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Western Australia - Event
National Inquiry into Homeless Children (1989 - 1989)
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
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- 1989
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- 1989
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[From the Australian Human Rights Commission website]
In 1989, the Commission conducted a National Inquiry into Homeless Children. It revealed that approximately 25,000 children and young people in Australia were homeless at that time, with many more at risk of homelessness or surviving in grossly inadequate housing. The inquiry demonstrated the link between homelessness and other problems such as unemployment, sexual abuse and exposure to violence. It also highlighted the lack of properly resourced and co-ordinated support services for homeless young people.
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Known as the 'Burdekin Report', the findings of the national inquiry stimulated funding for a range of youth accommodation facilities in Western Australia. The report also made it clear to policy makers that there was a link between young people who had been in out of home care and homelessness.
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