Social issues
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Social sciences
Social policy
Social problems
Video
Lunch & learn: how to create good jobs for people with disabilities
This recorded webinar explores the 'Good Job' creation matrix, providing a practical framework to help employers reimagine, redefine and redesign roles within their organisation to effectively meet business objectives, while creating quality jobs for people with disability.
Journal article
Healing and trauma services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
This review article identifies and describes healing services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people affected by trauma, violence or abuse. Findings provide an evidence-informed framework for designing, delivering and evaluating future services, highlighting the need for Indigenous-led evaluation.
Evaluation
Evaluation of the White Box Enterprises Evolve Program
The Evolve program aims to transition three (former) Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) into jobs-focused social enterprises through consulting and funding. To date, this Australian pilot program has highlighted the tensions between establishing viable business models alongside a focus on social purpose.
Report
Housing and living options for people with disabilities in British Columbia
This report includes a focused review of housing in British Columbia and a key informant study mapping the housing options available to people with disability. The report shows how the province has been able to move away from group homes, creating more diverse community-based housing options for people with disability.
Report
Left behind: systemic inquiry into responses to children and young people who are the subject of multiple reports to Child Protection
This inquiry explores the experiences of these children and young people who become caught between different parts of the system in Victoria when concerns raised with Child Protection about their safety or wellbeing do not meet the threshold for legal (or statutory) intervention. The report makes 17 findings and 13 recommendations.