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📖Research Reads Friday👓 New in research this week from the Journal of Urban Health: Housing Australian children: A snapshot of health inequities in the first 2000 days. Housing is a critical social determinant of children’s health. While individual pathways between housing and health are well evidenced, there has been less attention on the co-occurrence of housing disadvantages. The researchers sought to identify typologies of children’s housing disadvantage and describe the health inequities they generate. The findings in the report further support the case for early intervention strategies that account for children’s housing circumstances. Read the full report on The Deck: https://bit.ly/4hH7G6g #homemattersr #thedeck #research #housing #homelessness #childhealth #prevention

Q Shelter congratulates our community housing provider (CHP) members Bric Housing and Coast2Bay Housing Group, as well as the City of Moreton Bay Council, on a partnership which will see more community housing provided for the region. Bric Housing and Coast2Bay have been granted 50-year 'peppercorn' leases on existing council land in Caboolture and Morayfield, allowing them to develop and manage additional much-needed social housing properties for locals. With the Moreton Bay region continuing to see increased rates of homelessness and unmet housing need, we congratulate Bric Housing, Coast2Bay and the Council for their leadership in working to find solutions to deliver more safe and affordable homes quickly. Read the full story on the Council's website: https://bit.ly/40CQqJw #CommunityHousing #CHP #HomeMatters #BetterTogether #MoretonBay #Queensland #homelessness #housing.

With just over a week to go, we’re excited to confirm that Queensland’s new Minister for Housing and Public Works, the Hon Sam O'Connor MP, will be a guest speaker at the CEO and Senior Leaders Forum and Lunch on Thursday 14 November. Minister O'Connor will join other keynote speakers Mike Zorbas, CEO of the Property Council of Australia, and Rachel Hunter PSM, Independent Reviewer of the Homelessness Responses in Queensland review. Our speakers will address housing and homelessness themes focused on solutions and, our progress so far in the context of the Queensland Government's Homes for Queenslanders plan. Join Q Shelter and your colleagues from across Queensland representing peak organisations, community sector, government and private sector stakeholders for one of our final events for the year. Tickets are limited, register now: https://bit.ly/3AuUFfl #HomeMatters #BetterTogether #CEOSeniorLeaders #homelessness #housing #Queensland

🌞Thank you Townsville!🙌 Jo, Floyd, Rhiannon and Kym from our Sector Capacity team had a great time visiting several Q Shelter members and other housing and homelessness support providers in Townsville last week. It was a chance to catch up with our colleagues on the fantastic work they're doing, while also introducing the WellNow Wellbeing Framework and suite of resources for positive workplace wellbeing and culture. https://bit.ly/4faOOuJ The team visited Lisa and staff at Sharehouse Youth Programs Inc and heard about the amazing things that have been done to develop the workplace culture and support the wellbeing and development of the team. The Sharehouse team have even created a Wellbeing Room for staff and young people to use as needed. Our team also spent some time at Family Emergency Accommodation Townsville (FEAT), sharing the WellNow resources and how they can be introduced to the workplace. Finally, the team was welcomed by the staff at Vinnies QLD Homeless Hostel, where Celia took them on a tour of the facility. Over the past four years, Celia has turned the men's hostel into a flourishing and vibrant space for the residents and staff. It now boasts a full-time, in-house chef, air-conditioned spaces and an absolutely beautiful garden. A big thank you to everyone in Townsville who took time out to meet with the team, we greatly appreciate it! If your organisation would like to have a workshop with our Sector Capacity team about how you can implement the WellNow Wellbeing Framework and resources in your workplace, please get in touch! Email: workforce-connect@qshelter.asn.au The WellNow project is delivered by Homelessness Queensland and Q Shelter through funding from the Queensland Government. It aims to support the attraction and retention of the housing and homelessness workforce in Queensland through improved wellbeing in workplaces, with content of WellNow framework and resources informed though extensive consultation with the sector. #WellNow #WorkplaceWellbeing #Wellbeing #HomeMatters #housing #homelessness #Townsville

Want to be a voice for renters and speak on key issues such as rental affordability and availability? National Shelter and SGS Economics and Planning are seeking input from renters who would like to speak to the media on their experiences in renting, as part of the release of the Rental Affordability Index (RAI) on 22 November 2024. The annual RAI release generates significant media interest. Renters from a range of demographics are needed around the 15th of November to speak on a variety of issues including the cost of renting, insecurity, and housing conditions. You can remain anonymous and will receive support throughout the process. Interested? Check out details in the image below and contact the team at National Shelter at admin@shelter.org.au for more information. #RentalAffordabilityIndex #Renting #HomeMatters #NationalShelter

📣On tomorrow - reserve your spot now! 📆 Understanding Your Rights: An introduction to Basic Rights Queensland (BRQ) and their services. Join us for an informative session about Basic Rights Queensland (BRQ) and the essential services they provide to the community, with a focus on housing and homelessness. This Q Shelter Learning Exchange session will cover: 🔹An overview of BRQ as a statewide QLD Community Legal Centre 🔹How to access BRQ support and services 🔹Advice, advocacy, and free legal services they offer 🔹Assistance with issues related to Centrelink and discrimination based on disability or mental health. 📆 Tuesday 5th November 2024 🕙 10:00 am - 11:00 am 💻 Online via Zoom 🎟️FREE registration, book your spot: https://bit.ly/48xkVlO The monthly Learning Exchange is for everyone connected to the delivery of housing, homelessness and support services, providing a regular space to raise challenges, exchange ideas and learn together. #HomeMatters #LearningExchange #BasicRightsQueensland #training

Q Shelter's Sector Capacity team was in Townsville last week to promote career opportunities in Queensland's housing and homelessness support sector, through the HomeNow campaign. Jo, Rhiannon and Floyd met with Community Services students at TAFE Queensland's Townsville campus and school students from across the Townsville region taking part in with the Gateway to Industry Schools program, speaking about HomeNow and the many opportunities and benefits of working in our sector. HomeNow is delivered by Q Shelter and Homelessness Queensland, and funded by the Queensland Government. It aims to attract more people to work in homelessness and housing by promoting the many diverse career pathways and sharing stories from real people who work in the sector. See more on the website: https://bit.ly/3C6BN6Q A big thank you to everyone we met in Townsville at our HomeNow presentations, the team was thrilled with the level of interest and many questions the students had about working in homelessness and housing. We're keen to connect with more schools, education providers and organisations to keep promoting our sector to students and job seekers, if you're interested please contact our Workforce Connect team: workforce-connect@qshelter.asn.au #HomeNow #CareersWithImpact #HousingCareers #HomelessnessCareers #Townsville #Queensland #HomeMatters

Q Shelter congratulates Sam O'Connor MP on his appointment today as Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth in the new Queensland Government Cabinet. Our congratulations also go to the other members of the new Cabinet, particularly those whose portfolios align closely with our work across homelessness and housing issues: 🔸Jarrod Bleijie MP: Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning 🔸David Janetzki MP: Treasurer and Minister for Home Ownership 🔸Ros Bates MP RN: Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training 🔸Tim Nicholls MP: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services 🔸Laura Gerber MP: Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support and Minister for Corrective Services 🔸Ann Leahy MP: Minister for Local Government and Water 🔸Fiona Simpson MP GAICD: for Women and Women’s Economic Security, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Multiculturalism 🔸Amanda Camm MP: Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence 🔸Tim Mander MP: Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. As representatives of Queensland's housing and homelessness sector, we look forward to meeting with the Premier, the Ministers and their Departments imminently to discuss how to maintain the momentum in improving the housing system and achieve our vision of every Queenslander having a home. This is a critical time when we must work together to address Queenslanders' immediate and emerging housing needs and collaborate to end homelessness. #HomeMatters #BetterTogether #MaintainingMomentum #Homelessness #Housing

Brisbane Strategic Leaders' Group: Creating solutions to the housing crisis. In collaboration with Under 1 Roof, Q Shelter invites you to join a workshop to design and establish a leadership group for the Brisbane local government area to help create solutions to the housing and homelessness crisis. We recognise the positive impact of collaborative leadership over many years through examples such as improved service integration. We know many challenges remain, especially as Brisbane and south east Queensland face extraordinary risks in terms of housing and homelessness in the runway to the Brisbane 2032 Games. This session will establish a leadership group and consider priority solutions to housing needs and homelessness it can work on together. It will be followed by a networking event, with all group participants invited to attend. To get involved and help steer housing solutions in our region, register now: https://bit.ly/4f1gSAU #HomeMatters #housing #homelessness #Brisbane2032 #leadership #solutions #collaboration

📝Research participation opportunity: Impacts of workplace trauma and psychosocial hazards on frontline workers in social housing and homelessness services in Australia💻 A new research project funded by Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) is seeking to inform improvements in the prevention and management of workplace trauma in the homelessness and social housing sectors. The project researchers from Swinburne University of Technology, UNSW and University of Tasmania are calling for participants for their online survey, seeking input from frontline staff in social housing and homelessness services across a variety of roles. The survey take around 20-25 minutes to complete, and the questions relate to the kinds of negative incidents staff can encounter, what staff believe works well, the supports people currently have at work, and what needs to be improved. All responses are anonymous. To find out more, take part and contribute to improving our sector, visit the survey website: https://bit.ly/3YtBvOU #research #WorkplaceWellbeing #PsychosocialHazards #homelessness #housing