I had never had a healthy relationship with anybody, especially myself... more

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You've got nothing. You've got no loved ones around you, you've got no roof over your head... more

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I try to act happy to fit in with the other kids, but really I'm actually miserable. It would be so much easier knowing that I've got a place to go home to after school... more

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I needed to get out of my hometown for a while, to cool off. I stayed with a friend for a while then I met a nice man who let me stay at his house... more

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Homelessness reflects weakness – not the weakness of those who survive it (far from it) but a weakness in the Australian resolve to end it.

Dr Catherine Robinson

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If you can't get clean, there are all these other issues that go with it, like low self-esteem, because you don't feel quite able to do things without people staring at you... more

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That was a hard thing to do. I've had the dog in the car with me all the time and now I've had to hand her over... more

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Today, people are shocked to hear that I was once homeless, but in reality, being homeless is what made me who I am today... more

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Homelessness is often viewed as a slump. Usually it is assumed that the person has become homeless due to a drug or alcohol problem. That was not my experience... more

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