In this project the authors developed, implemented and evaluated a Social Connection Toolkit that aims to assist Residential Aged Care (RAC) staff to discuss with residents, the kinds of social connection activities that will best meet their preferences. Implementing the Toolkit raised considerable issues in terms of organisational readiness, as well as issues about the...

This report details an evaluation of the Payment By Outcomes (PBO) trial – an initiative that trials outcomes-based funding for employment services that support people experiencing complex barriers to work. It highlights the significant impact of social enterprise employment on individuals facing complex barriers to work, the positive flow-on effects, and several transition to work...

The InterGen Project was one of the first trials to develop a community-based approach to intergenerational social connection between older adults and teens in the Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) of Victoria. A framework for intergenerational social connection was developed focusing on three elements in the healthy social connection model: people, places, and activities. The research...

In this study, a generational, gendered, and intersectional approach is used to investigate the lived experience of housing insecurity, homelessness risk and homelessness experienced by a diverse range of young women and young gender diverse people aged 18 to 30 years. It provides recommendations to address the inequities in access to housing that are generational...

This report outlines the digital and data capabilities the sexual and reproductive health workforce needs and examines how leaders across the sector can best support digital transformation at the organisational level.