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Australian Mental Health Consumer Network.
Australian Mental Health Consumer Network, West End, Qld. Journal/newsletter.
Child social exclusion: an updated index from the 2006 Census
McNamara, Justine; Harding, Ann; Daly, Anne; Tanton, Robert.
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, Canberra, 2008. Book or Report Conference or workshop proceedings.
Children's perspectives on economic adversity: a review of the literature
Redmond, Gerry.
Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2008. Literature review.
European pact for mental health and well-being
European Commission.
European Commission, Brussels, 2008. Book or Report.
Good starts study for refugee youth
Refugee Health Research Centre.
Refugee Health Research Centre, Melbourne, Vic. 2008. Book or Report.
Human capital and social inclusion: we are all human capital now!
Sedgwick, Stephen.
Brotherhood of St Laurence, Melbourne, Vic. 2008. Conference or workshop proceedings.
Poverty, parenting and social exclusion
Social Care Institute for Excellence.
Social Care Institute for Excellence, London, UK, 2008. Book or Report.
Preventing youth disengagement and promoting engagement
Burns, Jane; Collin, Philippa; Blanchard, Michelle; De-Freitas, Natasha; Lloyd, Sian.
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Canberra, ACT, 2008. Book or Report.
Research into the financial benefits of the Supporting People Programme
Ashton, T; Turl, D.
UK. Department for Communities and Local Government, London, UK. 2008. Book or Report.
A review of Scotland’s National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing 2003–2006
May, Annabelle; Hunter, David; Barry, Margaret; McCulloch, Andrew.
Health Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2008. Book or Report.
Social and emotional support and its implication for health
Reblin, Maija; Uchino, Bert.
Medscape, New York, NY, 2008. Journal article.
Social inclusion and older people
Naughtin, Gerry.
Brotherhood of St Laurence, Melbourne, Vic. 2008. Conference or workshop proceedings.
Social inclusion: origins, concepts and key themes
Hayes, Alan; Gray, Matthew; Edwards, Ben.
Australian Social Inclusion Board, Canberra, ACT, 2008. Book or Report.
Strengthening communities, supporting families and social inclusion: Australia 2020 Summit final report
Australia 2020 Summit Secretariat.
Australia 2020 Summit Secretariat, Barton, ACT, 2008. Book or Report.
Unkind, risk averse and untrusting: if this is today’s society, can we change it?
Neuberger, Julia.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York, UK. 2008. Book or Report.
Youth participation and social inclusion: a new policy agenda?
Edwards, Kathy.
Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, NSW, 2008. Book or Report.
Active ageing strategy: Generations Together 2004 - 2008 Report
WA Department for Communities. Office for Seniors Interests and Volunteering.
WA. Department for Communities, West Perth WA, 2007. Book or Report.
Ageism, age discrimination and social exclusion
Social Care Institute for Excellence, London, UK, 2007. Kit.
Bridging the digital divide: creating opportunities for marginalised young people to get connected.
Marginalised young people’s use of information and communication technology
Blanchard, Michelle; Metcalf, Atari; Burns, Jane.
Inspire Foundation, Rozelle NSW, 2007. Book or Report.
Creating better communities: a study of social capital creation in four communities
Healy, Karen; Hampshire, Anne; Ayres, Liz; Ellwood, Sophie; Mengede, Natalie.
The Benevolent Society, Paddington, NSW, 2007. Book or Report.
Enhancing participation: new possibilities for disadvantaged Australians (Catalyst-Clemente Snapshot)
Australian Catholic University St Vincent de Paul Society Mission Australia.
Mission Australia, Sydney NSW, 2007. Book or Report.
An evaluation of two initiatives to reward young people
Hirst, Julia; Formby, Eleanor; Parr, Sadie; et al.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York, UK, 2007. Book or Report Literature review.
Global age-friendly cities: a guide
World Health Organization. Ageing and Life Course.
World Health Organization. Ageing and Life Course World Health Organization. Family and Community Health, Geneva, Sw. 2007. Book or Report.
Independence and opportunity: our strategy for supporting people
UK Department for Communities and Local Government.
UK. Department for Communities and Local Government, London, UK, 2007. Book or Report.
Multicultural youth in Australia: settlement and transition
Francis, Steve; Cornfoot, Sarah.
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Canberra, ACT, 2007. Book or Report.
Pathways to community participation
Hoffmann-Ekstein, Jarrah.
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, West Perth, Western Australia, 2007. Book or Report.
Playing for the future: the role of sport and recreation in supporting refugee young people to ‘settle well’ in Australia
Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues.
Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues, Melbourne, Vic. 2007. Book or Report.
The problems of everyday life: crime and the Civil and Social Justice Survey
Kemp, Vicky; Pleasence, Pascoe; Balmer, Nigel.
Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, London, UK, 2007. Book or Report.
Reaching out: progress on social exclusion
UK Social Exclusion Taskforce.
UK Social Exclusion Unit, London, UK, 2007. Book or Report.
Reaching Out: Think Family: Analysis and themes from the Families At Risk Review
UK Social Exclusion Unit.
UK Social Exclusion Unit, London, 2007. Book or Report.
Relationships (in 'Recovering mental health in Scotland: report on narrative investigation of mental health recovery')
Brown, Wendy; Niki, Kandirikirira.
Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) Glasgow, Scotland, 2007. Book or Report.
Social inclusion: its importance to mental health
Mental Health Coordinating Council.
Mental Health Coordinating Council, Sydney, NSW, 2007. Book or Report.
Stepping up: a social inclusion action plan for mental health reform 2007-2012
Social Inclusion Unit SA.
SA. Social Inclusion Unit, Adelaide, S. Aust. 2007. Book or Report.
Towards new indicators of disadvantage: deprivation and social exclusion
Saunders, Peter; Naidoo, Yuvisthi; Griffiths, Megan.
Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, NSW, 2007. Book or Report.
With inclusion in mind: the local authority’s role in promoting wellbeing and social development
Scottish Executive.
Scottish Executive, Edinburgh, UK, 2007. Book or Report.
Exiting the prison system
Farquhar, Peta.
Community Housing Online, Melbourne, Vic, 2006. Book or Report.
Improving the health and social outcomes of people recently released from prisons in the UK: a perspective from primary care
Williamson, Mark.
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, London, UK, 2006. Book or Report.
On the edge of justice: the legal needs of people with a mental illness in NSW
Karras, Maria; McCarron, Emily; Gray, Abigail; Ardasinski, Sam.
Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, Sydney, NSW, 2006. Book or Report.
Poverty and disadvantage among Australian children: a spatial perspective
Harding, Ann; McNamara, Justine; Tanton, Robert; Daly, Anne; Yap, Mandy.
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, Canberra, ACT, 2006. Book or Report.
Reaching out: an action plan on social exclusion
UK Social Exclusion Taskforce.
UK Social Exclusion Unit, London, UK, 2006. Book or Report.
The relationship between emotional state and other variables influencing successful reintegration of ex-prisoners
Graffam, Joe; Shinkfield, Alison.
Criminology Research Council, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 2006. Book or Report.
Social inclusion and exclusion among Australia's children: a review of the literature
Daly, Anne.
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, Canberra, ACT, 2006. Book or Report Literature review.
The State of the World's Children 2007: Executive summary
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) New York, NY, 2006. Book or Report.
Being there: a peer support service for older adults with mental illness
Briscoe, Jane; Orwin, David; Ashton, Laura; Burdett, Jim.
Health Research Council of New Zealand, Auckland, NZ, 2005. Book or Report.
Health, well-being and social inclusion: therapeutic horticulture in the UK. Executive summary
Sempik, Joe; Aldridge, Jo; Becker, Saul.
Thrive, Reading, UK, 2005. Book or Report.
Hidden treasures: building community connections by engaging the gifts of people on welfare, people with disabilities, people with mental illness, older adults, young people
Rans, S.
Northwestern University. Asset-Based Community Development Institute, Evanston, IL. 2005. Book or Report.
Making a place to belong: homeless young people, support, accommodation and exclusion
Keys, Deborah; Mallett, Shelley; Marven, Michelle.
University of Melbourne. Key Centre for Women’s Health in Society, Melbourne, Vic, 2005. Book or Report.
Mental health in the mainstream
Rankin, Jennifer.
Institute for Public Policy Research, London, UK, 2005. Book or Report.
Mental illness and social isolation
SANE Australia.
SANE Australia, South Melbourne, Vic, 2005. Book or Report.
Report on social inclusion 2005: an analysis of the National Action Plans on Social Inclusion (2004-2006) submitted by the 10 new member states
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, LUX, 2005. Book or Report.
Social inclusion as a determinant on mental health and wellbeing
VicHealth.
VicHealth, Carlton South, Vic. 2005. Book or Report.
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation: A Plan for Action 2005-2007: promoting mental health and wellbeing
VicHealth.
VicHealth, Melbourne, Vic, 2005. Book or Report.
Young people, wellbeing and communication technologies
Wyn, Johanna; Cuervo, Hernan.
VicHealth, Melbourne, Vic, 2005. Book or Report.
Action on mental health: a guide to promoting social inclusion
UK Social Exclusion Unit.
UK Social Exclusion Unit, London, UK, 2004. Book or Report.
Breaking the cycle: taking stock of progress and priorities for the future
UK Social Exclusion Unit.
UK Social Exclusion Unit, London, UK, 2004. Book or Report.
Building our community: the Canberra social plan
ACT Government.
ACT Chief Minister's Department, Canberra, ACT, 2004. Book or Report.
Community adversity and resilience: the distribution of social disadvantage in Victoria and New South Wales and the mediating role of social cohesion
Vinson, Tony.
Jesuit Social Services, Richmond, Vic, 2004. Book or Report.
Count me in: making life better for people with mental health problems (an easy to read version of the Social Exclusion Unit report)
UK Social Exclusion Unit.
UK. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, London, UK, 2004. Book or Report.
Mental health and social exclusion: social exclusion unit report
UK Social Exclusion Unit.
UK. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, London, UK, 2004. Book or Report.
People living with mental illness and vocational education and training: access - participation - success!
Pathways to Opportunities Programme.
Ruah Community Services, Ruah Inreach, Perth, WA, 2004. Book or Report.
A welcome for wellbeing: promoting the mental health and wellbeing of new arrival communities
VicHealth.
VicHealth, Carlton South, Vic. 2004. Audio Visual.
Barriers to employment
Holdcroft, David.
Jesuit Social Services, Richmond, Vic, 2003. Book or Report.
Barriers to participation: financial, educational and technological. A report into the barriers to societal participation among low-income Australians
Zappala, Gianni.
The Smith Family, Camperdown, NSW, 2003. Book or Report.
Barriers to participation - Smith Family 2003 Report
Zappala, Gianni.
The Smith Family, Sydney, NSW, 2003. Book or Report.
Community renewal and mental health: strengthening the links
Cameron, Marsaili; et al.
National Institute for Mental Health in England, Leeds, UK, 2003. Book or Report.
The critical role of school culture in student success
DeWit, David; et al.
Voices for Children, Toronto, Canada, 2003. Book or Report.
Engaging art: the artful dodgers studio, a theoretical model of practice
Marsden, Sally; Thiele, Martin.
Jesuit Social Services, Richmond, Vic, 2003. Book or Report.
Healing and stability: addressing the needs of homeless people with mental disorders
Robinson, Catherine.
Australian Federation of Homelessness Organisations, Canberra, ACT, 2003. Book or Report.
Making and keeping friends: a self help guide
Copeland, Mary Ellen.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Washington, DC, USA, 2003. Book or Report.
Mental health and social exclusion: consultation document
UK Social Exclusion Unit.
UK Social Exclusion Unit, London, UK, 2003. Book or Report.
Quantitative research for the together we do better campaign
Australian Research Group.
VicHealth, Carlton South, Vic, 2003. Book or Report.
Social exclusion and housing
Arthurson, Kathy.
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic. 2003. Book or Report Literature review.
"Stress" and coronary heart disease: psychosocial risk factors
Bunker, Stephen; et al.
Australasian Medical Publishing Company, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2003. Journal article.
Understanding iterative homelessness: the case of people with mental disorders
Robinson, Catherine.
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic, 2003. Book or Report.
Achieving resident participation in community and urban renewal in Australia
Wood, Martin.
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic, 2002. Book or Report.
Building on strengths: a guide for action - a new approach to promoting mental health in New Zealand/Aotearoa
NZ Ministry of Health.
NZ Ministry of Health, Wellington, NZ, 2002. Book or Report.
CONNECT, connecting communities and schools: evaluation report
Migrant Information Centre VicHealth.
Migrant Information Centre, Melbourne, Vic, 2002. Book or Report.
Culture, race and community: making it work in the new millennium
Gabb, Diane; Miletic, Tania.
Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit, Melbourne, Vic, 2002. Conference or workshop proceedings.
Ex-prisoners and accommodation: what bearing do different forms of housing have on social reintegration or ex-prisoners?
Baldry, Eileen; McDonnell, Desmond; Maplestone, Peter; Peeters, Manuel.
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic. 2002. Book or Report.
Exclusion and mental illness: international lessons about the policy and practices of social inclusion
Murray, Michael.
Auseinet, Adelaide, S. Aust. 2002. Audio Visual.
Promoting mental health & wellbeing through community and cultural development: a review of literature focussing on community arts practice
McQueen-Thomson, Douglas; Ziguras, Christopher.
VicHealth, Carlton South, Vic. 2002. Book or Report.
Social enterprise in Australia: an introductory handbook
Talbot, Chris; Tregilgas, Peter; Harrison, Kerrie.
Adelaide Central Mission, Adelaide, S. Aust. 2002. Book or Report.
Sole parents, social wellbeing and housing assistance
Burke, Terry; Hulse, Kath.
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic. 2002. Book or Report.
There’s something different about this place: local, national and global directions in community capacity building
Mission Australia.
Mission Australia, Sydney, NSW, 2002. Book or Report.
Background for community-level work on social competency in adolescence: reviewing the literature on contributing factors - executive summary and report
Hair, Elizabeth; Jager, Justin; Garrett, Sarah.
Child Trends, Washington DC, USA, 2001. Book or Report.
Biases towards individuals with psychiatric disabilities as related to community integration
Singer, O.
Southern Development Group and Hampstead Psychological Associates, London, UK, 2001. Journal article.
Preventing social exclusion: a report by the Social Exclusion Unit
UK Social Exclusion Unit.
HM Government, London, UK, 2001. Book or Report.
Mental health in the workplace: introduction: executive summary
Gabriel,Phyllis; Liimatainen, Marjo Riitta.
International Labour Office, Geneva, SWI, 2000. Book or Report.
Stronger communities and social connectedness: social capital in practice
Hampshire, Anne.
The Benevolent Society, Paddington, NSW, 2000. Book or Report.
Outcome of long stay psychiatric patients resettled in the community: prospective cohort study
Trieman, Noam; Leff, Julian.
BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK, 1999. Journal article.
Public space for young people: a guide to creative projects and positive strategies
White, Rob.
Australian Youth Foundation, Melbourne, Vic. 1998. Book or Report.
Any which way you can: youth livelihoods, community resources and crime
White, Rob; Aumair, Megan; Harris, Anita; McConnell, Liz.
Australian Youth Foundation, Melbourne, Vic. 1997. Book or Report.
Is rehabilitation a social enterprise?
Rotelli, F; et al.
Trieste Department of Mental Health, Trieste, Italy, 1995. Book or Report.