Considering that many Indigenous women exiting prison systems around Australia are affected by a mental illness and / or a substance abuse problem, this may go someway to explaining why many people throughout the consultations claimed that Indigenous women newly released from prison were unable to
access emergency accommodation.
Not exact matches
Downing Street today confirmed Britain would join 34 other states in signing the treaty, which requires countries to provide victims with secure
accommodation,
access to
emergency medical assistance, counselling and legal advice.
Additionally, they should check with their
accommodation provider to see if they can
access an
emergency kit with a radio, water, food and other survival basics, if necessary.
Freephone helpline providing information, help with safety planning, translation facilities and
access to
emergency refuge
accommodation.
Freephone helpline offering information, help with safety planning, translation facilities and
access to
emergency refuge
accommodation.
For the purposes of this research we focussed on Indigenous women's
access to public housing and
emergency accommodation upon release, the types of support programs that may or may not be provided with housing, and how the accessibility of housing impacts on a woman being able to exercise her human right to housing.
The future James House is considering several possible future growth points: an
emergency care service (already several children, and even a whole family has been offered respite
accommodation and care on a short - term basis); a foster - care level of service for children no longer needing the intensive programme; more
access to the activities programme for those in the wider community who may benefit from it, bringing them into the ambit of James House and thus offering some early intervention service; more parent training and other information giving in the community, contributing to prevention.
These services include
access to
accommodation, including
emergency accommodation, case management, information and referral, and group work.