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What do we mean by home ?A Safe place, Stability, feeling supported,
Basic needs met, Protected, Learning environment, a a caring place, an opportunity,,Fun, Sense of belonging, Connected to community, Relationship with others, Experiment and making mistakes,
Able to leave and come back, Positive and guiding relationships, Loving, Unconditional, Non judgemental, Shelter and other amenities, A place
where conflict is dealt with positively, Family, Values, Trust, Boundaries, Discipline, Ethics
ITS NOT JUST HOUSE - LESS - NESS
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So what do we mean by homeless?
‘VISIBLE’ HOMELESS (13%)Primary - those who sleep ‘rough’
‘INVISIBLE’ HOMELESS (87%)Secondary - those who frequently move from one place
to another, including specialist homeless clients
Tertiary - people who live in boarding houses, or accommodation without own bathroom, kitchen or
security of tenure.
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44,000 +CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (0 – 25 YEARS)ARE HOMELESS EVERY NIGHT IN AUSTRALIA
THIS IS 43% OF THE 105,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESSNESS EVERY NIGHT IN AUSTRALIA
5WHERE ARE THEY ?
From the last census data in 2006 :
19% are in specialist homelessness services
16% are sleeping rough
The majority are with friends, relatives or couch surfing or places like boarding houses.
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YOUTH PATHWAYS INTO ADULT HOMELESSNESS
In a recent study of adult homelessness.
42% had been in State Care and protection programs when they were young..
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WHY?ARE CHILDREN AND
YOUNG PEOPLE HOMELESS
Family breakdown
Access to affordable
housing and rents
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WHY?ARE CHILDREN AND
YOUNG PEOPLE HOMELESS
….. only a 6% of young people
are homeless due to AOD
issues.
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Poverty, disadvantage, discrimination, exclusion, lack of access to employment opportunity, lack of adequate income,
education, health and legal support and ‘systemic failures’.
WHY?ARE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE HOMELESS
YAA 2007
YAA 2007
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18Supported Accommodation Assistance Program ..
1985 - 2008
“Provides transitional supported accommodation and related support services in order to help people who are
experiencing homelessness to achieve the maximum degree of self – reliance and independence”.
19Small youth refuges (- not ‘shelters’).
Supported transitional accommodation.Scatter site independent housing models.
Case management.Hybrid / integrated ‘youth hub’ models.
Foyer like models.Early intervention – Family Reconnect - services.
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Youth (Homeless) AllowanceMedicare
Unemployment BenefitsTransition to Independent Living Allowance.
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National Affordable Housing Agreement / A Road Home .. 2009
To half all homelessness by 2020
To offer supported accommodation to those rough sleepers that need
it.
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National Affordable Housing Agreement / A Road Home .. 2008
Key result areas:
Turning off the tap.Improving and expanding
services.Breaking the cycle.
23In 2009-2010
$442.6 million for 1550 homelessness projects.34% supported young people.
Additional $800 million over five years 2009-2013 for 192 new projects .
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Between 2001and 2006 there was a 20%+ decrease of 12-18 year olds
experiencing homelessness.
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1 in every 65 young people aged 15-19 years become a client of a specialist youth homeless service.
18% identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
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1 in 2OF REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATION
ARE TURNED AWAY EACH DAY
THE DEMAND FOR SUPPORT AND HOUSING
FAR EXCEEDS THE SUPPLY …
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