With over 13,000 young people in NSW alone without a secure place to sleep tonight, it’s time we talked about youth homelessness and the critical lack of housing security for young people across our region. Nicky unpacks this issue with Kristy Puckeridge, Manager at Southern Youth and Family Services (SYFS) on this vital episode of Community Matters. Kristy speaks to the range of issues that impact on housing security for Australian youth with lack of affordable housing options and pove...
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With over 13,000 young people in NSW alone without a secure place to sleep tonight, it’s time we talked about youth homelessness and the critical lack of housing security for young people across our region. Nicky unpacks this issue with Kristy Puckeridge, Manager at Southern Youth and Family Services (SYFS) on this vital episode of Community Matters. Kristy speaks to the range of issues that impact on housing security for Australian youth with lack of affordable housing options and pove...
BED BLOCK P4: With Val Fell - A personal perspective on bed block
Community Matters
16 minutes
7 months ago
BED BLOCK P4: With Val Fell - A personal perspective on bed block
Send us a text Aged Care, Ageing and Dementia Advocate, Val Fell joins Nicky to give a very personal account of being a patient who has experienced the impact of bed block. A member of the Minister’s Council of Elders and the National Older Persons’ Reference Group, Val was taken into hospital for a medical emergency and spent 3 weeks in a locked geriatric dementia ward – despite not having dementia and having spent decades working for better outcomes for people living with dementia and their...
Community Matters
With over 13,000 young people in NSW alone without a secure place to sleep tonight, it’s time we talked about youth homelessness and the critical lack of housing security for young people across our region. Nicky unpacks this issue with Kristy Puckeridge, Manager at Southern Youth and Family Services (SYFS) on this vital episode of Community Matters. Kristy speaks to the range of issues that impact on housing security for Australian youth with lack of affordable housing options and pove...
