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Project i was a
five year study of homeless young people in Melbourne and Los Angeles.
The research focused on young people between 12 and 20 years of
age who had recently become homeless.
Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health in the USA,
Project i was a collaborative
project between the Key Centre for Women's Health at the
University of Melbourne and the Center for Community Health
at the University of California.
Data collection is complete. Final publications are currently being written. Completed research papers. |
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The research has kept track of 165 newly homeless young people
in Melbourne and 265 in Los Angeles for two years.
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In depth open-ended interviews were conducted with
40 newly homeless young people.
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The Melbourne team maintained 85% follow-up across the two years.
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One-off surveys were conducted with 509 young people who had been homeless for over two years.
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In depth interviews were conducted with service providers from housing, mental health, juvenile justice, child protection, Centrelink and preventative mediation services.
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Service providers are involved in every stage of Project
i. For more information go to services and youth access
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