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As a collaboration of four leading Australian universities, the Centre for Social Impact is renowned for the quality of its research. We are practice-led, informed by lived experience, driven by rigorous investigation, and embedded in organizations, communities, and social support systems.
Below, you'll discover a diverse range of purpose-driven research encompassing vital topics such as housing and homelessness, employment, systems reform, financial inclusion, social enterprise, mental health, and domestic violence. Browse our comprehensive studies to gain valuable insights and inspiration to contribute to positive social change.
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The Centre for Social Impact UWA's 'Increasing and Improving Community Mental Health Supports in Western Australia' presents six models of innovative community mental health support that considers the needs of priority cohorts who are less likely to access support.
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- Published November 2020
- Authors : Lisette Kaleveld, Catherine Bock and Ami Seivwright
In partnership with the Centre for Social Impact, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Social Traders and the Foundation for Young Australians, this research investigates how social enterprises affect the social determinants of health (SDOH) equities for young people experiencing disadvantage.
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- Published October 2020
- Authors : Jo Barraket, Perri Campbell, Batool Moussa, Roksolana Suchowerska, Jane Farmer, Gemma Carey, Andrew Joyce, Chris Mason and Joanne McNeill
Researchers from the Centre for Social Impact UWA and Swinburne University of Technology have researched the impact and economic evaluations of Sacred Heart Mission's Journey to Social Inclusion (J2SI) program.
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- Published August 2020
- Authors : Paul Flatau, Ami Seivwright, Zoe Callis, Monica Thielking, Jessica Mackelprang, Kathryn Taylor, Louise La Sala, Bronte McLeod and Jude Spiers
Market stewardship of the NDIS has been raised as a major concern by multiple levels of government. 'Information sharing as market stewardship in the NDIS' demonstrates how independent information services are already playing essential market stewardship functions.
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- Published March 2020
- Authors : Gemma Carey and Eleanor Malbon
The National Disability Services’ (NDS) Annual Market Survey has become one of the most important resources for understanding the state of the Australian disability sector, its challenges and opportunities.
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- Published 2019 and 2020
- Authors : Gemma Carey, Megan Weier, Helen Dickinson, Eleanor Malbon, Damon Alexander and Gordon Duff
Markets are important to the success of the National Disability Insurance Scheme as it is through diverse and robust disability markets that participants can exercise choice and control. Our research aims to develop a range of interventions that will help these markets to function effectively.
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- Published December 2019
- Authors : Daniel Reeders, Gemma Carey, Eleanor Malbon, Helen Dickinson, David Gilchrist, Gordon Duff, Satish Chand, Anne Kavanaugh and Damon Alexander
The Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) Program, led by Good Shepherd Microfinance on behalf of the Australian Government in partnership with CSI and EY, aims to increase financial inclusion and resilience in Australia by enabling participating organisations (FIAP Trailblazers) to take action.
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- Published July 2019
- Authors : Abigail Powell, Kristy Muir, Axelle Marjolin, Lena Etuk, Rebecca Reeve, Ioana Ramia, Archana Voola, Chelsea Raymond and Atia Fatimah
This report outlines why employment-focused social enterprises offer an alternative people-centred approach to mainstream employment solutions.
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- Published July 2019
- Authors : Jo Barraket, Joanne Qian and Emma Riseley
This report builds on previous work on financial resilience in Australia and represents the beginning of an exploration of the financial resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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- Published May 2019
- Authors : Megan Weier, Kylie Dolan, Abigail Powell, Kristy Muir and Amanda Young
Enterprising women contribute significantly to the global economy, yet there is a dearth of gender specific research. The Building Connections for Enterprising Women project addresses this gap, comparing the contexts for women’s entrepreneurship in a developed and developing economy.
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- Published December 2018
