prevention and early intervention dr guy johnson senior research fellow, rmit university...
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RMIT University©2008 Information Technology Services 3 Orthodox Early InterventionComplex Early Intervention On entry Less complex needs Less extreme social exclusion Little adaptation On entry Complex needs High levels of social exclusion Survival focus Still connected to mainstream institutions Lower support needs Less intensive support Engaged in homeless subculture Require specialist interventions (D&A; Therapeutic; etc) Longer term, intensive support RAPID ACCESS to INDEPENDENT HOUSING Housing Crisis Family Breakdown YOUTH Dissenters Escapers Mental Illness Substance misuse Homelessness is an extensive, complex process. We need very different kinds of interventions to deal with the diverse aspects of the problem (Wolch, Dear and Akita, 1998: 450)TRANSCRIPT
Prevention and Early Intervention
Dr Guy Johnson
Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
Presentation for The Salvation Army August 2012
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Duration of homelessness
Chronic homelessNewly homeless‘At risk’ of homelessness
HOUSED HOMELESS
Early interventionPrevention
Number and severity of problems increases over time
Figure 1: HOMELESS CONTINUUM
Transitional homeless
Level of complexity
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Orthodox Early Intervention Complex Early Intervention
On entry
Less complex needs Less extreme social exclusion Little adaptation
On entry
Complex needs High levels of social exclusion Survival focus
Still connected to mainstream institutions
Lower support needs Less intensive support
Engaged in homeless subculture
Require specialist interventions (D&A; Therapeutic; etc) Longer term, intensive support
RAPID ACCESS to INDEPENDENT HOUSING
Housing CrisisFamily Breakdown
YOUTHDissentersEscapers
Mental IllnessSubstance misuse
• Homelessness is an extensive, complex process. We need very different kinds of interventions to deal with the diverse aspects of the problem (Wolch, Dear and Akita, 1998: 450)
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Table 1: Pathways into adult homelessness
Pathway N %
Housing crisis 732 19
Family breakdown 453 11
Substance abuse 654 17
Mental illness 631 16
Youth to Adult 1382 35
Other 89 2
TOTAL 3941 100*
*Rounded to the nearest whole number