Dying and Homelessness in Australia: We Must Measure It Better

By David Pearson, CEO, Australian Alliance to End Homelessness, Shannen Vallesi, Research Associate, School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia and Lisa Wood, Associate Professor, School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia.

You can’t change what you don’t measure — so goes the saying. We frequently measure metrics such as the unemployment rate and road fatalities, which in turn, are used to drive government policy and budget decisions. However, there remains a vast gap in our knowledge base about dying homeless in Australia. And without concrete evidence, how can you drive and measure change?

This article was originally published in Parity magazine. Read the full story or download the PDF below.