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13 Days and Counting: A Mutual Support Model for Young, Homeless Women in Crisis

  • Year: 2004
  • Author: Green, Rosemary; Mason, Robyn; Ollerenshaw, Alison
  • Journal Name: Youth Studies Australia
  • Journal Number: Vol. 23, No. 2
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Victoria

An innovative program in rural Victoria matches young homeless women with older homeless women and provides them with a range of support services.The result is more stability in the accommodation setting, mutual benefit and satisfaction for clients, and impressive rates of permanent housing outcomes.

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