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2008 Conference Papers

Below are some of the papers delivered at the 5th National Homelessness Conference, Adelaide 21-23 May 2008.

Over 1000 delegates attended Homelessness Australia's conference. Keynote speakers, presentations and sessions ranged from service providers, academics, politicians and special guests from Australia and abroad.

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Some papers are only available as Powerpoint files.

If you have any trouble downloading presentations, please contact Homelessness Australia.

Speakers papers

The Hon. Kevin Rudd, MP Prime Minister launching:"Which Way Home" A New Approach to Homelessness" (Green Paper)

Narelle Clay, AM, Southern Youth and Family Services, Its Time, It's Over Due and It Can Be Fixed (121kb)

Simon Smith, EO, Homelessness Australia, The Way Forward - What we need to do to build a new response to homelessness

Anne Coleman - Early Intervention and Prevention: Sacred Cow or Useful Concept? (72kb)

John Mendoza, Lessons to Learn from Mental Health Reform for Ending Homelessness (1.3Mb)

Abstract Submissions

Thursday 22 May 2008

Allan Martin - Lowering the Bar: A Study of Sub Standard Rooming House Conditions and Environments (pdf 3.6Mb)

Briannon Stevens, Karyn Walsh, Alison Thorburn and Hannah Lewin - Ending Family Homelessness - A Possible Dream (948kb)

Zofia Oktaba and Mandy Lake - Sustaining Housing Through Earyl Intervention - Sucesses and Challenges of the Home Advice Program (184kb)

Judith Woodland and Jan Forbes - Barriers to Access to SAAP Services in Australia: Focusing on Tasmania (509kb)

Rachel Louttit and Nick Sabel - SAAP Services and Community Housing - Emerging direction in a Changing Funding Landscape (pdf 436)

Dr Andrew Hollows - Time for New approaches to Homelessness (729) kb)

Sarah Spiller and Digby Hughes - Welfare to Work - Working for Homelessness Services? (43kb)

Bill Manallack, Josh Simons, Jo Wicks and Caroline Adler - Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic's Innovative Service Delivery

Jonathon Campton and Shannon Pickles - Welfare to Work, Centrelink and Homelessness (327 kb)
pdf (499kb)

Julie Oberin - From Sydney Squat to Complex Services Challenging Domestic and Family Violence Taking Stock (499kb)

Cat Gander, Chris Tudor and Virgean Wilson - Developing a Community-Driven Response to Family Violence in NSW's Orana Far West Region (2.2Mb)

Stephanie Anne and Annabelle Allimant - No Room Homelessness and the Experience of Women from NESB (powerpoint presentation 81kb)
- Paper (pdf 121kb)

Cecile Dutreix - Marked for Life - Challenging Institutionalisation amd Stigma Through Organisational Culture (61kb)

Dr Eileen Baldry - Housing and Social Support Needs of Aboriginal Women with Dependant children Leaving Prison (116kb)

Emma Tompson and Elizabeth O'Connell - A Recipe for Success: How Independent Living Skills Can Prevent Accommodation Breakdown in Young Offenders Exiting Secure Care (559 kb)

Sharlene Bennett - Mental Health and Homelessness: An Intergrated Approach (197kb)

Dorothy Belperio - Pick a Door, Any Door - Issues of Integration in Mental Health and Homelessness (pdf 859kb)

Steven Jones and Chris Middendorp - The One that Didn't Get Away (pdf 204kb)

Dr Helene Gronda (AHURI) - What makes Case Management Work? Bringing together the evidence. (powerpoint 297kb)
Reference List for paper

Friday 23 May 2008

Dr Tim Marchant - Leveraging Research and Engaged Philanthropic Investment to Influence Public Policy (2.2Mb)

Justin Griffin - Social Housings and SAAP's Capacity to Accommodate the Homeless (891kb)

Dr Tony Eardley - Measuring the Impact of SAAP Services on Client Self-Reliance (438kb)

Leeanne Nicholson and Joanna Ash - Where Do the Children Fit? (1.7Mb)

Damian Mason and Abraha Mamo Gebremariam - The Experience of Homelessness among CALD Young People in Melbourne's West (1.3Mb)

Naomi McNamara - Bright Futures - the Next Step in Improving the Homelessness Support System for Children and Families (3.6Mb)

David Wright-Howie and Deb Tsorbaris - Homelessness in the Developed World: How does Australia Compare (6.7Mb)

Felicity Reynolds - Are they Really Working? A Critique of "10 Year Plans to End Homelessness" (1.6Mb)

Dr Peta Raftery - Using a Social Inclusion Framework to Meet the Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness (537kb)

Netty Horton - Trying to Get Rid of Tokenism and Confronting the Challenge of Consumer Participation (1.08Mb)

Anne Paliwal, Tim Stapleton and Cassandra Bawden - The Peer Education Support Program - Our Journey (5.03Mb)

Liz Fritz - Developing the Homelessness Service System at the Regional Level - the Gold Coast Experience (257kb)

Issihaka Toure - Hidden Homelessness: the Impact of Homelessness on Newly Arrived Youth (248kb)

Cindi Petersen - Kings Cross Youth at Risk Project (438kb)

Merrilyn Bowers - Homelessness Court Connect - Opportunities to Pay it Forward (56kb)

Simon Vanlint, Joan Clark and Jacqi Bonfield - No Pulgi - An Outreach Health Partnership (1.6Mb)

Kate Rice - Homeless or Aged - Whose Responsibility? (992kb)