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Access to Transition Planning and Support for Young People Who Self‐Place When in Out‐Of‐Home Care: The Perspectives of Young People and Practitioners

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the experiences of young people in Queensland, Australia, under child protection orders who leave approved out‐of‐home care placements (e.g., foster; residential care) to stay in unapproved locations (e.g., sleeping on the streets; staying with friends, family/kin, or strangers).
Jemma Venables   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is bigger better? Metropolitan area population, access, activity participation, and subjective well-being

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Land Use, 2018
Researchers have posited that larger, denser metropolitan areas have important consumption advantages. We examine this using Cragg two-part hurdle and ordinary least square (OLS) regression models employing data from the American Time Use Survey. We test
Eric A. Morris   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Homelessness and Housing Instability Among Care Leavers in Australia: Exploring Housing Pathways and Best Practice Housing Models

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A significant proportion of young people exiting Out‐of‐Home Care (OOHC) encounter substantial challenges in securing housing, often leading to homelessness within a few months after leaving care. All Australian jurisdictions have now approved extended care programs up to 21 years; however, none of them currently offer these young people ...
Yujie Zhao, Jacinta Waugh
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid Urbanization and Sustainability in Saudi Arabia: The Case of Dammam Metropolitan Area

open access: yes, 2015
Rapid urbanization is a characterizing feature of urban change in Saudi Arabia, especially in its large metropolitan areas such as Riyadh, Dammam Metropolitan Area (DMA), Jeddah and Makkah.
Antar A. AbouKorin, Feaz Saad Al-shihri
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Homelessness Service Usage Patterns of 30,000 Homeless and At‐Risk Households: The Melbourne Access Point Study

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the last three decades, overseas researchers have utilised administrative data to identify distinct patterns in shelter use. In Australia, the use of administrative data to understand service utilisation patterns among people ‘at risk’ of homelessness and experiencing homelessness is limited.
Godwin Kavaarpuo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Culture, Connection and Care: The Role of Institutional Justice Capital for Enhancing the Wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Out‐Of‐Home Care

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children removed from their families by child protection services remain connected to their kin, Country and culture is a priority to begin to redress the intergenerational trauma and harm caused by colonisation.
Sharynne Hamilton   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meeting the Needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People With Hearing Loss in the Context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hearing loss is a poignant issue in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and, without sufficient support, it can also contribute to disabling life experiences. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is intended to provide support to eligible people experiencing disability, however, to effectively serve this ...
Hannah Lack   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hub and Spokes in Intellectual Disability Mental Health Support

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The distribution of specialist health services is usually uneven by location due to limited resources, which is a problem for people with complex needs. In this context, how can a hub and spoke model offer appropriate services for people with intellectual disability and mental health needs?
Christiane Purcal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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