has partnered with
the Institute for Social Science and Research (ISSR) at the University of
Queensland to undertake research on behalf of the Office for Women in FaHCSIA,
into the barriers and enablers influencing men sharing unpaid domestic labour
and the care of children. Report. House of Representatives Inquiry into Early Intervention Programs Aimed
at Preventing Youth Suicide On Monday 4 July 2011, the Standing Committee on
Health and Ageing tabled its report on the inquiry into Early Intervention
Programs Aimed at Preventing Youth Suicide entitled Before it's too late:
Report on early intervention programs aimed at preventing youth suicide. Report. NCVER Understanding the undertow:
innovative responses to labour market disadvantage and VET Increasing productivity by moving people from
welfare to employment is a priority for the Australian Government. This
report considers the complex issues of helping those marginalised from the
labour market into employment. NCVER, 12 July. Parity The June "Preventing
Elderly Homelessness" Edition of Parity Two articles
from this issue: Better Services and Housing
Outcomes: A New Lease on Life for Older People Service Models for Older Homeless
Women 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 Primary Health Care Primary health care for people
with intellectual disabilities - PHC RIS Research Roundup Productivity Commission Early Childhood Development Workforce, Draft
research report, his 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. Commission. Spring magazine from FEANTSA Shelter NSW The Lancet Global burden of disease in young
people aged 10—24 years: a systematic analysis. The Medical Journal of
Australia Counting the cost: estimating the
number of deaths among recently released prisoners in Australia. The Social Protection Committee (SPC) The Treasury Final Report on the Scoping Study
for a National Not For Profit (NFP) Regulator UNICEF Women With Disabilities Australia United States Department of
Labor Trauma-Informed
Care for Women Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: A Guide for Service
Providers. Download the full Trauma Guide TRAINING, SEMINARS,
FORUMS VCOSS Clearinghouse Rural &
Regional Training - Coming to a town near you in 2011! ANU Women’s Collective and the
ACT Women’s Services Network present a discussion forum: ‘Reclaim What? Equality Rights
Alliance, Wednesday 3 August, 6:30pm, Law Theatre, Fellows Road, ANU. Website. 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. 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. EVENTS AUGUST 1 -
7 AUGUST, EVENTS MY Address: Diversity in Homelessness Some events: Monday 1 August: AHI Supporting ex-prisoners in the
community, forum, Redfem, NSW Tuesday 2 August: NT Shelter, Raintree Park, Darwin,12-2pm,
contact: Peter Lindwell, hpo@ntshelter.org.au
mb 0428820944 Wednesday 3 August: WISHIN, Women's Car Sleepout,
Brunswick, Vic, click here for flyer Thursday 4 August: Homeless Persons' Week Info Hub
and BBQ, 11am-3pm Narrabundah, ACT Friday 5
August: Slither and Slumber, Executive Sleepout, Central NSW
Coast, register or donate here Sunday 7
August: Todd Mall Markets awareness
stalls, Alice Springs, from NT Shelter Alice Springs 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. AHURI Improving housing
affordability through tax reform: Australia and the UK in comparison Thursday, 15
September, Sydney. Event website. AIATSIS National Indigenous
Studies Conference 2011 Young and
old: connecting generations. 19 - 22
September, Canberra. Conference website. OCTOBER 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. 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. |
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