Paul Flatau
Biographic Data
| ID | 4413209 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul Flatau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul |
| FAMILY NAME | Flatau |
| SIGNATURE | FLATAU P |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Western Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9547-4297 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Service Pathways and Outcomes of Holistic Programs Supporting Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Substance use and posttraumatic stress disorder: 12‐Month outcomes among adults experiencing chronic homelessness in Australia
Perspectives of socioeconomically disadvantaged parents on their children's coping during Covid‐19: Implications for practice
Disruptions caused by COVID‐19 have the potential to create long‐term negative impacts on children's well‐being and development, especially among socioeconomically disadvantaged children. However, we know little about how socioeconomically disadvantaged families are coping with the pandemic, nor the types of support needed. This study presents qualitative analysis of responses to an open‐ended question asking parents how children are coping with …
When trauma violates trust: PTSD symptoms among chronically homeless adults in Australia
Trauma involving violation of trust, or betrayal trauma, plays a significant role in the lifetime trajectories of homeless adults. This study investigates this type of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity in the chronically homeless population. The sample consisted of 77 adults with a history of trauma and chronic homelessness in Melbourne, Australia. Using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview Traumatic Eve…
Women sleeping rough: The health, social and economic costs of homelessness
This study seeks to assess the health, social and economic outcomes associated with rough sleeping among women and compare those outcomes with those of (1) men sleeping rough, and (2) women experiencing other forms of homelessness (such as being housed in temporary supported accommodation due to family and domestic violence). The paper analyses survey data using the Vulnerability Index-Service Prioritization Decision Analysis Tool (VI-SPDAT) coll…
Trauma involving violation of trust and mental health help seeking among homeless adults
Objective Lack of trust in others is a barrier to mental health help seeking and may be a consequence of trauma exposure, which is highly prevalent among people who experience homelessness. This study examined the association between trauma involving violation of trust and mental health help seeking.Method This study was a secondary analysis of data collected for a randomised controlled trial comparing a 3-year homelessness intervention with stan…
Food Insecurity and Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Australia
Research on food insecurity in Australia has typically relied on a single-item measure and finds that approximately 5% of the population experiences food insecurity. This research also finds that demographic characteristics such as household composition and marital status affect levels of food insecurity, independent of income level. The present study examines the prevalence and correlates of food insecurity in a cohort (n = 400) of people experi…
The drivers of high health and justice costs among a cohort young homeless people in Australia
Our study utilizes Australian survey evidence to estimate the heath and justice costs of a cohort of young homeless people. Health and justice costs for young homeless people are highly skewed with median costs well below mean costs. This is particularly true of justice costs resulting from a relatively high proportion of young homeless people having no interaction with the justice system. Having a diagnosed mental health condition is a primary d…
A mixed methods randomised control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the journey to social inclusion – phase 2 intervention for chronically homeless adults: Study protocol
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12616000162415 (retrospectively registered 10-February-2016)
What drives the high health care costs of the homeless
Existing research demonstrates that mean health care costs incurred by those experiencing homelessness are high. However, high mean health care costs mask the fact that a sizeable number of people experiencing homelessness incur low costs and that very high costs are driven by a minority of the homeless population. This paper examines health care costs estimated from two Australian surveys of those experiencing homelessness undertaken by the auth…
A place to call home: Study protocol for a longitudinal, mixed methods evaluation of two housing first adaptations in Sydney, Australia
This study will systematically evaluate the efficacy of a scatter site model (Platform 70) and a congregated model (Common Ground) of the Housing First approach; an examination that has not yet been made either in Australia or internationally. A clear strength of the study is its timing. It was designed and implemented as the programs in question themselves were introduced. Moreover, the programs were introduced when the Australian Government, wi…
What is the (Net) Cost to Government of Homelessness Programs
Homelessness programs may improve the health, well‐being, financial security, labour market and housing outcomes of clients. This, in turn, may result in decreased utilisation of health and justice services, reduced child residential care costs, lower housing management costs, lower income support payments and higher revenue from increased income tax payments. When costed, such impacts represent whole‐of‐government savings or cost offsets to the …
Leaving the parental home in Australia over the generations: Evidence from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (Hilda) Survey
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Programme Impacts on Housing Affordability in Australia: Microsimulation Model Estimates
Growing concern about a lack of rental housing affordable to low-income Australian households has prompted consideration of possible policy interventions. This paper estimates the potential housing market impacts of a tax credit targeted on rental housing affordable to low-income Australian households. The study finds that existing landlords in low-income rental housing benefit from a one-third or more reduction in their effective tax burdens. If…
Leaving the parental home in Australia over the generations: Evidence from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (Hilda) Survey
Women sleeping rough: The health, social and economic costs of homelessness
This study seeks to assess the health, social and economic outcomes associated with rough sleeping among women and compare those outcomes with those of (1) men sleeping rough, and (2) women experiencing other forms of homelessness (such as being housed in temporary supported accommodation due to family and domestic violence). The paper analyses survey data using the Vulnerability Index-Service Prioritization Decision Analysis Tool (VI-SPDAT) coll…
What is the (Net) Cost to Government of Homelessness Programs
Homelessness programs may improve the health, well‐being, financial security, labour market and housing outcomes of clients. This, in turn, may result in decreased utilisation of health and justice services, reduced child residential care costs, lower housing management costs, lower income support payments and higher revenue from increased income tax payments. When costed, such impacts represent whole‐of‐government savings or cost offsets to the …
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Programme Impacts on Housing Affordability in Australia: Microsimulation Model Estimates
Growing concern about a lack of rental housing affordable to low-income Australian households has prompted consideration of possible policy interventions. This paper estimates the potential housing market impacts of a tax credit targeted on rental housing affordable to low-income Australian households. The study finds that existing landlords in low-income rental housing benefit from a one-third or more reduction in their effective tax burdens. If…
What drives the high health care costs of the homeless
Existing research demonstrates that mean health care costs incurred by those experiencing homelessness are high. However, high mean health care costs mask the fact that a sizeable number of people experiencing homelessness incur low costs and that very high costs are driven by a minority of the homeless population. This paper examines health care costs estimated from two Australian surveys of those experiencing homelessness undertaken by the auth…
Service Pathways and Outcomes of Holistic Programs Supporting Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
The drivers of high health and justice costs among a cohort young homeless people in Australia
Our study utilizes Australian survey evidence to estimate the heath and justice costs of a cohort of young homeless people. Health and justice costs for young homeless people are highly skewed with median costs well below mean costs. This is particularly true of justice costs resulting from a relatively high proportion of young homeless people having no interaction with the justice system. Having a diagnosed mental health condition is a primary d…
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Programme Impacts on Housing Affordability in Australia: Microsimulation Model Estimates
Growing concern about a lack of rental housing affordable to low-income Australian households has prompted consideration of possible policy interventions. This paper estimates the potential housing market impacts of a tax credit targeted on rental housing affordable to low-income Australian households. The study finds that existing landlords in low-income rental housing benefit from a one-third or more reduction in their effective tax burdens. If…
Leaving the parental home in Australia over the generations: Evidence from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (Hilda) Survey
What is the (Net) Cost to Government of Homelessness Programs
Homelessness programs may improve the health, well‐being, financial security, labour market and housing outcomes of clients. This, in turn, may result in decreased utilisation of health and justice services, reduced child residential care costs, lower housing management costs, lower income support payments and higher revenue from increased income tax payments. When costed, such impacts represent whole‐of‐government savings or cost offsets to the …
A place to call home: Study protocol for a longitudinal, mixed methods evaluation of two housing first adaptations in Sydney, Australia
This study will systematically evaluate the efficacy of a scatter site model (Platform 70) and a congregated model (Common Ground) of the Housing First approach; an examination that has not yet been made either in Australia or internationally. A clear strength of the study is its timing. It was designed and implemented as the programs in question themselves were introduced. Moreover, the programs were introduced when the Australian Government, wi…
What drives the high health care costs of the homeless
Existing research demonstrates that mean health care costs incurred by those experiencing homelessness are high. However, high mean health care costs mask the fact that a sizeable number of people experiencing homelessness incur low costs and that very high costs are driven by a minority of the homeless population. This paper examines health care costs estimated from two Australian surveys of those experiencing homelessness undertaken by the auth…
A mixed methods randomised control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the journey to social inclusion – phase 2 intervention for chronically homeless adults: Study protocol
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12616000162415 (retrospectively registered 10-February-2016)
Food Insecurity and Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Australia
Research on food insecurity in Australia has typically relied on a single-item measure and finds that approximately 5% of the population experiences food insecurity. This research also finds that demographic characteristics such as household composition and marital status affect levels of food insecurity, independent of income level. The present study examines the prevalence and correlates of food insecurity in a cohort (n = 400) of people experi…
The drivers of high health and justice costs among a cohort young homeless people in Australia
Our study utilizes Australian survey evidence to estimate the heath and justice costs of a cohort of young homeless people. Health and justice costs for young homeless people are highly skewed with median costs well below mean costs. This is particularly true of justice costs resulting from a relatively high proportion of young homeless people having no interaction with the justice system. Having a diagnosed mental health condition is a primary d…
When trauma violates trust: PTSD symptoms among chronically homeless adults in Australia
Trauma involving violation of trust, or betrayal trauma, plays a significant role in the lifetime trajectories of homeless adults. This study investigates this type of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity in the chronically homeless population. The sample consisted of 77 adults with a history of trauma and chronic homelessness in Melbourne, Australia. Using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview Traumatic Eve…
Women sleeping rough: The health, social and economic costs of homelessness
This study seeks to assess the health, social and economic outcomes associated with rough sleeping among women and compare those outcomes with those of (1) men sleeping rough, and (2) women experiencing other forms of homelessness (such as being housed in temporary supported accommodation due to family and domestic violence). The paper analyses survey data using the Vulnerability Index-Service Prioritization Decision Analysis Tool (VI-SPDAT) coll…
Trauma involving violation of trust and mental health help seeking among homeless adults
Objective Lack of trust in others is a barrier to mental health help seeking and may be a consequence of trauma exposure, which is highly prevalent among people who experience homelessness. This study examined the association between trauma involving violation of trust and mental health help seeking.Method This study was a secondary analysis of data collected for a randomised controlled trial comparing a 3-year homelessness intervention with stan…
Substance use and posttraumatic stress disorder: 12‐Month outcomes among adults experiencing chronic homelessness in Australia
Perspectives of socioeconomically disadvantaged parents on their children's coping during Covid‐19: Implications for practice
Disruptions caused by COVID‐19 have the potential to create long‐term negative impacts on children's well‐being and development, especially among socioeconomically disadvantaged children. However, we know little about how socioeconomically disadvantaged families are coping with the pandemic, nor the types of support needed. This study presents qualitative analysis of responses to an open‐ended question asking parents how children are coping with …
Service Pathways and Outcomes of Holistic Programs Supporting Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Medicine (13 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (8 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (7 works) · Mental health (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Political science (6 works)