Andrew Beer, Paul Delfabbro, Kristin Natalier, Susan Oakley and Fiona Verity explain how this project will develop models of good practice in dealing with homeless young people in rural areas.

This paper outlines a research project investigating programs for older homeless people in all states in Australia. The wide coverage will enable the research team to provide a comparative analysis of the housing of homeless older people nationally in both urban and regional areas - including programs catering for indigenous people.

This is the first Australian study to bring together the international evidence about the cost of homelessness across key government service areas as well as to societies and individuals - and the benefits achieved by intervening to prevent homelessness. On any one night the number of homeless in Australia is estimated at 60,000 to 105,000...

Catherine Robinson provides a framework for the understanding of, and development of policy responses to, the tenuous housing trajectories of homeless people with mental disorders.

Using extensive case study analysis and field visits to schools, this report seeks to build a picture of the most effective intervention strategies to assist young people at risk of homelessness.