Homeless families
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Spotlight on CAB clients needing emergency accommodation
This Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) report paints a disturbing picture of vulnerable children, families and individuals who are being left without the safety net of somewhere warm and safe to sleep for the night, sometimes after having asked for help from a government agency. CAB acknowledges the complexities in this area – the bigger picture...
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Reducing the need for women and children to make repeated use of refuge and other crisis accommodation
This report sets out the findings of a research project investigating Early Intervention Strategies to Reduce the Need for Women and Children to Make Repeated Use of Refuge and Other Crisis Accommodation. The project is intended to bring forward knowledge of the reasons for the decisions made by women who have been subject to domestic...
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Does camping count? Children's experiences of homelessness
In Victoria, children constitute a third of people attending homelessness services. This research aimed to gain insight into the homelessness experience of children accommodated in transitional support services in an urban setting. It is the first major investigation of children’s perspectives on the experience of homelessness in Victoria.
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The faces of homelessness
This report from Wesley Mission examined homelessness in Australia.
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Putting children first: improving responses to family homelessness
Melbourne Citymission workers have expressed concern that they do not currently have the time or resources to provide the amount of intensive support required for families experiencing housing crisis.