The Australian Government has allocated $11.4 million over the four years 2009-13 to meet the priorities in the National Homelessness Research Agenda.
A number of research gaps have been identified through a literature review, a researcher roundtable, responses to the Green Paper Which Way Home and the White Paper, and select consultation on the draft Research Agenda. The research priorities and questions under the Agenda reflect these research gaps. They are:
- Data for measuring homelessness;
- Service system capacity and effectiveness; and
- Understanding of homelessness
On 24 April 2012, the first five research reports, with a service delivery focus, were released. The full reports and evidence notes are now available on the following research topics:
- Developing an Effective Homelessness Workforce
- Pulling it All Together: Design Considerations for an Integrated Homelessness Services System – Place Based Network Analysis
- What Makes a Difference? Building a Foundation for Nationally Consistent Outcome Measures: An Evidence-based Client Outcomes Model for Homelessness
- Integrated Service Delivery in a Regional Homelessness Service System
- The Geelong Study: A Review of Victorian Education Initiatives Relating to Youth Homelessness