Launching the Queensland edition of Parity Magazine

Mar 21, 2018
Launching the Queensland Edition of the Parity Magazine
The Parity Magazine “Responding to homelessness in Queensland” was launched on 15 March 2018 by the Department of Housing and Public Works.
This edition of the magazine included nine articles by BYS and collaborators focused on youth homelessness, demonstrating the breadth of BYS’ work and evidence informed practice. Congratulations to all contributors.

The Benefits of Good Governance | 19
Helen Wood, Chair, Brisbane Youth Service Board


Sustaining Young Tenancies: | 90
An Innovative Program to Prevent Homelessness
Dr Nicola Brackertz, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) and Adam Barnes, Brisbane Youth Service


We are not all the same: | 93
Exploring Difference in Young People’s Experiences of Couch Surfing Versus Sleeping Rough
Rhianon Vichta and Katie Hail-Jares, Brisbane Youth Service


The Recovery Orientation Model in Action: | 96
How Meaningful Change Can, and Does, Happen for Homeless Young People
Jacqui de la Rue, Brisbane Youth Service


Creating Digital Pathways Out of Homelessness: | 101
Digital Technology Design for Young People, Wellbeing and Engagement with Support
Rhianon Vichta, Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) and Dr Karleen Gwinner, Adjunct Research Fellow, Latrobe University, Health Sciences


The Ethical Dimension of Fundraising | 104
in the Homelessness Sector
Laura Watson, Brisbane Youth Service


Creating Community: | 105
Developing a Group Work Model for Young Women with an Experience of Homelessness
Laura Christie, Brisbane Youth Service Centre for Young Women


Using Art Therapy as a Tool for | 107
Relationship Management in Supported Residential Settings for Homeless Young People
Kristin Penhaligon and Tara Harriden, Brisbane Youth Service


Intimate Partner Violence and Homelessness: | 113
Young Women Lost in the Intersectionality
Rhianon Vichta and Ashleigh Husband, Brisbane Youth Service