Evidence reviews and summaries
Find evidence reviews and summaries commissioned or conducted by DCJ about how we can improve outcomes for our clients.
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Engaging clients in commissioning: what are the benefits? - October 2019 - FACSIAR Evidence to Action Note
This Evidence to Action Note supports us to understand how to involve clients in outcomes-based commissioning, and the impact this has on client outcomes.
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Evidence Bank Rapid Review: A Rapid Evidence Review of Early Childhood Programs to Reduce Harm and Maltreatment and Improve School Readiness
This report details the findings of two rapid evidence reviews undertaken by Western Sydney University in 2021 to build the body of evidence about reducing harm and/or maltreatment for vulnerable children aged 0-5 years and [...]
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Evidence check homelessness at transition - November 2017 – full report
This Evidence check was commissioned to find out the risk factors for homelessness among people leaving government-funded services and the interventions found to be effective in addressing this risk.
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Evidence check outcomes-based commissioning and consumers - June 2017 – full report
This Evidence check was commissioned to improve our understanding of what models or approaches to outcomes-based commissioning of human services have been effective in improving client outcomes.
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Evidence check Supporting people in social housing gain and maintain employment - March 2018
This Evidence check was commissioned to inform the development of a model for the delivery of services and interventions to people living in social housing to assist them to gain and sustain employment.
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Evidence check wellbeing indicators across the life cycle - November 2017 – full report
This Evidence check was commissioned to review potential indicators to support the implementation of the NSW Human Services Outcomes Framework.
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How can we support people in social housing to gain and maintain employment? An Evidence Check - October 2019 - FACSIAR Evidence to Action Note
This Evidence to Action Note identifies the best ways to support social housing tenants gain and maintain employment.
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How do we prevent people leaving government services becoming homeless? An Evidence Check - October 2019 - FACSIAR Evidence to Action Note
This Evidence to Action Note identifies the risk factors that make some people transitioning from government services more likely to become homeless than others and effective interventions in reducing these risks.
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How should we measure wellbeing across the life cycle? An Evidence Check - October 2019 - FACSIAR Evidence to Action Note
This Evidence to Action Note identifies evidence-based indicators that could be used to measure wellbeing across the seven domains of the NSW Human Services Outcomes Framework.