Youth Homelessness Matters
We call upon all levels of the Australian Government to take youth homelessness seriously and to provide the policy and financial committment to ensure that the required service levels to young homele... continue reading »
"Many people who are homeless are suffering from a mental illness. We know something about the extreme pain suffered by people with a mental illness as our son has schizophrenia. It is now time for the Government to provide proper resources for people who "
"This issue is so important for so many reasons - its about our future and living in way that value all the lives around us."
"if youth are considered to be the future and our greatest asset, then why are they ignored so much?"
"I think that there needs to be a range of accommodation services that support young people with significant mental health issues."
"Young People are our future. It does not make sense for us to neglect such an important issue as youth homelessness.Attending properly to this problem will alleviate further problems in the future."
"particularly concerned about homelessness issues for young lesbians and gays, many of whom become homeless, vulnerable and suicidal due to negative family reactions"
"every month I see young people who cant get into crires accommodation, because it is full !."