โ Scribed by Justin Healey
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
On any given night, 105,000 Australians are homeless and without safe, secure or affordable housing. Every day, more than half the people who request immediate accommodation from homelessness services are turned away. Homelessness has profound effects on various groups in society including families, young people, women escaping domestic violence, indigenous Australians, and people with substance abuse and mental health problems. Homelessness results in social and economic costs to individuals, families, communities and the nation. How is homelessness currently defined and how are homeless people counted? Who are the homeless and how can they be housed? This book presents a current overview of the plight of AustraliaOCOs homeless, exploring their unmet needs and strategies to address the entrenched problem of homelessness. ThereOCOs no place like home OCo but what happens if you have no home at all? Also includes: Worksheets and activities; Fast facts; Glossary; Web links; Index."
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While politicians, researchers and the media focus on the more visibly homeless, those sleeping rough in city centres or staying in hostels, this book also considers the young homeless hidden in local communities. It places young people's experiences of homelessness in the context of their biographi
Young Homeless People takes a broad approach to the distressing phenomenon of youth homelessness. While politicians, researchers and the media focus on the more visibly homeless--those sleeping in city streets and shelters--this book also considers the young homeless hidden in local communities. It
32 pages : 27 cm
<p>Do you ever wonder about the homeless? Who are they? What happened that they ended up on the street? Does it help to give them money or are they going to spend it on drugs or alcohol? Is there a way to help them get off the street and stay off? Are you one of the many who avert your eyes because