Homelessness Youth

• Reconnect - Departmental Review
  This report is a result of an assessment of the Reconnect program, undertaken by the Department.

• Homelessness Among Young People in Australia: Early Intervention and Prevention
  This study provides further support for the findings of previous studies regarding the factors which lead to homelessness among young people.

• I'm Looking at the Future: Evaluation Report of Reconnect
  The main factors contributing to young people becoming homeless have been identified as the decline of employment opportunities, a shortage of affordable housing, an increase in family breakdown and other issues associated with poverty.

• Longitudinal survey of Reconnect clients
  The Longitudinal survey of Reconnect clients is a statistical report on the longitudinal study that was a major data source for the evaluation of the Reconnect Program.

• Reconnect Action Research Kit
  This kit is designed to explain Action Research and how it 'fits' into the Reconnect program.

• On PAR - Using Participatory Action Research to Improve Early Intervention
  This manual is designed to assist human service practitioners and agencies, and the communities they work with, to enhance their skills in undertaking Participatory Action Research, and, in so doing improve the situations of people who are vulnerable.

• Reconnect Action Research Induction Kit
  This induction kit is designed to support Reconnect and Newly Arrived Youth Support Service (NAYSS) workers to incorporate Action Research (AR) in their day to day work.

• Report of the Reconnect Longitudinal Study: Building Community Capacity for Early Intervention
  This report outlines the conclusions of a two-year longitudinal study of Reconnect services' role in building community capacity for early intervention into youth homelessness

• Roofs for Youths: Final Report
  The project aimed to increase 16 to 21 year old independent young people's access and retention of private rental properties by providing training about many aspects of living in and finding private rental accommodation.

• Youth Homelessness in Australia
  This project is a national data collection funded by the Australian Government in partnership with all state and territory governments.

• YP4 – Joining up services for Homeless jobseekers
  YP4 is a three-year trial offering homeless young people a single point of contact to address employment, housing, educational and personal support goals in a joined-up way over two years.

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Publications & Articles - Homelessness General
Publications & Articles - Homelessness Families 
Publications & Articles - Homelessness Women