The Inner City Youth at Risk (ICYAR) Project is a partnership project which draws together 21 government and non-government organisations (NGOs) to target and respond to young people who are experiencing homelessness and/or at risk of homelessness in Kings Cross and surrounding areas. Partners include mainstream health services, other government agencies, local government, and a...

Disability and Community Care Services, Department of Communities commissioned an evaluation of the outcomes, process and costs of the Self Directed Support pilot by a research team led by the Social Policy Research Centre. This final report provides findings about the outcomes for participants and their families, implementation of the pilot, the process and cost...

The Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI) in New South Wales (NSW) aims to provide adults with a mental health diagnosis with access to stable housing, clinical mental health services and accommodation support. HASI supports over 1000 mental health consumers across NSW living in social and private housing and ranging from very high support (8...

This evaluation assessed the Cape York Welfare Reform, aimed at reversing a deterioration of social and economic conditions in Cape York Indigenous communities. The evaluation points to a promising level of progress, particularly relating to subtle but fundamental shifts in participant behaviour, that if sustained could deliver significant positive results over the longer term.

Providing findings about the outcomes for participants and their families, implementation of the pilot, and the process and cost analysis, this report also draws together implications for future development of similar programs. Disability and Community Care Services, Department of Communities has commissioned an evaluation of the outcomes, process and costs of the Self Directed Support...