“The report highlights the deep health and social impacts of homelessness on people’s lives and underlines the need for programs that not only rapidly house those experiencing homelessness, but also provide long-term supportive care for those with high health and social needs.”
The Ending Homelessness in Australia: An Evidence And Policy Deep Dive report presents evidence from the largest community-based database on rough sleeping and homelessness in Australia and puts forward a five-step national plan to end homelessness. The report presents findings from the Advance to Zero homelessness database, covering over 20,000 people experiencing homelessness in Australia’s cities – including many who had been rough sleeping for long periods of time.
Key findings include:
● On average, people had experienced homelessness for 3.8 years with around 40% of respondents reporting many years of…
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The Art of Healing (Digital) - 1 Issue, Vol 2 Issue 79