A program designed to help prevent 12 to 17-year-olds facing family breakdowns from becoming homeless has helped nearly 2,000 families in South Australia — and now another jurisdiction is starting a similar operation.
abc.net.au/news/reunification-program-helps-stop-teenagers-becoming-homeless/101369032It was a combination of teenage struggles – from friendship, school work and mental health – that led Stacey Walker and her then 15-year-old, Fiki, to Ruby's Reunification Program, a counselling and accommodation centre for Adelaide teenagers.
It was Ms Walker's teenager, Fiki, who suggested attending Ruby's when they began struggling with their mental health, school work and making new friendships."There are lots of open discussions about everything and anything," she said.The relationship between parents and teenagers can be tough for anyone, but for some young people can end in them becoming homeless.
"[Families] who've found themselves in a situation where their children are potentially going to become homeless because of family breakdown – nobody wants that," Ms Cook said.
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