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.
The AIHW Specialist Homelessness Services Collection includes information about clients receiving homelessness services support from 1 July 2011 onwards.
The scaled up service called Optimising PICYS PILLAR to 40, OPP40, was endorsed by the Western Australian COVID19 Youth Mental Health Taskforce.
I could have stayed all day, and I have no doubt Andrew could have talked all day, with passion and dedication to the organisation.
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.
At a state and national level, there is ongoing recognition that young people are a particularly vulnerable cohort that require dedicated, age-appropriate services to support their mental health and potentially cooccurring alcohol and other drug needs.
The ACI is the flagship program at A Way Home Washington. It uses a By-Name List to track and drive evidence-based improvements to help reduce rough sleeping and chronic homelessness.
The report notes young people are being locked out of a housing market dominated by richer, older men.
Modern services are part of the evolution of an organisation that has provided a safety and security net for children and young people for almost 120 years.
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 Australia-wide poll of 1,100 people undertaken last week by Essential Media also found women are more concerned than men when it comes to the issue of affordability.
With its stunning front page artwork from First Nations artist Nerolie Bynder this edition of Parity is a must have for anyone who wants an understanding of work being done in Western Australia to end homelessness.
The housing market is failing to cater for older and younger generations, according to research.
Perth Inner City Youth Service’s (PICYS) PILLAR program has secured extended funding through to the end of June 2022, at a scaled up COVID-19 response capacity.