Mandating social housing in new high density developments is key to tackling the homelessness crisis, Homelessness NSW says. CEO Dom Rowe says: "We welcome any moves that require social and affordable...
Peak homelessness bodies, family violence specialists and sexual assault services joined forces in a new and urgent call for the City of Perth to delay the closure of its Safe Night Space service – at...
A Western Australia council will stop playing a Wiggles song it was using to drive homeless people away from a public space. Some say music is just one of many ways local governments attempt to do...
The United States is facing one of the worst housing crises in its history. The problem has turned homelessness into an epidemic. Not a single state has an adequate supply of affordable homes for renters in...
Research to end homelessness and prevent or intervene in drug use and mental health problems among youth has lagged that of adults. Next time you're on the street, notice the youth alone with a backpack and...
The 2022 Census showed that there were 55,719 homeless people in South Africa at the time of counting. If we do not tackle the scourge of homelessness, our freedom is called into question. In August, a fire...
Gregory Smith knows a thing or two about the power of labels. At 17, he was diagnosed as sociopathic and spent the next 30 years living up to that description. Violent, drug-addicted and itinerant, he...
Upcoming ‘Sleep Under the Stars’ event to raise awareness for youth homelessness. The nation’s peak body tackling homelessness has released an ambitious list of ways they claim would halve...
Signs are on display from the “HOME? Humanizing the Homeless: Portraits and Signs” exhibit. “Shipwrecked”, “Food, please help”, and “Spare change, please” were just some of the signs gallery...
Adults 65 and older are the fastest-growing age group of people who experience homelessness, and those 50 and over who are experiencing homelessness often exhibit conditions associated with much older age...