National Homelessness Conference
Program

Agenda

2027 agenda announced, with more speakers coming soon.

Responding to Complexity

  • Facilitator: Rachael Hill, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Qualified By Lived Experience (QBLE)

Join Dr Sam Tsemberis, Chief Executive Officer, Pathways Housing First Institute and creator of the Housing First model, as he explores the successes and challenges of implementing Housing First in the USA.

  • Dr Sam Tsemberis, Chief Executive Officer, Pathways Housing First Institute

Delivering Housing First in the Australian context

  • Leah Watkins, Senior Advisor Impact and Advocacy, Housing First Community of Practice
  • Ewan Higgs, Housing Services Program Manager, Hobart City Mission
  • What systems change is needed to drive better outcomes in people’s complex lives?
  • What role can local coordination play in building the supports to scaffold complexity?
  • How can resourcing from parallel service systems like the NDIS and mental health meet people’s support needs?
  • Facilitator: Kate Colvin, Chief Executive Officer, Homelessness Australia
  • Sherri Bruinhout, Chief Executive Officer, Launch Housing
  • Nicola Ballenden, Executive Director Strategy, Engagement and Housing Transformation, Mind Australia
12.20
Concurrent sessions

Learning from success: New ACCO services

Sessions to be announced.

First Nations Homelessness in Focus

Development of the Culture Our Way framework and how this supports cultural safety being embedded at every level, across the whole client journey and collective accountability for ensuring Aboriginal people experience culturally safe and responsive services.

  • Patricia Cotton, Chief Executive Officer, Yangadlitya Indigenous Corporation
3.10
Concurrent sessions

Responding to overwhelming demand

  • Brief intervention: Not everyone needs case managementKylie Adams, Acting Senior Operations Manager, Homelessness Services, Lutheran Care
  • Supporting staff and achieving good consumer outcomes at high volume homelessness entry pointsMaidie Graham, Head of Homelessness and Social Inclusion Programs, Uniting Vic Tas
  • Building sustainable tenancies through collaborative allocationsMike Byrne, Regional Coordinator, NT Shelter

Responding to Increased Demand