Phillip Mendes

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May 8, 2022

Homelessness is common for teens leaving out‑of‑home‑care. We need to extend care until they are at least 21

Phillip Mendes, Monash University

Most exit the out-of-home care system at 18, or younger, without ongoing support.

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September 2, 2020

Indigenous children are leaving out‑of‑home care to uncertain futures. This is the support they need

Phillip Mendes, Monash University; Bernadette Josephine Saunders, Monash University; Jacinta Walsh, Monash University; Lena Turnbull, Monash University; Rachel Standfield, The University of Melbourne, and Samone McCurdy, Monash University

Our study of Indigenous young people leaving out-of-home care has identified major deficits in programs designed to help them transition to adulthood.

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February 25, 2020

‘I don’t want anybody to see me using it’: cashless welfare cards do more harm than good

Greg Marston, The University of Queensland; Michelle Peterie, The University of Queensland; Phillip Mendes, Monash University, and Zoe Staines, The University of Queensland

The first independent, multisite study of compulsory income management in Australia suggest little evidence to support political enthusiasm to extend the policy.

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Homelessness is common for teens leaving out‑of‑home‑care. We need to extend care until they are at least 21

Indigenous children are leaving out‑of‑home care to uncertain futures. This is the support they need

‘I don’t want anybody to see me using it’: cashless welfare cards do more harm than good

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