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Current Parity Issue
The July "Young People at Risk" Edition of Parity
July 2008
Contents
Editorial: Youth Homelessness in Australia
Prevention and Early Intervention for At-risk Youth: Some Policy Issues
By David MacKenzie, Associate Professor, Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University
Creating a Solution to a Perennial Problem
By Sue Grigg and Sally Coutts, Managers, The Salvation Army Crisis Services
Not a Last Resort: Transforming Residential Care for Young People in Victoria
By Lothar Wahl, B.Soc.Wk, M.Soc.Wk, Therapeutic Consultant and Manager, The Salvation Army EastCare Youth Services
Young People Leaving State Care and Homelessness: What Needs to be Done?
By Philip Mendes, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Work, Monash University and Guy Johnson, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, RMIT University
The Green Paper, Social Policy and Youth Homelessness: Fiddling at the Edges
By Christopher Monie, Coordinator, Central Highlands Reconnect
Down the Hard Road: Young People and Their Experiences of Homelessness as Children
By Debbie Noble-Carr, Tim Moore and Morag McArthur, Institute of Child Protection Studies, ACU National
Residents at Risk: Youth Homelessness and Marginal Housing
By Dr Andy Marks, Senior Researcher, St Vincent de Paul Society NSW
“What’s the Risk? Supporting Young Women Who Are Street-Based Injecting Drug Users to Address Risk Factors”
By Christina Sadowski
No Magic Bullet: Safety, long term support, opportunity and self-awareness must coalesce to facilitate change in at-risk young people
By Alistair Lemmon, Lecturer, Human Services, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University
A Bridge Back Home: Melbourne Gateway Reconnect
By Mandy Baxter, Youth and Family Connections Manager, Melbourne Gateway Reconnect, Melbourne Citymission
Double Jeopardy
By Amanda Watkinson, Director, Brosnan Youth Services, Jesuit Social Services
Keeping Relation Centred Practice on the Youth Homelessness Agenda
By Amy Carson, Community Development Worker, Family Reconciliation Mediation Program (FRMP), Melbourne Citymission
Melbourne Citymission’s Response to Young People at Risk and Newly Homeless, Presenting to Crisis Youth Homelessness Services
By Nada Vindis, Manager, Youth Accommodation and Support Services, Melbourne Citymission
Mission Australia’s Nightspot Program: An Exercise in Community Capacity Building
By Bridget Coyne, Nightspot National Coordinator, Mission Australia
Double Punishment: Being Released into Homelessness from Lock Up
By Kirsten Sandstrom and Leanne Cornell-March, Youth Justice Services, Service to Youth Council Inc
JPET the program the works with homeless and at-risk young people that is “at-risk”
By George Mudford, Policy/Projects Officer, Youth Accommodation Association of NSW
Developing Good Practice: Innovative Health Services for Homeless Youth in Western Australia
By Katie Culkin, Chief Executive Officer, Community and Youth Training Services
Kings Cross Youth at Risk Project — Successfully working in partnership
By Cindi Petersen, Project Coordinator, Kings Cross Youth at Risk Project
The Young People’s Health Service (YPHS)
By Donna Eade, Youth Clinical Nurse Consultant
Locked Out: The Experience of Homeless Young People Exiting Custody
By Merrin Hollyman and Alex Prentice, Youth Justice Housing Information and Referral, St Vincent de Paul Housing Services
Overcoming the Barriers
By Claire Edmanson, Young Women’s Outreach Program
Kids Under Cover Bungalow Program: An Effective Early Intervention Program!
By Ross Egleton, Program Manager, Kids Under Cover
Valuing the Role of Youth Homelessness Workers
By Jane Lazzari, Youth Policy Officer, Council to Homeless Persons
Sexual Health Among Homeless Youth: What is the Youthworker’s Role?
By Jackie Davis, Health Educator, HOT Project, Health Promotion Division, Youth Accommodation Association NSW Inc
Opinion — David Eldridge
Territorial Social Programme Secretary, The Salvation Army, Australia Southern Territory
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