As school starts for another year, it is timely to reflect that some students may be facing additional challenges, particularly in regards to housing. This article follows on from our couch surfing research (2015), exploring Australian teachers’ “perspectives of the experiences of students who are running away from home, the barriers to student help-seeking, and how local youth services can best support secondary schools to provide necessary services to keep students at school and at home or in some other form of safe and secure accommodation”. The Role of Teachers in Identifying and Supporting Homeless Secondary School Students: Important Lessons for Teacher Education
If you are (or know) a young person at risk of homelessness in the Yarra Ranges, give our youth team a call on 03 9738 7003.