Investing in Our Future: Children's Journey Through Homelessness and Child Protection: A Scan of the Literature, Policy and Practice

The purpose of this project is to foster cross-disciplinary discussion amongst researchers, policy makers and practitioners from which research directions and ultimately research questions can be formulated. To provide a basis for discussion, a scan of the literature examining the relationship between homelessness and child protection was undertaken.

This scan highlights both the scope and limitation of discussion around the relationship between homelessness and child protection. While it is acknowledged that as yet there is no robust Australian data to highlight children's journeys or pathways between homelessness and child protection or vice versa, existing evidence points to the likelihood that some families, particularly those with multiple and complex needs, are both homeless and in contact with a child protection system.

To read the report visit the Australian Centre for Child Protection publications page.