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2006 Conference Papers

Below are the links to a selection of papers that were presented at the 4th National Homelessness Conference.

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Some papers are only available as Powerpoint files.

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Opening Address

Annabel Senior AFHO Chair (powerpoint)
Homelessness: so much more could be done

Keynote speakers

Alastair Nicholson
Children and Homelessness in Australia 2006 – a Nation’s Shame

Jackie Huggins
Homelessness: Symptoms of a Deeper Malaise

Monsignor David Cappo
Whatever it takes: New Models of Service Delivery for Homeless People with Multiple and Complex Needs

Wayne Swan
Homelessness and the Splintering of a Nation

Peter Humphries
Centrelink’s Response to Homelessness (Powerpoint)

Catherine Robinson
Responding to Long-Term Homelessness: The Challenge of Qualitative Evidence

 

Concurrent Sessions

Session title Title Author(s)
Domestic and Family Violence Staying Calm Amongst the Chaos- Action not Reaction - a Trauma Informed System of Care
Donna Zander
Youth Homelessness 1 Hearing from Young Homeless Australians Anne Hampshire and Denise Chadwick
The One-Stop Response to Youth Homelessness
Shaye Chalmers
Youth Homelessness 2 Investing in growth: Adolescent development, SAAP and implications for policy and practice Maria Leebeek
Interdependence: A New Vision of Homelessness Policy and Practice for Young People Dr Shelley Mallet, Dr Deb Keys
Relational Practice: An Alternative Service Delivery Model for Working with Young People who have Complex Needs
Lorraine Dupree
Local and State Government Responses to Homelessness Joining up the Silos - the Western Australian State Homelessness Strategy Three Years On Helen Miskell
The NSW Partnership Against
Homelessness – An Interagency Approach to Addressing Homelessness (large file - 2.5Mb)

Elena Katrakis
Towards an Integrated Local Government and Community Response to Homelessness
Kate Incerti
Mental Health and Homelessness Mental Health Issues and Social Housing - Increasing Awareness, Understanding and Insight Rachel Louttit
Evaluating Homelessness Services Learning from the Inside Out: Experiences in Evaluating Homelessness Services Sharon Bicknell, Anne Chamberlain
Rural and Remote Homelessness Homelessness in the Bush Yvonne Bromilow, Josey Hansen
The Great Australian Dream: Joined-Up Programs to Deliver Innovative Programs in Rural and Remote areas
Pat Fogarty
Geoff Mann
National Homelessness Strategy Social Workers' Role in Early Intervention and Prevention of Family Homelessness Milos Cvjeticanin
1+1 = 3: Successfully Working Together to Prevent Family Homelessness Mandy Lake, Zofia Cloc, Nicole Taig 
 YP4 – A Model of Joined up Practice for Young Homeless Job seekers
Louise Coventry
Joined up Service Delivery Beyond the Link: Supporting Homeless Men along the Participation Pathway David Scudds
Youth SAAP Integration, Making the Client the Focus Donna Curtis 
Innovative Service Delivery for Young People Facing Homelessness (large file - 9.3Mb)
Joanne Donovan
Annie Dares
Children and Homelessness Out of Home and Marginalised Students in Catholic Schools in Brisbane: Research, Findings and Responses Dianne Goosem, Rev Wally Dethlefs
Children and Homelessness in Australia: Policy and Practice, Change Required David Wright-Howie 
‘No Home, No Kids’: The Paradox of Homelessness and Out of Home Care for Children
Jan Browne
Health and Homelessness Ill-health and Homelessness: How they make each other worse and what can be done about it? Gaye Michell, Leigh Woolcock
An Innovative Approach to Health Promotion with People Experiencing Homelessness: The Where the Heart is... Community Festival Dorothy Campbell 
Mental Health and Homelessness  Homelessness and Mental Illness: Partnerships and Principles for Good Practice (large file - 10Mb) Kieran McDonald
Mental Illness and Homelessness; Discharge int Housing and Support
Yvette Jaczina
Human Rights and Homelessness Homelessness in the High Income Mining Towns, and the Opportunity for Big Business to play a part in the Solution Melinda Scheltens and Yolande Morris 
Older Australians and Homelessness 'A Home until Stumps' How have Policy Changes over the past 20 Years affected the Elderly Homeless? Bryan Lipmann 
Housing and Support for Older Homeless People: Is there a Difference? (large file - 6.1Mb)
Kay Kavanagh
Crafty Responses to Homelessness Outward Appearances, Inward Significance- The Drama of the Milk Crate Theatre and Sydney’s Homeless Ruth Polley
Issue Fatigue: Writing about Homelessness in a World Inundated with Issues Andrew Byrne 
Homeless Service System Sustainability Amalgamation- Strengthening your Mission Cheryl Sullivan, Carol Vale, Angela Reed
Are SAAP Services Cyclically Failing or Capable of Successful Organisational Turnaround? Dr Pamela Spall
Housing The Role of Private Housing in Delivering a Social Housing Solution to Homelessness John Hyde, Kay Kavanagh
Achieving Sustainable Tenancies in the Private Rental Market for Low Income Earners Anni Telford
Responding to High and Complex Needs Creating a Silk Purse Out of a Sow’s Ear: The implementation of the Risk Assessment Tool Development Project in New South Wales Michael Coffey and Sue Cripps
Responding to Family Violence – A Whole of Government Response
Diane Godfrey
Legal and Justice Issues No Home, No Justice? Meeting the Legal Needs of Homeless People Emily McCarron, Suzie Forell  
Women's Homelessness Overcoming Barriers Preventing Women from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds Accessing Homelessness Services
Angela Nesci
Whose Voice? Exploring the Ways we Bring Forward Women’s Voices Homelessness Research Robyn Martin
 I Got Keys (VERY large file - 27.5Mb)
Winsome Willow
Service Delivery Models Rethinking Models of Service Delivery for Young People Nada Vindis
A Social Experiment Joining up Services: Evaluating Outcomes of the YP4 Trial
Marty Grace
Streamlining Access to Services – Early Learning from the Homelessness Front Door Trial
Kinsie Hope,
Linda McKay,
Mark Dixion
Family Homelessness Young Families and Accompanying Children - Making a Difference Sue Carlile
 Addressing Family Homelessness: What Does it Take? Violet Kolar
Indigenous homelessness  Act Locally, Think Regionally – Empowering Indigenous Community Housing Providers Find Solutions to Homelessness
Thalep Ahmat
Out and About in Kurilpa – Right to Public Space (large file - 15.6Mb)
Roselene Best
Evaluating Homelessness Services The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Homelessness Prevention and Assistance Programs
Paul Flatau
Homelessness Research What will the Integrated Victorian Homelessness Data Collection tell us about Clients and the Assistance they receive in Victoria?
Kerrily Jeffery