Published 24th September 2020
Homelessness takes many forms and has many causes: an abusive partner forces a mother and her children to flee to a refuge; a teenager couch surfs because his parents won’t accept that he is gay; a casual worker gets injured and is evicted for rent arrears; an older woman sleeps in her car after a marriage breakup leaves her destitute; an older man with a mental illness ends up on the streets.
Yet despite its diverse manifestations, homelessness is a problem with one simple solution – a decent, safe, affordable home.
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Source:Peter Mares, 2020, Probono Australia (https://probonoaustralia.com.au)
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