TY  - RPRT
AU  - Birdsall-Jones, Christina
AU  - Corunna, Vanessa
AU  - Turner, Nalita
AU  - Smart, Gemma
AU  - Shaw, Wendy
CY  - Melbourne
L1  - internal-pdf://3334123137/AHURI_Final_Report_No143_Indigenous homelessne.pdf
M1  - 80368
M3  - FR
N1  - This research undertakes a comparative analysis of Indigenous homelessness in the contrasting settings of major cities and regional country towns. The research sought to compare the understandings of Indigenous homelessness held by Indigenous homeless people, and those of the providers of services to Indigenous homeless people. It offers an analysis of the relationship between homelessness, household overcrowding and mobility patterns in the context of Indigenous culture. Data was gathered from the Western Australian towns of Broome, Carnarvon and capital city Perth. Participants were sought from within the Indigenous community and non-government service organisations.
Total number of participants was 76 Indigenous people, 42 were experiencing homelessness and 34 were professionals, employed by service providers. Of the 42 experiencing some form of homelessness 32 were female, 10 male. Twelve homeless participants were from Perth, 9 were from Carnarvon and 21 were from Broome. This study sough participants experiencing primary (those without conventional housing who were sleeping rough) and secondary homelessness (those who had temporary accommodation with relations).Through ethnographic interviews this study found participants identified a number of common pathways into homelessness:
à Family and cultural matters.
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à Violence.
à Alcohol and drug issues.
à Employment status.
à Time spent in gaol.
à Public Housing-related issues.
This study differentiates between types of primary homelessness within this sample of Indigenous participants; ‗street dwellers‘ who are people that have no shelter and ‗campers‘ those who were able to construct a camp with degrees of furnishing. Interviews were able to ascertain common risks these two levels of primary homelessness carried. Participants identified that overall primary homelessness entailed risks to person, risks to property, health risks, risks of drinking, conflict, effect on children, and effect on self. Campers reported better circumstances than those sleeping on the streets. Street dwellers reported higher: fear of assault, crimes of shoplifting due to hunger, fear of being robbed and deterioration of general health, due to the difficulties of bathing and washing on the street. Situations for individuals who camped were improved by camping with family members, which offered a level of protection. Also, the health statuses of campers were improved by health workers who knew of the camps and provided campers with information on laundry and bathing facilities, food and medical services. However, campers still were at risk of loss of property from police or council and alcohol abuse related issues.
NV  - 80368
PB  - Australian Housing and Urban ÂþÌìÌÃÈë¿Ú Institute Limited
PY  - 2010
RP  - This research undertakes a comparative analysis of Indigenous homelessness in the contrasting settings of major cities and regional country towns. The research sought to compare the understandings of Indigenous homelessness held by Indigenous homeless people, and those of the providers of services to Indigenous homeless people. It offers an analysis of the relationship between homelessness, household overcrowding and mobility patterns in the context of Indigenous culture. Data was gathered from the Western Australian towns of Broome, Carnarvon and capital city Perth. Participants were sought from within the Indigenous community and non-government service organisations.
Total number of participants was 76 Indigenous people, 42 were experiencing homelessness and 34 were professionals, employed by service providers. Of the 42 experiencing some form of homelessness 32 were female, 10 male. Twelve homeless participants were from Perth, 9 were from Carnarvon and 21 were from Broome. This study sough participants experiencing primary (those without conventional housing who were sleeping rough) and secondary homelessness (those who had temporary accommodation with relations).Through ethnographic interviews this study found participants identified a number of common pathways into homelessness:
à Family and cultural matters.
52
à Violence.
à Alcohol and drug issues.
à Employment status.
à Time spent in gaol.
à Public Housing-related issues.
This study differentiates between types of primary homelessness within this sample of Indigenous participants; ‗street dwellers‘ who are people that have no shelter and ‗campers‘ those who were able to construct a camp with degrees of furnishing. Interviews were able to ascertain common risks these two levels of primary homelessness carried. Participants identified that overall primary homelessness entailed risks to person, risks to property, health risks, risks of drinking, conflict, effect on children, and effect on self. Campers reported better circumstances than those sleeping on the streets. Street dwellers reported higher: fear of assault, crimes of shoplifting due to hunger, fear of being robbed and deterioration of general health, due to the difficulties of bathing and washing on the street. Situations for individuals who camped were improved by camping with family members, which offered a level of protection. Also, the health statuses of campers were improved by health workers who knew of the camps and provided campers with information on laundry and bathing facilities, food and medical services. However, campers still were at risk of loss of property from police or council and alcohol abuse related issues.
ST  - Indigenous homelessness
T2  - ÂþÌìÌÃÈë¿ÚFinal Report No. 143
TI  - Indigenous homelessness
UR  - /research/final-reports/143
ID  - 603
ER  -