Research and Evaluation at BYS
Our research and evaluation centres the voices and experiences of young people and their children.
We actively collaborate and consult with young people, academics, sector partners, and community to address gaps in knowledge and identify emerging support needs and challenges impacting the wellbeing of young people. We are committed to using evidence to continually improve the effectiveness of our work with young people.
Innovation
Innovation ensures we continuously develop strategies, tools and programs to enhance the level of support available to vulnerable young people. Examples of this include:
Cross-Organisational data collection to measure and understand our impact.
Couch-surfing research to address a critical knowledge gaps.
A focus on the intersection of homelessness and violence in recognition of the complexity of working with intimate partner and family violence in a homelessness context.
Youth-led practice informed by our Youth Participation Strategy to ensure young people’s voices and experience guide our work.
Evaluated trials of new programs that enable young people to be diverted from or transition out of the homelessness system.