Child Care and Family Service Hubs Impact Study in Rural and Regional Communities [ 2004-04-22 - 2008-03-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr C Patterson (Chief Investigator) ,  Prof Collette Tayler (Chief Investigator) ,  Professor Ann Farrell (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Robin Sullivan (Partner Investigator) ,  Mr Barrie Elvish (Partner Investigator)
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Brief description Child Care and Family Service Hubs Impact Study in Rural and Regional Communities. Integration of childcare, health, education and family support services is claimed to be an effective strategy for enhancing outcomes and building community social capital. Despite international activity around integrating services, particularly in rural/regional locations, there exist no well-validated models of service integration and no clear means of measuring the impact on local communities. In collaboration with five government and community agencies we will trace the development of rural multi-services hubs in Queensland, validate 'best-practice' models and produce a multi-dimensional measure to assess community impact. Potential benefits include a 'toolkit' for facilitating service, tracking interventions and building community social capital.

Funding Amount $120,000

Funding Scheme Linkage Projects

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