We have a set of principles to guide us in working together with participants, and to have an understanding of each other’s expectations.
It is important to us that all participants feel welcome, have choices and do not experience discrimination.
We know the problem, we have the solutions and we’ve identified the strategies and goals that will see us through the next half of the campaign and beyond.
500 Lives 500 Homes is a three year campaign to break the cycle of homelessness for 500 families, young people and adults in our community who are homeless or vulnerably housed. By getting to know each person by name and surveying their individual health, housing and support needs, we can respond in the best way to each person and get them housed fast.
These factsheets represent a snapshot of people surveyed in the Brisbane region during the 500 Lives 500 Homes Registry Fortnight in March/April, 2014. Data was collected and analysed for demographics, vulnerability, acuity of homelessness and various self-reported health issues.
The VI-SPDAT is the result of a combination of two tools – the Vulnerability Index (VI) survey created by Community Solutions for use in street outreach, which helps to determine the chronicity and medical vulnerability of homeless persons, and the Service Prioritisation Decision Assistance Tool (SPDAT) developed by OrgCode Consulting, is an intake and case management tool. The VI-F-SPDAT is for families.
Key Findings from An Economic Evaluation of the Homeless to Home Healthcare After-Hours Service, a report by Professor Luke Connelly, 2014.
The 3 fact sheets investigate the key findings of the report A Housing First approach to homelessness in Brisbane; Sustaining tenancies and the cost effectiveness of support services by Carolyn Mason and Dr Peter Grimbeek. They explore policy and practice implications across:
Funded by the Ian Potter Foundation. Published in 2014.
This set of fact sheets, published in 2012, addresses the key issues coming out of A study of crisis intervention and planned family support with vulnerable families by Professor Karen Healy.
The fact sheets provide information on the key challenges for the families, and strategies for service providers to meet these challenges, in the following areas: