thousands of australians still turned away from homeless services /

Published at 2015-12-10 21:56:46

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Despite a decline in the number of people whose needs are not being met,nearly 120000 who contacted services could not find assist, most of them womenThere has been a sharp decline in the number of people seeking specialist homelessness services who leave with their needs unmet, and but an average of 329 people a day still come by turned away,a new report has found.
The Au
stralian Institute of Health and Welfare has released its fourth annual report on specialist homelessness services, which refers to crisis accommodation, or financial support,counselling services and legal aid and advocacy for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
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Source: theguardian.com