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Lisa Wood
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Evaluation
Findings from the 50 Lives 50 Homes program: final evaluation report 2022
The '50 Lives' program pioneered the launch of 'Housing First' into the homelessness service system and onto the political agenda in Western Australia in late 2015. Fast forward to this final evaluation report, and the '50 Lives' collective impact program has supported nearly 300 people, with 73% still permanently housed.
Evaluation
50 Lives 50 Homes: a housing first response to ending homelessness in Perth
This is the third report from the independent evaluation of '50 Lives 50 Homes' being undertaken by the University of Western Australia. This report provides an in-depth examination of housing outcomes and tenancy retention, and reports on changes in hospital use and justice system contacts for those people housed for one year or more and...
Journal article
Addressing profound disadvantages to improve Indigenous health and reduce hospitalisation
This article presents the findings of a study exploring how to improve health service utilisations for Aboriginal people in the Katherine region.
Evaluation
50 Lives 50 Homes: a housing first response to ending homelessness in Perth
The 50 Lives project has made massive strides towards ending chronic homelessness in Perth, with the original target to house fifty of the most vulnerable homeless people met back in June 2017. This second evaluation report highlights the challenges of sustaining a tenancy after years of rough sleeping.
Evaluation
50 Lives 50 Homes: a housing first response to homelessness
The aim of the '50 Lives 50 Homes' project is to house and provide support to fifty of Perth’s most vulnerable homeless people. This research report constitutes the first of three reports for the evaluation of the project.