Key Research Papers

Homelessness statistics

ABS Counting the Homeless 2006
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/2050.02006?OpenDocument

ABS cat no 2050.0, Counting the Homeless 2001 http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/Lookup/5AD852F13620FFDCCA256DE2007D81FE/$File/20500_2001.pdf

Chamberlain, C and MacKenzie, D, 2001, Youth Homelessness 2001, RMIT http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/reports/RMIT_Youth_Homeless2002.pdf

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2007, Homeless people in SAAP: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2005-06, SAAP NDCA report Series 11 http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/hou/saapndcar05-06/saapndcar05-06.pdf

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2006, Demand for SAAP accommodation by homeless people 2004-05, SAAP NDCA report Series 10 http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/hou/dsaapahp04-05/dsaapahp04-05.pdf

Longitudinal studies of homelessness

MacKenzie, D and Chamberlain, C, 2003, Homeless careers: pathways in and out of homelessness, Counting the Homeless 2001 project, Swinburne and RMIT Universities http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/reports/Homeless_Careers_2003.pdf

Chamberlain, C, Johnson, G, Theobald, J, 2007, Homeless in Melbourne: Confronting the Challenge, RMIT http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/salvwr/_assets/main/documents/reports/homelessness_in_melbourne.pdf

Kolar, V, 2004, Home First: a longitudinal study of outcomes for families who have experienced homelessness, Final Report, Hanover Welfare Services
http://www.hanover.org.au/fifthestate/archives/070.040.010/100/Home%20First%20Report%2021%20July%202004.pdf

Supported Accommodation Assistance Program

SAAP IV National Evaluation including the Main Report and component evaluation modules http://www.facs.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/content/nat_evaluation_saap.htm

Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) Annual National Performance Report 2004-05 http://www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/via/saap_annualreport/$File/saap_performance_report_04-05.pdf

Housing and homelessness

Kelly, E, 2005, Use of SAAP Services by People living in Public Housing, Hanover Welfare Services.  Funded under the SAAP IV National Research Program http://www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/vIA/saap2/$file/saap_people_in_public_housing_sept06.pdf

LenMac Consulting Pty Ltd, 2005, Sustaining Housing After Homelessness, Final Research Report to the National SAAP Co-ordination and Development Committee.  Funded under the SAAP IV National Research Program
http://www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/vIA/saap2/$File/sustaining_housing.pdf

Economic costs of homelessness

Pinkney, S, and Ewing, S, 2006, Costs and Pathways of Homelessness: Developing Policy Relevant Economic Analyses for the Australian Homelessness Service System.  Funded under SAAP IV National Research Program http://www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/vIA/homelessness_two/$file/costs_pathways_homelessness.pdf

Flatau, P et al, 2006, The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of homelessness prevention and assistance programs, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute http://www.ahuri.edu.au/publications/download/80306_pp

Mental health 

AIHW 2007, Homeless SAAP clients with mental health and substance abuse problems 2004-05, Bulletin no.51 http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/aus/bulletin51/bulletin51.pdf

Butterworth, P, 2003, Estimating the prevalence of mental illness amongst income support recipients, Policy Paper no.21, Department of Family and Community Services http://www.facsia.gov.au/research/prp21/prp_no_21.pdf

Mental Health Council of Australia 2006, Time for Service: solving Australia’s mental health crisis, MHCA http://www.mhca.org.au/timeforservice/TimeForService.pdf

Mental Health Council of Australia 2005, Not for Service: Experiences of injustice and despair in mental health care in Australia, MHCA http://www.mhca.org.au/notforservice/

Senate Select Committee on Mental Health 2006, A national approach to mental health: from crisis to community, First and final reports available on-line at http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/mentalhealth_ctte/index.htm

Council of Australian Governments (COAG) 2006, National Action Plan on Mental Health 2006-2011 http://www.coag.gov.au/meetings/140706/docs/nap_mental_health.pdf

Domestic violence

AIHW 2005, Female SAAP Clients Escaping Domestic and Family Violence 2003-04, Bulletin no.30 http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/aus/bulletin30/bulletin30.pdf

Chung, D et al, Social Policy Research Group, University of South Australia 2000, Home Safe Home: the link between domestic and family violence and women’s homelessness http://www.facs.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/VIA/homesafe/$File/homesafehome.pdf

Moloney, L et al 2007, ‘Allegations of family violence and child abuse
in family law children's proceedings:a pre-reform exploratory study’, Research report no.15, Australian Institute of Family Studies http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/resreport15/main.html

Australian Domestic Violence Clearinghouse http://www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au/Publications.htm

Children and Youth

Norris, K, et al, 2005 Children in the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP), Final Report, Social Policy Research Centre.  Funded under the SAAP IV National Research Program
http://www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/vIA/saap2/$File/children_in_saap.pdf

AIHW 2006, Homeless children in SAAP 2004-05, Bulletin no.48 http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/aus/bulletin48/bulletin48.pdf

PRR Consulting 2003, I’m Looking at the Future: Evaluation Report of Reconnect, Department of Family and Community Services, http://www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/youth/programs-reconnect.htm

Family homelessness

RPR Consulting 2005, Family Homelessness Prevention Pilot: Final evaluation report, Department of Family and Community Services http://www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/aboutfacs/programs/house-fhpp.htm

Kolar, V, 2004, Home First: a longitudinal study of outcomes for families who have experienced homelessness, Final Report, Hanover Welfare Services
http://www.hanover.org.au/fifthestate/archives/070.040.010/100/Home%20First%20Report%2021%20July%202004.pdf

Welfare to work

Parkinson, S and Horn, M 2002, Homelessness and employment assistance, Hanover Welfare Services, http://www.facs.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/vIA/homelessness/$File/hanover_report_final.pdf

Eardley, T et al, 2005, The Impact of Breaching on Income Support Customers, Final Report, Social Policy Research Centre
http://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/reports/ImpactofBreaching.pdf