Children

Understanding factors that support housing stability is crucial to ensure the best outcomes for young Aboriginal children and families at a critical period in the life course.
When housing interventions incorporate supportive elements like case management, notable enhancement in health and employment outcomes for the youth are noted compared to housing-only initiatives.
This paper does not cast aspersions but seeks to ascertain whether some of these children can be rehabilitated through inclusive education.
Homelessness Australia’s Homelessness and domestic and family violence: State of Response Report analyses Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data to find 45 per cent of women and girls seeking homelessness assistance do so due to family and domestic violence.
In this study, we use national survey data to assess whether cumulative housing cost burden exposure is associated with disadvantages to children’s well-being and health.

Homelessness among families with children under 5 residing in temporary accommodation is a growing global concern, especially in high-income countries…

In Australia, children can experience homelessness alone, without a parent or guardian. There are clear interventions, however, which could be implemented to prevent unaccompanied child homelessness or ensure that it is a brief, supported and one-off experience.
The ACMS report provides an overview of the background and methodology of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study including approach to instrument adaptation and refinement and overall methodology. The report ends with a series of 8 key recommendations.