In this update:

·         vocational training ·         gambling ·         state election ·         social enterprises ·         ATSI welfare ·         causes of death ·         osteoporosis ·         hospital waste disposal ·         juvenile justice

·         mobile child services ·         children & violence ·         home visiting ·         child maltreatment ·         school safety ·         youth support ·         personal financial management ·         disability statistics

·         disability insurance ·         mental health & ID ·         violence & disabilities ·         violence & women ·         homeless families ·         refugee youth homelessness ·         home modifications ·         supportive housing ·         retirement housing

	Skills for Prosperity: a roadmap for vocational education & training also Productivity Commission report Vocational Education and Training Workforce Skills Australia (May 2011)  The design and implementation of a mandatory pre-commitment system for electronic gaming machines First report Aus Parliament (May 2011) The 2010 Victorian State Election Research Paper An analysis of the Victorian state election which took place on 27 November 2010. This paper provides an overview of the election campaign, major policies, opinion polls data, the outcome of the election in both houses, and voter turnout Vic parliamentary Library (May 2011) Poll shows overwhelming preference for community-based public services When asked which type of organisation is best-placed to provide public services – including leisure, health and transport services – UK adults chose the following: •43% chose ‘A community business that reinvests its profits to improve services’ •36% chose ‘The government or public sector’ •4% chose ‘A business that makes profit for its owners and shareholders’ •3% chose ‘A charity’ UK Social Enterprise Coalition (May 2011) The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: an overview 2011 and the Indigenous observatory and ABS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing: A focus on children and youth AIHW (May 2011) Causes of Death, Australia, 2009 The leading cause of death in Australia in 2009 was heart disease...Deaths due to dementia and Alzheimer's disease have more than doubled over the past 10 years, accounting for 5.9% of all deaths in 2009 compared to 2.8% in 2000. ABS (May 2011) A snapshot of osteoporosis in Australia 2011 An estimated 692,000 Australians (3.4% of the total population) had doctordiagnosed cases of osteoporosis in 2007–08. AIHW (May 2011) Hospital Inpatient Waste Identification Tool a systematic method for hospital frontline clinical staff, members of the financial team, and leaders to identify clinical and operational waste and subsequently prioritize and implement waste reduction initiatives that will result in cost savings for the organization. US IHI (May 2011) Screening cautioned young people for further assessment & intervention The main objective of this study was to determine whether it is possible to predict which young people cautioned by police will reoffend, using information readily available at the time young offenders are cautioned. It was found that the risk of further offending could be predicted from the number of previous contacts, whether the caution was issued by police or a court, Indigenous status and gender. NSW BOCSAR (May 2011)
	Taking Services Beyond Boundaries: How the Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center Is Using Mobile CACs to Improve Care for Underserved Children and Their Families is a manual that explores the use of mobile child advocacy centers (CACs) and how they can bring services and resources to previously underserved victims of sexual abuse, including children and families. US American Bar (2010) Evidence-Based Practices for Children Exposed to Violence common characteristics have emerged in the findings that have been shown to support success or reduce the effectiveness of programs. more US OJJDP (Apr 2011) Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness Review review of the home visiting research literature and an assessment of the evidence of effectiveness for home visiting programs models that target families with pregnant women and children from birth to age 5. more US OPRE (2011) Young and Vulnerable: Children Five and Under Experience High Maltreatment Rates US data show children aged five and younger are at an ever greater risk for neglect than older children: almost 80 percent of all maltreatment victims in the younger age group experienced neglect in FFY2009, compared with two-thirds of children aged six and older. US Child trends (Apr 2011) Managing Student Safety  It is ...concerning that DEECD is not well placed to determine if there are school level or systemic issues that need to be addressed. Vic Audit (May 2011) Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet for Youth High School & College Age designed to help youth understand how economic difficulties may affect them and help you think about how they can cope during these uncertain times. US Child Trauma Stress network (2011) Approaches to personal money management findings are designed to help policy makers better understand how money is managed in Australia, to inform the development of new approaches to assist people in financial difficulty and to prevent people getting into such situations in the first place. Aus Faschia (May 2011) Disability, Australia, 2009  Four million people in Australia (18.5%) reported having a disability in 2009, ... This is a drop of 1.5 percentage points from the disability prevalence rate in 2003. Much of this decrease is due to a decline in the proportion of Australians disabled by physical health conditions, such as arthritis and heart disease ...there was an actual increase in the estimated number of people with disability from 2003 (3,958,300) and 2009 (4,026,200). ABS (May 2011)
	Does Disability Insurance Receipt Discourage Work? finds that labor force participation of the marginal entrant would be on average 21 percentage points greater in the absence of SSDI benefit receipt...the disincentive effect is not constant across individuals...a policy with the effect (intended or unintended) of relaxing access to SSDI benefits (regardless of impairment type) in the initial determination phase would lead to an increase in the program’s labor supply disincentive effect. US Rand (May 2011) The place of people with intellectual disability in mental health reform: position paper argues for enhanced joint planning by disability services and mental health services including development of a mandated shared case coordination capacity where intellectual disability and mental disorder co-exist. NSW CID (Apr 2011) Violence Against Women with Disabilities  makes recommendations about what can be done by a variety of stakeholders to end violence against women with disabilities, to motivate agencies dealing with violence against women to include prevention of violence against women with disabilities in their work, and to empower women with disabilities to protect themselves against violence. US CWPS (Apr 2011) Review of bystander approaches in support of preventing violence against women outlines the theories relating to bystander behaviour and examines a range of programs that are designed to increase prosocial bystander action. Vichealth (May 2011) More than a bed: Sydney’s homeless families speak out  It is estimated that homeless families currently account for between a quarter and a third of the homeless population in Australia. Wesley Mission (May 2011) A new way home: Refugee young people and homelessness in Australia  reveals that the profoundly under-recognised phenomenon of homelessness experienced by young people of refugee background is often hidden and does not match commonly held beliefs about homeless young people. J Social Inclusion (May 2011) Home Modifications and Their Impact on Waged Care Substitution suggests that home modifications are an under explored opportunity for substituting waged care through self care. NSW HACC (May 2011) Integrating FQHC Health Care Services with Permanent Supportive Housing in Los Angeles permanent, affordable housing linked to health, mental health, employment and other support services—is a proven, cost-effective way to end homelessness for people who face the most complex challenges. US CSH (2011) Planning and Delivering Continuing Care Retirement Communities Existing specialised provision of sheltered housing and residential care is no longer sufficient in terms of quality or quantity to meet the needs and expectations of the growing ageing population. also : Housing an Ageing Population - The Extra Care Solution UK Tetlow King (Apr 2011)