Community-based social services
Report
Report from the Family Violence: Cross Border Issues and Solutions Forum
This report provides the findings emerging from the Family Violence: Cross Border Issues and Solutions Forum, facilitated by the social work team at the La Trobe Albury-Wodonga campus.
Report
Caseworkers’ communication with children and young people in out-of-home care and their caregivers
This research report examines the factors that influence effective communication practices between caseworkers and children as reported by children and if that influences children’s socio-emotional functioning over time.
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...
Report
Community-based approaches to sexual offender reintegration
This research aims to contribute towards building an evidence base about community-based reintegration programs in order to inform the development and operation of community-based reintegration programs for sexual offenders, and thus to enhance community safety.
Report
Obstacles to effective support of people released from prison
The findings of this report, in combination with an extensive body of literature, illustrate that addressing reoffending and reimprisonment requires a coordinated whole-of-government approach across justice, community and welfare services, housing and health.