Australian Homelessness Cohort Consortium
Synopsis
Most Australian children and adolescents thrive, with very good health and wellbeing and high life expectancy. However, those who are at risk of or who experience homelessness face major adversity that impacts their health and development, life expectancy, and life chances.
The Australian Homelessness Cohort Consortium has been established to better understand pathways to homelessness, both within and across generations. Specifically, we are investigating questions relating to:
a) rates and patterns of homelessness, and
b) modifiable social determinants that place children, adolescents and adults at increased/reduced risk of homelessness.
Summary
| Consortium name | Australian Homelessness Cohort Consortium |
| Abbreviation | AHCC |
| Current principal investigator/s | A/Prof Jess Heerde |
| Project Members | Prof Craig Olsson, Prof Susan Sawyer. Other project members TBD. |
| Project Contact | A/Prof Jess Heerde |
| Postal address |
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne 50 Flemington Road, Parkville VIC 3052 |
| Phone | +61 407 339 319 |
| Primary Institution | The University of Melbourne |
| Collaborating Institution/s |
Mudoch Children’s Research Institute. Deakin University. Other collaborating institutions TBD |
| Major funding sources | A/Prof Heerde is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant (GNT2007722). She also holds a Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship awarded by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS) at The University of Melbourne. |
| Study website | N/A |
| Protocol paper | A protocol paper is currently being drafted. |
| Year commenced | 2024 |
| Australian cohorts |
International Youth Development Study (AUS arm) Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study Child to Adult Transition Study Australian Temperament Project |
| International cohorts | International Youth Development Study (US arm) |
| Ethics approvals or requirements? | Ethics approval will be sought once all participating cohorts are finalised |
Cohorts
| Cohort name | Year commenced | Age at commencement | Eligible sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Youth Development Study | 2002 | ||
| 2000 Stories: Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study | 1992 | ||
| Childhood to Adult Transition Study | 2012 | ||
| Australian Temperament Project | 1983 |