Out of the Shadows, Domestic and Family Violence: a leading cause of homelessness in Australia

This report explores domestic and family violence as a major driver of homelessness in Australia, particularly for women and their children. It focuses on the intersections bewteen these issues, using research, stories of victim-survivors and service provider knowledge to inform key policy recommendations.

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Keywords: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, access, adult women, advocacy, alcohol, caregivers, carers, child protection, children, cultural determinants of health, culturally and linguistically diverse, discrimination, drugs, families, financial distress, funding, gender, gender equality, gender equity, government and policy, hardship, health and wellbeing, health rights, health services, health systems, homelessness, housing, LGBTIQ+, mental health, metropolitan, migrant and refugee women, national, older women, policy, prevention of gender based violence, primary prevention, regional, relationships, remote, rural, single parents, social determinants of health, stress, women with disabilities, young people, young women

Author(s): Kathryn DiNicola, Dini Liyanarachchi, Jacquelin Plummer
Organisation: Mission Australia
Year Published: 2019
Language: English

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Have a health concern?

Call healthdirect – 1800 022 222

Experiencing violence?

Contact 1800RESPECT

Is it an emergency?

Call triple zero – 000

Other crisis and general helplines can also be found online

Want to yarn with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter?

Call 13YARN – 13 92 76

Looking for LGBTIQ+ support?

Contact QLife – 1800 184 527

Australian Women’s Health Alliance acknowledges the support of the Australian Government. The Women’s Health Hub project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, Health Peak Advisory Bodies Program.

This website contains names and images of people who have died.