Web resource:	http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9419017&fileId=S1838990214000088
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Why are so many Indigenous women homeless in Far North and North West Queensland, Australia? : Service providers' views of causes
Authors:	Selway, Deb Kelly, Tamara Howe, Elizabeth Graham, Deborah Wallace, Valda
Keywords:	Homelessness;Service provision;Aboriginal Australians;Family violence
Year:	2015
Citation:	Vol. 4
Notes:	Homelessness is a complex problem affecting Australian Indigenous women disproportionately compared to the rest of the Australian population. Homelessness service providers in Cairns and Mount Isa, Australia, provided their perceptions as to why Indigenous women were presenting to homeless services. The key reasons cited by service providers were: domestic violence; alcohol and other drugs; and financial hardship, among other reasons. Potential solutions are explored. The research suggests that an important overall goal in reducing homelessness is to ensure that Indigenous women are safe at home in their own communities.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/17461
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