This research project examines the effectiveness of Australia’s supported accommodation services in meeting the needs of unaccompanied children and young people aged 12 to 24. It proposes principles to guide policy and practice toward a better system. A strengthened system of care is required to better align services to unaccompanied young people’s needs.

The snapshot represents, on a given day in 2025, the reality faced by young people accessing MCM’s homelessness programs in Victoria, Australia. The data confirms that young people experiencing homelessness are navigating a system that is fragmented and reactive, not proactive or preventive. It confirms the urgent and growing need for early intervention, housing and...

This report is a call to action that confronts the youth homelessness crisis in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland, New Zealand). It centres the voices, dreams and lived experiences of young people facing homelessness. The report urges policymakers to create systemic change that ensures taitamariki (young people) are not just sheltered, but truly supported to belong and...

This review investigates the appropriateness, efficiency and effectiveness of the Reconnect program, which targets the early intervention and prevention of youth homelessness. The review finds Reconnect is effective but would benefit from stronger integration with other systems and enhanced data reporting and monitoring.

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...