Homelessness Australia

To find out what has been happening in homelessness over the last two years join Hal Pawson Andrew C. and Kate Colvin on Monday 9 December for the launch of the Australian Homelessness Monitor 2024, hosted by Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation - Deep dive into the homelessness data - Learn about the latest policy and practice developments, including the growing role of local governments To register go to: https://lnkd.in/gxTnhfc6 If you can't make the in person launch but want to catch all the news, join the online briefing on 12 December, 2-3pm AEDT. Register here for the online briefing https://lnkd.in/gpXsJ32c? aff=oddtdtcreator UNSW UNSW City Futures Research Centre Council of Capital City Lord Mayors Erin Dolan Joelle Moore Chris Hartley Fatemeh Aminpour Katya Eagles Professor Cameron Parsell

A new report out today from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) reveals the devastating reality - that homelessness kills - and the death rate is rising. People without homes are dying at 1.8 times the rate of the general population, with the annual death toll rising from 914 in 2012-13 to 1,489 in 2021-22. Deaths of despair from suicide and overdose are the major causes of death. Our CEO, Kate Colvin will be in Parliament today with the Home Time delegation talking to MPs about the need for housing and support for homeless young people. This shocking new report highlights how urgent and important investments in homelessness are. You can catch Kate talking about the homelessness deaths report with Patricia Karvelas on RN Breakfast this morning here https://lnkd.in/gFuDnGfT https://lnkd.in/gds-cMZC Read our media release https://lnkd.in/gN3DGy6J

Today we launched new research by Impact Economics that reveals the enormous pressure faced by homelessness services working at the coalface of the housing crisis. It revealed that the number of Australians at risk of homelessness has surged by 63% to 3.0 million people. Services are so overwhelmed that over two weeks, 39% had to close their doors at some point to manage demand and 83% couldn't answer phones at all times. The result is people who desperately need help can't get through to someone who can help them. A big shout out to the organisations who funded the research: Homelessness NSW Mission Australia Wesley Mission Uniting Communities Council To Homeless Persons Domestic Violence NSW Launch Housing St Mary's House of Welcome Safe and Equal Meli Southern Youth and Family Services Toward Home Women's & Girls' Emergency Centre (WAGEC) To turn this situation around, we've also launched a new campaign No One Turned Away to fight for the resources homelessness services need to meet people's need for help Read the report https://lnkd.in/gueC5Rer Join the campaign https://lnkd.in/gX47DJKf!

Raising the rate would make an immediate and direct impact on homelessness reduction, because if people have enough income to pay rent so many people won’t become homeless

Yesterday was #WorldHomelessnessDay and #WorldMentalHealth day - a great opportunity to release this brief discussion paper that calls for an urgent expansion of housing and support options for people with psychosocial disabilities who are also experiencing homelessness. At this time of major change in disability policy and movements in mental health and homelessness policy we have a unique opportunity to join the dots and address the enormous support gaps that result in so many people cycling in and out of acute care and homelessness. Read the Homes for all paper https://lnkd.in/gvc5np6g

Fantastic insights and problem solving about #homelessness and #naturaldisasters at yesterday's National Symposium hosted by Homelessness Australia Australian Red Cross and HowWeSurvive (UNSW Built Environment Research), with support from Community Housing Industry Association and National Shelter. We came many steps closer to solving the challenges in providing emergency responses that are inclusive of people experiencing homelessness, and which resolve homelessness resulting from disasters. With presentations from Michelle Villeneuve Sonia Chudiak Shanaka Perera and John Fien. You can explore the issues discussed in this issues paper https://lnkd.in/dSpFYvgw Watch this space for a workshop report capturing key insights and next steps. Bridget Tehan Tim Heffernan Ph.D. Wendy Hayhurst Andrew Coghlan Frances Crimmins Stephen Simpson Mark Glasson Daryl Crowden Dom Rowe Magnus Linder Jesse Taylor Paul Wright Lucas Patchett OAM Jackson Hills Kelly McGuinness Kathy Mickan Wennie van Riet Stan Tabain Jarrod Allen Fyowna Norton Natalie Musumeci Lani McNeill Angela Masson (GAICD) Anne-Louise Lindner Mike Collins Mariela Diaz Margaret Moreton Sarah Mizzi Dr Sunny Oliver-Bennetts Emma Greenhalgh

Our Child Homelessness Snapshot 2024 highlights how lack of access to housing, income support that is too low, and inadequate funding of homelessness services is resulting in homeless children and families being unable to escape homelessness. This #HW2024 we need action on social housing investment and increased income support, and significant new investment in homelessness services to meet demand. Read the report: https://lnkd.in/gbMShuTc Read our media release: https://lnkd.in/ev8pkJzT

Latest news: we are rapt to be welcoming the new Minister for Housing and Homelessness the Hon Clare O'Neil to launch of Homelessness Week on Monday. Don't miss out. Register now below.

Don't miss our cracker webinar tomorrow on supported housing, and how NDIS reforms create risks and opportunities for efforts to create new safe supported housing options for people with psychosocial disability. With Lisa Brophy Dr Elroy Dearn Neil Turton-Lane Mark Heeney Tanya Atkinson Kate Colvin Daniel Leighton. In partnership with RMIT University and Council To Homeless Persons. Register here https://lnkd.in/gphgFBCs

Join us on 31 July for this discussion about how policy changes in the NDIS create both risks and opportunities for people needing supportive housing to sustain a home, and the launch of the Parity magazine edition: No other option? Supported residential services and private supported boarding houses and homelessness. Register here https://lnkd.in/gphgFBCs RMIT University Council To Homeless Persons Wintringham Mind Australia Colleen Pearce Lisa Brophy Mark Heeney Tanya Atkinson Neil Turton-Lane