Draft Program

Register for the conference and workshop here

Standard Registration closes Monday 22 June

late registrations a subject to a $33 late fee

SPRC Internship Program

Round 2, 2009 - Applications open

For more details, including eligibility, application dates and forms, visit the Interns page

Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Research Unit begins work at SPRC

Professor Pat Dodson will lead the Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Unit which will be part of the SPRC in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UNSW. The Unit will focus on fostering new types of dialogue, involving all Australians, on issues most vitally affecting Indigenous people.

Read more in the UNSW, Media, News and Events site

Photo: Professor and SPRC Director Ilan Katz and Professor Pat Dodson

SPRC Events

Seminar Program

Click here to access the schedule for the Social Policy Research Centre Seminar Series session 1 2009.

Slides, if available, from the 2008 program are on the program pages, Session 1 2008, Session 2 2008.

Recent Publications

Click here to download the complete version of the Newsletter 102

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New Reports

• The National Evaluation (2004-2008) of the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy has been completed. More information including the final report, appendices and other publications are available here.

• Independent evaluation of headspace: the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, interim evaluation report, report prepared for headspace: National Youth Mental Health Foundation, The University of Melbourne by Kristy Muir, Shannon McDermott, Sandra Gendera, Saul Flaxman, Roger Patulny, Tomasz Sitek, David Abello, Ioana Oprea and Ilan Katz.

• Housing and associated support for people with mental illness or psychiatric disability, report prepared for Queensland Department of Housing by Robyn Edwards, Karen R. Fisher, Kathy Tannous and Sally Robinson.

• Lessons for Australia from the UK Sure Start Programme, report prepared for Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs by Ilan Katz and kylie valentine.

• Linking schools and early years project evaluation: final report on data collection round 1, report prepared for Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute by kylie valentine and Brooke Dinning.

• A strategic assessment of children's services industry, a paper prepared for the Children's Services Subcommittee of the Community and Disability Services Ministers' Advisory Council by Deborah Brennan, Megan Blaxland and Kathy Tannous.

• Caring for older Australians: care workers that support and enable good care, this briefing has been prepared by the Social Policy Research Centre in partnership with the Benevolent Society.

• Promoting social networks for older people in community aged care, this briefing has been prepared by the Social Policy Research Centre in partnership with the Benevolent Society.