Report
Youth CONNECT Process Evaluation Report
University of the Sunshine Coast
2021
Abstract
Youth CONNECT is a social benefit bond contracted service operated by Churches of Christ Queensland and established in late 2017. The Social Benefit Bond Pilot Program was instigated by the Queensland Government to experiment with impact investment in Queensland. The program runs till May 2024 with an expected cohort of 300 young people in three large geographic areas centred on Logan, Ipswich and Townsville.
This process evaluation considered in detail the model of service delivery that Youth CONNECT uses to support highly vulnerable young people aged from 15 to 25 years. To be eligible a young person must have had at least one substantiated notification to Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs, with most having had extensive placements in out of home care, especially residential care, and/or Youth Justice, and are homeless or are at risk of homelessness. Referrals to Youth CONNECT are submitted by Youth Justice, Child Safety, Housing and Homelessness services and non-government organisations for approval by the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy (DCHDE) (previously Department of Housing and Public Works). Case managers provide intensive case management with caseloads of 20 young people.
This process evaluation reports on Youth CONNECT activities up to 31 December 2020, of young people who were referred between inception and 30 September 2020. The process evaluation includes analysis of feedback from over 80 stakeholders through interviews, focus groups and surveys, as well as analysis of administrative data collected on the client management database.
Details
- Title
- Youth CONNECT Process Evaluation Report
- Authors
- Philip Crane (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
- Publication details
- 264 pages
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date published
- 2021
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99611508202621
- Output Type
- Report
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