24-08-10 Leaving Care and Homelessness: A CHP sector forum

By admin | Published: July 23, 2010

NEW – 1 October 2010

Download presentations from the Leaving Care and Homelessness Forum:

INVITATION:

Sponsored and supported by the Office of the Child Safety Commissioner, Salvation Army Eastcare and the City of Yarra

Featuring:

Launch of the July “Everybody Knows: Leaving Care and Homelessness” Edition of Parity by the Hon. Richard Wynne, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Aboriginal Affairs

Who should attend?

All those interested in developing better responses to the housing and support issues confronting young people leaving out of home care.

Program

Leaving Care and Homelessness Forum Program- Registration Form

Highlights include:

  • Leaving Care and Housing: New DHS initiatives for young people leaving care (Gill Callister, Secretary, Department of Human Services)
  • A Way to Go: Reply to the Minister and the Secretary (Tracie Alborough, Salvation Army Eastcare)
  • The Research Perspective: What is the research saying and are the current strategies responding effectively to the needs of young people leaving care? (Philip Mendes, Monash University and Guy Johnson, RMIT)
  • Defining the Problem: Unpacking the issues and working together to deliver a solution (Bernie Geary, Child Safety Commissioner)
  • Putting the ‘care’ back into the Leaving Care system (Cheryl Baxter, Salvation Army Eastcare)
  • Panel discussion and breakout sessions discussing rural and regional issues; exit and transition planning; housing and support; research; community responses.

Registration

CHP Members: $25.00

Non members: $30.00

Homelessness Service Users and concession holders: free

Please note there are only 150 places available at this forum so early registration is advised to avoid disappointment.

Register and pay online or contact CHP P: 03 9419 8699 E: admin@chp.org.au

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