Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Fitting the model to the family: an innovative safe refuge model for women and children
Other Titles:	Parity
Authors:	Oberin, Julie Marchingo, Ken
Keywords:	Housing;Interagency work
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Council to Homeless Persons
Citation:	16 (2), March 2003
Notes:	Outlines the key elements of a programme developed by Annie North Women’s Refuge and Domestic Violence Service and the Loddon Mallee Housing Service, that aims to bridge the divide between transitional and crisis accommodation for women with children escaping domestic violence. The tendency for welfare services to require clients to ‘fit the model’ rather than attempting to mould the service to meet the needs of clients is highlighted, as is the scarcity of resources available for developing new and innovative modes of service delivery. Essentially the programme aims to provide an integrated and coordinated alternative to existing services by combining the support and housing functions of the two agencies – the result is that families in crisis are able to stay in the one place until safe and secure housing is found.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14864
ISSN:	1032-6170
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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