June 2019: Pathways in and out of homelessness
On 5 June 2019, FACSIAR hosted an Evidence to Action Seminar presenting the latest research on housing, homelessness and mental health.
The first presentation, Exploring pathways to homelessness: Specialist Homelessness Services clients’ use of other FACS services by Merran Butler, Director, Statistical Analysis, FACSIAR shared key findings from a FACSIAR analysis of the people who accessed Specialist Homelessness Services during 2014–15 and 2015–16.
The second presentation, Housing, homelessness and mental health: Towards systems change by Dr Nicola Brackertz, Manager, AHURI Professional Services provided an overview of key findings from research involving consultations, investigative panels and a literature review to identify the systemic and policy changes required to provide more and better housing and support for people with a mental health issue.
The final presentation, Pathways in and out of homelessness in Sydney by Dr Olav Nielssen, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University detailed a retrospective review of medical records of homeless hostel clinic attendees in inner Sydney homeless hostels including the social, medical and mental health histories of this cohort and their pathways into homelessness.
Seminar Presentations
- Merran Butler – Exploring pathways to homelessness: Specialist Homelessness Services clients’ use of other FACS services
- Dr Nicola Brackertz – Housing, homelessness and mental health: Towards systems change
- Dr Olav Nielssen – Pathways in and out of homelessness in Sydney
Missed the seminar? You can watch the videos of each presentation