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    Research & Policy Submissions

    MCM undertakes purposeful advocacy at all levels – government, private sector and community. We work closely with the sector to advocate for positive social change.

    You can read our policy and research submissions below.

    There are 44 documents available to download

    • Stories of the Suburbs: The lived-experience of social exclusion in 10 Melbourne suburbs

      Research Document
      April 2015

      PDF | 5.3 MB

      Drawing on publicly available data, including selected agency and government reports, case studies, and interviews, this report offers ‘snapshots’ of how social exclusion is manifested in 10 Melbourne suburbs and sheds light on the structural, economic, cultural and physical factors that lead to the exclusion of some Victorians from mainstream society.

      Authors

      Deborah Fewster (MCM), and Paola Bilbrough (Synergistiq)

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    • Passport to a Positive Future – summary evaluation

      Research Summary
      April 2015

      PDF | 1.8 MB

      A brief snapshot of the key findings from The Victoria Institute's 12-month evaluation of the Melbourne Academy.

      Authors

      Associate Professor Kitty Te Riele, Associate Professor Merryn Davies, Dr Alison Baker and Luke Swain, The Victoria Institute, Victoria University

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    • Flexible and Alternative Education: Hearing the voices of young people

      Research Document
      September 2014

      PDF | 1.6 MB

      Exploring the education experiences of 13 young people from four flexible learning settings in Melbourne through qualitative, in-depth interviews.

      Authors

      Nicholas Johns

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    • No Vacancy Best Practice Framework for Youth Refuge

      Research Document
      January 2012

      PDF | 815.6 KB

      Melbourne City Mission's Best Practice Framework for Youth Refuge, including opportunities to improve youth refuges in Victoria.

      Authors

      Sam Barrett, Morgan Cataldo and Juliet Frizzell

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