Profiles And Contributions To This Article
Innovative housing supports to prevent homelessness for young women transitioning from residential out-of-home care in Victoria: A case study of the Bridge It Cocoon program
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Director Social Inclusion and Social Policy Research Unit
Professor Philip Mendes is a nationally and internationally recognised researcher in several social policy areas. His research has had a significant impact on contemporary social policy debates and outcomes through providing an evidence base for informing change. The impact of his work has been especially evident in two areas, namely, young people transitioning from forms of out-of-home care (OOHC) such as foster, kinship and residential care, and social security payments including particularly conditional welfare as manifested in the compulsory income management program.
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data
position: Manager – Cocoon
qualifications: MSW
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data
position: Research Assistant
Sarah is a social worker and early career academic who also holds a lived-experience of out-of-home care. Sarah holds a passion for incorporating lived-experience within her professional practices, whether that be contributing to academic literature and/or projects, or working collaboratively with organisations to create programs that are trauma-informed and therapeutically aligned.