Melissa Savaglio
Biographic Data
| ID | 6243717 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Savaglio |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Savaglio |
| SIGNATURE | SAVAGLIO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4414-1214 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Implementation Determinants of Transition Planning in Residential Out-of-Home Care for Young People with Disability and from Multicultural and Multifaith Backgrounds
Transition planning is mandated to support young people (YP) in residential out-of-home care (OoHC) to prepare them for independent living by age 18. Yet, it often falls short of meeting YP’s developmental and material needs, particularly for overrepresented cohorts with additional and intersecting needs. Two such cohorts are those living with disability and those from multicultural and multifaith (MCMF) backgrounds. The overall aim of this study…
Assessing the Quality of Transition Plans in Out‐of‐Home Care
Despite transition planning practices for young people (YP) in out‐of‐home care (OoHC), many continue to experience inequities after care, suggesting that intended outcomes are not being achieved. In Victoria, Australia, a Care and Transition Plan (transition plan(s)) document is the primary mandated tool to capture YP's transition goals, actions and supports for leaving care. The quality of the transition plans may play a critical role in shapin…
Using Intervention Mapping to co-design a psychosocial service with youth experiencing mental illness
Descriptions of service development processes in the youth mental health sector are lacking. Further, youth with lived experience of mental illness are rarely involved in service design. Intervention Mapping (IM) is a well-established framework for program development, implementation and evaluation, yet its applicability in the youth mental health sector is unknown. This paper describes the use of IM methodology to co-design and develop a psychos…
What are youth refuge practice models and how effective are they in improving outcomes for youth experiencing homelessness? A systematic narrative review
A Controlled Evaluation of a Psychosocial Outreach Support Program for Adults with Severe Mental Illness
Objective: Serious mental illness (SMI) remains a leading cause of disability worldwide. However, there is limited Australian evidence of community-based programs to enhance the psychosocial wellbeing of adults experiencing SMI. Foundations is a long-term community-based psychosocial outreach support program delivered in Tasmania, Australia. A longitudinal non-randomised controlled trial was conducted to examine the effectiveness of the Foundatio…
Meeting the nutrition and physical activity needs of young people in residential out-of-home care
Health outcomes for young people living in residential out-of-home care are poor. There has been increased emphasis on the need to prioritize preventative support and upskill residential care workers to better meet young people's health needs. The aim of this study was to examine the food quality and physical activity environment in residential care houses in Victoria, Australia prior to staff undertaking Healthy Eating, Active Living Matters (HE…
A mixed-method evaluation of Cradle to Kinder
Cradle to Kinder is an Australian intensive, long-term, home visitation program that supports young families experiencing multiple stressors, including poverty, family violence, mental illness, substance use, childhood trauma, intellectual disability, child projection involvement, teenage pregnancy, or social isolation, which places them at high risk of child removal. The program adopts a multidisciplinary, whole-of-family and trauma-informed app…
Community‐based models of alcohol and other drug support for First Nations peoples in Australia
The extent to which non-conditional housing programs improve housing and well-being outcomes
Using Intervention Mapping to Develop a Workplace Digital Health Intervention for Preconception, Pregnant, and Postpartum Women
Digital health interventions that specifically target working women across the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum (PPP) life stages may address the unique barriers to engaging in healthy lifestyle behaviours and self-care during this life phase. This paper describes the development of a workplace digital health intervention to promote healthy lifestyles and wellbeing for PPP women working at a community service organization in Australia. Int…
Using a realist lens to understand the Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification Response in the first year of implementation — Towards a better understanding of practice
MacKillop Family Services’ Family Preservation and Reunification Response for Vulnerable Families—Protocol for an Effectiveness-Implementation Study
International evidence supports the effect of intensive family preservation and reunification services in preventing children's placement in out-of-home care (OOHC). Evidence within Australia is scarce. This protocol paper describes a hybrid effectiveness-implementation evaluation of the Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification (FPR) Response implemented by MacKillop Family Services. Participants include families engaged in the program and…
The implementation of Australian Youth Mentoring Programmes
In recent years, youth mentoring programmes (YMPs) have received significant attention as an intervention tool delivered to young people with the aim of fostering positive psychosocial development. The aim of the current study was to conduct a needs assessment that examined the current trends in YMPs across Australia to inform their implementation. Utilizing the COM-B model, a mixed-method design that consisted of an exploratory survey administer…
I’m dealing with all these health issues that could have been addressed when I was younger’. Delivery of health services to Australian young people in out‐of‐home care
Care-experienced young people demonstrate significantly poor physical, social and mental health outcomes during and beyond their time in care, yet they have rarely been consulted or included in research examining their health needs to date. This qualitative paper explores care-experienced young people's perceptions of health in care, including accessing healthcare and interacting with health professionals. The research methodology was informed by…
Barriers to nutrition and physical activity participation for Australian children in foster and kinship care
Systematic Review of School-Wide Trauma-Informed Approaches
Are the voices of young people living in out-of-home care represented in research examining their health
Surviving not thriving”
Children in care (CiC) experience poorer health outcomes than their same-aged peers without an experience of care. Despite growing recognition of the importance of listening to the voices of children and young people (YP), to date, the voices of CiC are not well represented in research examining their health. This study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of health among YP who have previously lived in care. A co-design approach was …
Problematic Eating Interventions in Out-of-Home Care
Problematic eating interventions targeting young people living in out-of-home care (OoHC) have been neglected. Therefore, the aim of this narrative literature review was threefold: (1) to identify the state of the literature regarding interventions that address subclinical and clinical problematic eating behaviours among young people in OoHC; (2) to evaluate problematic eating interventions that have been developed for young people in the general…
Understanding problematic eating in out-of-home care
Understanding problematic eating in out-of-home care
Problematic Eating Interventions in Out-of-Home Care
Problematic eating interventions targeting young people living in out-of-home care (OoHC) have been neglected. Therefore, the aim of this narrative literature review was threefold: (1) to identify the state of the literature regarding interventions that address subclinical and clinical problematic eating behaviours among young people in OoHC; (2) to evaluate problematic eating interventions that have been developed for young people in the general…
I’m dealing with all these health issues that could have been addressed when I was younger’. Delivery of health services to Australian young people in out‐of‐home care
Care-experienced young people demonstrate significantly poor physical, social and mental health outcomes during and beyond their time in care, yet they have rarely been consulted or included in research examining their health needs to date. This qualitative paper explores care-experienced young people's perceptions of health in care, including accessing healthcare and interacting with health professionals. The research methodology was informed by…
Problematic Eating Interventions in Out-of-Home Care
Problematic eating interventions targeting young people living in out-of-home care (OoHC) have been neglected. Therefore, the aim of this narrative literature review was threefold: (1) to identify the state of the literature regarding interventions that address subclinical and clinical problematic eating behaviours among young people in OoHC; (2) to evaluate problematic eating interventions that have been developed for young people in the general…
Understanding problematic eating in out-of-home care
Systematic Review of School-Wide Trauma-Informed Approaches
Are the voices of young people living in out-of-home care represented in research examining their health
Surviving not thriving”
Children in care (CiC) experience poorer health outcomes than their same-aged peers without an experience of care. Despite growing recognition of the importance of listening to the voices of children and young people (YP), to date, the voices of CiC are not well represented in research examining their health. This study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of health among YP who have previously lived in care. A co-design approach was …
MacKillop Family Services’ Family Preservation and Reunification Response for Vulnerable Families—Protocol for an Effectiveness-Implementation Study
International evidence supports the effect of intensive family preservation and reunification services in preventing children's placement in out-of-home care (OOHC). Evidence within Australia is scarce. This protocol paper describes a hybrid effectiveness-implementation evaluation of the Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification (FPR) Response implemented by MacKillop Family Services. Participants include families engaged in the program and…
The implementation of Australian Youth Mentoring Programmes
In recent years, youth mentoring programmes (YMPs) have received significant attention as an intervention tool delivered to young people with the aim of fostering positive psychosocial development. The aim of the current study was to conduct a needs assessment that examined the current trends in YMPs across Australia to inform their implementation. Utilizing the COM-B model, a mixed-method design that consisted of an exploratory survey administer…
I’m dealing with all these health issues that could have been addressed when I was younger’. Delivery of health services to Australian young people in out‐of‐home care
Care-experienced young people demonstrate significantly poor physical, social and mental health outcomes during and beyond their time in care, yet they have rarely been consulted or included in research examining their health needs to date. This qualitative paper explores care-experienced young people's perceptions of health in care, including accessing healthcare and interacting with health professionals. The research methodology was informed by…
Barriers to nutrition and physical activity participation for Australian children in foster and kinship care
Community‐based models of alcohol and other drug support for First Nations peoples in Australia
The extent to which non-conditional housing programs improve housing and well-being outcomes
Using Intervention Mapping to Develop a Workplace Digital Health Intervention for Preconception, Pregnant, and Postpartum Women
Digital health interventions that specifically target working women across the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum (PPP) life stages may address the unique barriers to engaging in healthy lifestyle behaviours and self-care during this life phase. This paper describes the development of a workplace digital health intervention to promote healthy lifestyles and wellbeing for PPP women working at a community service organization in Australia. Int…
Using a realist lens to understand the Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification Response in the first year of implementation — Towards a better understanding of practice
Meeting the nutrition and physical activity needs of young people in residential out-of-home care
Health outcomes for young people living in residential out-of-home care are poor. There has been increased emphasis on the need to prioritize preventative support and upskill residential care workers to better meet young people's health needs. The aim of this study was to examine the food quality and physical activity environment in residential care houses in Victoria, Australia prior to staff undertaking Healthy Eating, Active Living Matters (HE…
A mixed-method evaluation of Cradle to Kinder
Cradle to Kinder is an Australian intensive, long-term, home visitation program that supports young families experiencing multiple stressors, including poverty, family violence, mental illness, substance use, childhood trauma, intellectual disability, child projection involvement, teenage pregnancy, or social isolation, which places them at high risk of child removal. The program adopts a multidisciplinary, whole-of-family and trauma-informed app…
A Controlled Evaluation of a Psychosocial Outreach Support Program for Adults with Severe Mental Illness
Objective: Serious mental illness (SMI) remains a leading cause of disability worldwide. However, there is limited Australian evidence of community-based programs to enhance the psychosocial wellbeing of adults experiencing SMI. Foundations is a long-term community-based psychosocial outreach support program delivered in Tasmania, Australia. A longitudinal non-randomised controlled trial was conducted to examine the effectiveness of the Foundatio…
Using Intervention Mapping to co-design a psychosocial service with youth experiencing mental illness
Descriptions of service development processes in the youth mental health sector are lacking. Further, youth with lived experience of mental illness are rarely involved in service design. Intervention Mapping (IM) is a well-established framework for program development, implementation and evaluation, yet its applicability in the youth mental health sector is unknown. This paper describes the use of IM methodology to co-design and develop a psychos…
What are youth refuge practice models and how effective are they in improving outcomes for youth experiencing homelessness? A systematic narrative review
Implementation Determinants of Transition Planning in Residential Out-of-Home Care for Young People with Disability and from Multicultural and Multifaith Backgrounds
Transition planning is mandated to support young people (YP) in residential out-of-home care (OoHC) to prepare them for independent living by age 18. Yet, it often falls short of meeting YP’s developmental and material needs, particularly for overrepresented cohorts with additional and intersecting needs. Two such cohorts are those living with disability and those from multicultural and multifaith (MCMF) backgrounds. The overall aim of this study…
Assessing the Quality of Transition Plans in Out‐of‐Home Care
Despite transition planning practices for young people (YP) in out‐of‐home care (OoHC), many continue to experience inequities after care, suggesting that intended outcomes are not being achieved. In Victoria, Australia, a Care and Transition Plan (transition plan(s)) document is the primary mandated tool to capture YP's transition goals, actions and supports for leaving care. The quality of the transition plans may play a critical role in shapin…
Medicine (15 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (9 works) · Nursing (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (5 works) · Focus group (5 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (5 works)