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Increasing homelessness in regional areas can also be seen in WA. This is particularly concerning for people with legal issues, as legal services can already be limited and hard to access for those with stable homes, in those areas, due to shortage of services and high demand.
The map below reflects the # of people experiencing homelessness per suburb:
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-15/homelessness-outside-cities-gains-pace/11277352
Another great read - thanks for sharing your story Tara. 👏🏼
This is so important to highlight: Many of the clients we help with criminal issues have a history of trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and experience homelessness.
"Most offenders, like myself, have trauma and mental health issues that are often unaddressed in a society that spends far too little on preventative and protective factors.
Mental illness, trauma, adversity, homelessness - these all correlate with offending, yet we keep cutting vital services and housing that could help address these issues."
mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-10/tax-cuts-could-starve-social-services-increase-crime/11293336?p...
I robbed my first house at seven. Tax cuts risk more kids like me
I was a young offender, but it wasn't prison or fear of harsh sentencing that turned my life around. This is what changed me.It's NAIDOC Week!
This is a week of celebration of the culture, history and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia.
Find out more about NAIDOC week here➡️ www.abc.net.au/indigenous/naidoc-week-frequently-asked-questions/11267024
Find out what events are happening here➡️ www.naidoc.org.au/get-involved/naidoc-week-events
Many people believe they could never experience homelessness, but circumstances change, family breakdown happens, jobs are lost, and unexpected payments or emergencies crop up.
Recently however, many clients who have chatted to us have done so due to domestic violence situations which often involve serious financial abuse.
This includes: being coerced to enter loans you never see the money for, getting no contributions or assistance to pay utilities, being coerced into claiming parking and traffic violations and more.
Thanks ABC for shedding a light on this issue!
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Marissa's husband told her to put all her big expenses on a credit card. It was a 'set up'
We investigated financial abuse as part of the ABC's personal finance project. Following that piece, a number of you sent in your stories. Here are some of them.Check out our ID app ➡️ streetlawcentre.org.au/id-documents-app/
This App helps people figure out whether or not they have enough ID documents to apply for Centrelink, to open a bank account or apply for a Photo ID card. If you don't have enough, it will give you helpful tips to start building your ID.
And for people experiencing homelessness or a risk who don't have any ID docs and need help getting started, we'd love to help you out: just email through your transcript on the app, give us a call or visit us at one of our clinics.
We're really excited about this, because it will help lots of our community partners from across WA get ID docs for the people they help. Make sure you share this with any community workers you know who help people get their ID! 🥳
