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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times

Alarming new report shows shocking extent of child homelessness

Homelessness Australia says action to support families and children living on the edge is urgently needed. Picture by The Advocate/ACM

More than 76,000 Australian children a year are seeking help from homelessness support services and almost 16,000 of them are alone - unaccompanied by a parent or carer - when they flee family violence, abuse or neglect.

That's just one of the shocking realities of the homelessness crisis hitting Aussie families revealed in an alarming new report released on August 5 by Homelessness Australia.

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