New evidence compiled by WA’s frontline homelessness services reveals that dozens of young people are competing for one available crisis bed in Perth every night.
Young people in Western Australia are finding it incredibly difficult to access housing through traditional channels.
The day increases our understanding of youth homelessness and what we can do to support young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Children and young people are experts in their own lives, and their insights are critical for understanding how we can better support their safety and wellbeing.
The roundtable will be the first of many conversations placing a strategic focus on youth homelessness.
The 2021 Ending Homelessness in Western Australia 2021 report builds on previous work from the Centre for Social Impact The University of Western Australia (CSI UWA) by presenting an analysis of homelessness in Western Australia, using the Advance to Zero database.