Summary:
The 2024 Sandy Duncanson Social Justice Lecture explores how we might eradicate homelessness for unaccompanied children in Tasmania and beyond.
The 2024 Sandy Duncanson Social Justice Lecture
The rate of homelessness in Australia is steadily increasing, disproportionately affecting our most vulnerable people, children. 2021 Census data revealed that homelessness in Tasmania increased by 45 percent since 2016, with one quarter of our homeless population aged 12-24.
Last year in Australia, over 13,000 children, aged 10-17, sought help alone from specialist homelessness services. Without targeted intervention, these unaccompanied children risk transitioning into the cohort of homeless young adults accessing homelessness services, which numbered 30,000 last year. These figures paint an alarming picture of systems failing young Australians, highlighting the immediate crisis and the urgent need for prevention and response measures.
So, what can be done about unaccompanied child homelessness, or is the problem ultimately too complex? Gain insights from our expert, Associate Professor Catherine Robinson. Join her to explore the solutions and consider how we might eradicate homelessness amongst unaccompanied children in Tasmania and beyond.
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