SA’s Regionalisation project
A Homelessness Strategy Initiative
Homelessness and Violence
Against Women
Collaborations in regions across
South Australia
Ingrid Scicluna
Ph: 08 8207 0121 | ingrid.scicluna@dcsi.sa.gov.au
The Regionalisation project:
• Brings together local services supporting people experiencing
homelessness & domestic & Aboriginal family violence
• Provides a means for stakeholders to come together to brainstorm
ideas about addressing homelessness and violence against women
in their region
• Identifies local leaders to drive the Collaboration
• Supports the Collaboration to build and invest in their communities
• Brings together regional Collaborations from across SA
What does the project team do?
• Begins with a mapping exercise & consults with existing groups
• Conducts regional workshops to engage stakeholders, identify
priority areas & strategies for action
Supports the development of a clear:
• Terms of Reference - describing the purpose, structure and direction
of the Collaboration
• Regional Action Plan - explaining how the Collaboration will work
together to achieve the actions
Who’s involved ?
Stakeholders responding to people experiencing or at risk of
Homelessness and Domestic & Aboriginal Family Violence all bring
skills, ideas & resources to a Collaboration.
• Homelessness and Domestic & Aboriginal Family Violence Services
• Government Departments – focusing on housing, child protection,
education, mental health, drug & alcohol, employment, etc.
• SAPOL & Local Councils
• Other non government services - Youth Centres, ATSI & CALD
specific services etc.
What do Homelessness and Violence Against
Women Collaborations do?
• Services come together to respond to local homelessness & VAW
issues in their region
• Develop Regional Action Plans to guide their work
• Working Groups focus on key areas of work e.g Youth
Homelessness, Boarding houses, Aboriginal Homelessness, VAW &
Violence Against Communities
• Share regional training opportunities
• Look for opportunities to improve the way services work together –
both regionally and across SA
• Report gaps in service delivery that are not able to be solved at a
regional level to Homelessness Strategic Group (HSG)
What was important to consider?
• A shared understanding of the purpose of the Collaboration was
required
• Acknowledgement of existing Collaborations, networks & working
groups
• Support existing strategies and plans
• A need to develop a partnership with the Office for Women to
implement the VAW Collaborations
• Collaboration in country areas and metropolitan areas
South Australia’s Homelessness and Violence Against Women Collaboration’s
Regions
Collaborations
Working Groups
Regions to be explored
Inner
Northern
Outer
Northern
Homelessness Strategic Group
HVAC – Homelessness & Violence
Against Community
Far
North
Western
Eastern
Adelaide &
Statewide
Services
Eyre
&
Western
Outer
Northern
Domestic
Violence
Reference
Group
Western
HVAW
Collaboration
Lands
Coober
Pedy
HVAC
Inner Nthrn
HVAW
Collaboratio
n
Inner Nthrn
Boarding
House Group
Inner Nthrn
Youth
Working
Group
Yorke &
Mid North
Fleurieu/
Kangaro
o
Island
Limeston
e
Coast
Inner Nthrn
VAW
Working
Group
Port
Augusta
HVAC
Eyre
Housing
Round
Table
Housing
Round
Table
Housing
Round
Table
(Strategic)
(Operational)
Inner Nthrn
Homelessness
Working Group
Port
Lincoln
HVAW
Specialist
Assistance
School
Working Group
Housing
Round
Table
Murray
Bridge
Outer
Southern
Inner Sthrn
Homelessness
Collaboration
KI
Community
Service
Forum
Housing
Round Table
(Strategic)
Whyalla
Inner
Souther
n
Murray
Mallee
Riverland
Communit
y
Services
Alliance
Port Pirie/
Yorke
Peninsula
HVAW
APY
HVAW – Homelessness &
Violence Against Women
VAW – Violence Against Women
Onkaparinga
Collaborative
Approach
Homelessness
Collaboration
(Operational)
Ceduna
Community
Services
Round
Table
Streetlink
Working
Party
Limestone
VAW
Risk &
Homelessness
Vulnerability
Collaboration
Group
Communication
Strategy
Group
Suicide
Prevention
Strategy
Collaboration benefits
• Improved awareness of the range of services available for clients
• Coordinated services at a regional & statewide level –
understanding the Specialist Homelessness Service system
• A shared understanding of the issues that are specific to a particular
region
• Provides a space for prevention work to be undertaken
• Provides opportunity for new and emerging issues to be discussed
Real life Examples
• Inner North – Collecting & analysing service data to identify the gaps
for clients/ looking at a supportive housing mentoring program
• Western- Facilitated a White ribbon luncheon with the local council
/working towards a VAW information mobile phone application
• Limestone Coast – Brings community services together through a
range of working groups
• Coober Pedy – Working together to develop a homelessness
service model
• All organisations use SA Community website
• 1800 Respect ‘dunny door’ campaign across the state
Project Challenges
• Needs a focussed worker to get the collaboration up and going
• Promotion of the Collaboration concept to attract stakeholders to be
involved
• Achieve a shared purpose & stay focussed
• Understand that implementation can be challenging
• Identify opportunities for smaller agencies to actively participate including the community
• Maintaining commitment & avoid it being a ‘talk fest”!
The future
• Communication and information sharing
• Showcasing projects/ best practice models
• Sharing resources
• High Risk & Vulnerability groups(Joint Case Management)
• Linking it to service core business
• Forums for Chairs of Collaborations – twice per year?
• Links to Regionalism – Re-Imagine
Thank you
Any Questions ?
Ingrid Scicluna
Ph: 08 8207 0121 | ingrid.scicluna@dcsi.sa.gov.au