Web resource:	http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10280
Type:	Report
Title:	Homeless children in SAAP 2004-05Bulletin (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare)
Authors:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Keywords:	Impact on children and young people;Housing
Year:	2006
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Citation:	Issue 48
Notes:	Supplementary tables can be downloaded from URL above for individual states and territories. Summary findings ( 8p.) can be downloaded here: http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/aus/bulletin49/bulletin49.pdf General Overview: This is an Australian bulletin, reporting on the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) National Data Collection, with a focus on children in SAAP who are aged 17 years or younger, who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. * the outcomes for children, such as accommodation, living situation, education, income and employment * A large proportion of children accessed SAAP services. They accounted for over two-fifths (43% or 68,100) of the 157,200 people who accessed a SAAP service. * Generally, longer lengths of support found more positive outcomes for accompanied and unaccompanied children in SAAP. Conclusions: The bulletin refers to research that shows children who are homeless are more likely to be caught in a way of life of homelessness in adulthood. Such research also shows that homeless children experience negative social and health consequences, with many homeless children who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence, as having been victims of other crime or as having been involved in criminal conduct. It concludes that SAAP has an important role in helping to improve the lives of homeless children.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/19235
ISBN:	9781740245999
Physical description:	27 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Appears in Collections:	Reports

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