Social inclusion 2008

 

Compendium of Social Inclusion Indicators

This Compendium of Social Inclusion Indicators contributes first steps towards comprehensive performance measurement and evaluation of social inclusion in Australia. It draws a picture of how people are doing on issues such as income, access to the job market, social supports and networks, effects of the local neighbourhood, access to services and health. The Social Inclusion Board welcomes comments on the Compendium and input on how best to measure social inclusion in Australia.www.socialinclusion.gov.au/AusGov/Pages/default.aspx

 

National Mental Health and Disability Consultation

During 2008, representatives of the Australian Social Inclusion Board met with several peak national bodies in the mental health and disability sector to discuss issues in the Board’s key priority areas: jobless families with children, children at greatest risk of disadvantage and taking a locational approach. This paper also includes summary findings from the Telling it like it is report: Community consultations with Aboriginal people with disability and their associates throughout NSW, 2004/05. www.socialinclusion.gov.au/AusGov/Board/Documents/FindingsNov08.pdf

 

Building Community Resilience

This brochure is how to build inclusive and resilient communities. It explains resilience and vulnerability, outlines principles for building resilience and ideas for how to apply them and provides some examples from Australia and overseas, along with links to useful resources. www.socialinclusion.gov.au/AusGov/Board/Pages/default.aspx

 

The Illawarra Forum  Conference on  Social Inclusion was held on 17 October 2008 in Jamberoo. The day explored these questions:

• How will the current ideas about social inclusion influence our work in the community sector?

• Or how may we influence those ideas?

Download the Conference Statement on Social Inclusion in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven

Download the Conference powerpoint presentation from Peter Saunders, Social Policy Research Centre, Uni NSW. He spoke about his research in 'The Left Out and Missing Out Project which looked at poverty, disadvantage and social inclusion.

Download the Conference paper from Narelle Clay, CEO Southern Youth and Family Services, who looked at how services for young people at risk of homelessness change their lives.

Download the Conference paper from Lynne Keevers, social researcher who applied the ideas of social inclusion to the grass roots reality of community work.

The Minister for Social Inclusion, Julia Gillard has released a research paper prepared by the Australian Institute of Family Studies to help improve social inclusion in the Australian community. To download the report click on the link http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/documents/AIFS_Social_inclusion_report_pdf.htm

The ‘Our Voices Our Communities’ (OVOC) action research project investigates the contribution small, local community groups make to the health and well being of the Illawarra community. Click here to download

You can download the Australian Services Union discussion paper 'Building Social Inclusion' at http://www.asu.asn.au/media/sacs/20070504_socialinclusion.html