Finding the right door - when the door is hard to find: The story of inner south community health's assertive outreach into the homeless sector

It is well known that people who experience homelessness have higher rates of chronic disease and as a result higher rates of mortality than the rest of the community. The provision of support to move out of homelessness is one of the key ways to improve this providing the right pathways are created for the individual to receive the necessary support and services. Inner South Community Health Service (ISCHS), with the expressed mission of reducing health inequality, has a long history of engaging with people who are homeless in the inner southern suburbs of Melbourne.