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Homelesskidsmatter: Youth Refuge Directory Crisis Accommodation for Young People Under 18 in NSW New South Wales #HomelessK idsMatter Youth Refuge Directory 2017 Youth Refuge Directory #HomelessKidsMatter: Youth Refuge Directory Crisis Accommodation for Young People Under 18 in NSW Second edition (2017) Author Dovi Seldowitz Produced by Caretakers Cottage Inc. 96 Bondi Road Bondi Junction NSW 2022 www.caretakers.org.au © Caretakers Cottage 2017 _________________________________________________________________________________ Emergency: 000 | Link2Home: 1800 152 152 | DV Hotline: 1800 656 463 Child Protection Helpline: 132 111 (for general public) or 133 627 (for mandatory reporters) Page 2 NSW Specialist Homelessness Services - Crisis Accommodation Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................... 4 Section One: Crisis Accommodation & Child Protection Services SHS Crisis Accommodation in Sydney (under 18s) ............................................. 6 SHS Crisis Accommodation in Regional & Rural NSW (under 18s) ...................... 7 Family and Community Services NSW ................................................................ 8 Department of Juvenile Justice .......................................................................... 9 NSW Wales Police LACs (for Youth Liaison Officers) ........................................ 10 Section Two: Youth Refuge Directory Sydney Metropolitan Region ........................................................................... 12 Regional New South Wales .............................................................................. 22 Section Three: Appendices Appendix A: Australian Capital Territory .......................................................... 37 Appendix B: Early Intervention Services ........................................................... 38 Index ................................................................................................................ 41 _________________________________________________________________________________ Emergency: 000 | Link2Home: 1800 152 152 | DV Hotline: 1800 656 463 Child Protection Helpline: 132 111 (for general public) or 133 627 (for mandatory reporters) Page 3 Youth Refuge Directory Introduction Given the positive feedback with the publication the Youth Refuge Directory in 2016, Caretakers Cottage has been prompted to update the directory to continue assisting both government and non- government agencies assisting young people in crisis. Services are providing crisis accommodation for young people at risk of or experiencing homelessness are generally part of the New South Wales Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) program, funded by the NSW Department of Family and Community Services (FACS). Using this resource We believe that, as a general principle, youth homelessness is not an accommodation issue but a matter of child protection. In most instances a young person becomes homeless because something terrible has happened in their lives; this is especially the case for younger clients and clients from dysfunctional family backgrounds. Issues such as child abuse, domestic violence, mental health, drugs and alcohol, school disengagement, and family and relationship breakdowns are present in nearly every case of youth homelessness. SHS programs can help address these matters through case management, support and referrals to other specialised services. The majority of services providing accommodation for youth listed in this directory are youth refuges; a smaller number of services are adult services which accept young people aged 16 and over (select women’s refuges and general homelessness services). Equally important to note that not every situation involving a request for crisis accommodation for a young person actually requires such a response. In many cases, Early Intervention Programs run through various SHS providers, as well as generalist services (such as NSW Family Referral Services and Reconnect programs) can prevent a complete relationship breakdown leading the young person to become homeless. Crisis accommodation should be seen as a last resort. Accommodation for ‘under 16s’ Under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW), when any child under the age of 16 is at risk of homelessness, a report must be made to Family and Community Services (as a “Risk of Significant Harm” is present). Additionally, if the child cannot return home, FACS must assume responsibility for the child’s wellbeing; Youth Refuges will generally not accept referrals for children under 16 if FACS are not involved. It therefore becomes essential for referring services to involve FACS whenever a child under 16 is in need of crisis accommodation. Only in a limited number of instances should the child’s parent or guardian make their own arrangements (e.g. if short-term respite is needed and the SHS service provides a “rapid rehousing” or “family restoration” resolution). About this edition In this edition, the phone lists are located at the start of the directory of easy access. Additionally, this edition includes lists of essential child protection services in NSW, including Family & Community Services, Juvenile Justice, and Police Local Area Commands (where Youth Liaison Officers are based). We’ve also included two appendices, one with contact details for crisis accommodation for youth in the ACT, the other with select early intervention services in NSW. To send feedback, comments, corrections or suggestions, please email: [email protected] To view this resource online, please visit: www.caretakers.org.au/youth-refuge-directory _________________________________________________________________________________ Emergency: 000 | Link2Home: 1800 152 152 | DV Hotline: 1800 656 463 Child Protection Helpline: 132 111 (for general public) or 133 627 (for mandatory reporters) Page 4 NSW Specialist Homelessness Services - Crisis Accommodation Section One Crisis Accommodation & Child Protection Services Crisis Accommodation for Young People Under 18 FACS Community Service Centres Juvenile Justice Community Centres NSW Police LACs (for Youth Liaison Officers) _________________________________________________________________________________ Emergency: 000 | Link2Home: 1800 152 152 | DV Hotline: 1800 656 463 Child Protection Helpline: 132 111 (for general public) or 133 627 (for mandatory reporters) Page 5 Youth Refuge Directory SHS Crisis Accommodation in Sydney (under 18s) Area Name Ages Phone Oasis Youth Support Network 16-21 (02) 9331 2266 Caretakers Cottage* 13-17 (02) 9389 0999 & East & Central Central Jewish House 16+ (02) 9386 0770 Penny's Youth Refuge* 14-19 (02) 9580 0970 East South The Bridge Youth Service* 13-18 (02) 9521 6182 Taldumande Youth Services* 12-21 (02) 9460 3777 North Don Bosco House 16-21 (02) 8217 4700 West Inner The Girl's Refuge* ♀ 13-17 (02) 9564 3638 Parra House 16-17 (02) 8880 8222 Sydney Wyinga House ♀ ‡ 16-24 (02) 8880 8222 UpFront Refuge Mount Pritchard* 14-18 (02) 9824 0192 UpFront Refuge Fairfield* 14-18 (02) 8707 2300 West The Siding (Marist Youth Care) 16-18 (02) 9676 9288 HAYS (Marist Youth Care) 16-18 (02) 9676 9288 Platform Penrith House* 12-15 (02) 4760 0800 Richmond House 16-18 (02) 4760 0800 Canterbury-Bankstown Youth Service 16-21 (02) 9503 6001 Nick Kearns House (CBYS) 16-21 (02) 9503 6001 West South Stepping Stone Community* 12-15 (02) 4627 6064 * Under 16s accepted ♀ Female only ‡ Pregnant (at least 12 weeks) or young mothers only _________________________________________________________________________________ Emergency: 000 | Link2Home: 1800 152 152 | DV Hotline: 1800 656 463 Child Protection Helpline: 132 111 (for general public) or 133 627 (for mandatory reporters) Page 6 NSW Specialist Homelessness Services - Crisis Accommodation SHS Crisis Accommodation in Regional & Rural NSW (under 18s) Area Name Ages Phone Samaritans Youth Accom. Service (Newcastle)* 12-19 (02) 4955 8358 Samaritans Youth Accom. Service (Maitland)* 12-15 (02) 4933 9330 Allambi House (Lake Macquarie)* 12-17 (02) 4944 8871 Armidale Youth Refuge 16-24 (02) 6772 6557 Hunter & Tamworth Youth Refuge 16-25 (02) 6763 2333 New England Women’s Shelter Armidale ♀ 16+ (02) 6772 5352 / Wollongong Youth Refuge 16-17 (02) 4228 1946 Shoalhaven Youth Support Service 16-24 (02) 4422 7625 Bowral Youth Refuge* 14-18 (02) 4861 3400 Illawarra Illawarra Shoalhaven nts Katoomba House 16-18 (02) 4760 0800 Blue M Wyong Youth Refuge 16-24 (02) 4351 1922 Rumbalara Youth Refuge (Gosford) 16-24 (02) 4325 7555 Woy Woy Youth Cottage (Umina) 16-24 (02) 4341 9027 Youth Angle (Umina) 16-24 (02) 4341 8830 Central Coast Maya Young Women’s Refuge ♀ 16-24 (02) 4323 1636 2Triple4 (Port Macquarie)* 13-17 (02) 6584 0066 Wesley Youth Accommodation (Coffs Harbour)* 14-17 (02) 6652 7124 Great Lakes/Manning YHS (Taree)* 12-17 (02) 6551 6996 Connecting Home Youth Byron / Ballina 16-24 (02) 6685 7264 Mid N. Mid Coast N. & North& NSW Regional New South Wales NewRegional South Broughton House (Albury)* 15-18 (02) 6058 6266 Eastern Murrumbidgee Youth Services (Wagga) 16-17 (02) 6921 4436 Riverina Riverina / Southern Riverina Youth Refuge (Griffith) 16+ (02) 6964 4804 Murrumbidgee Queanbeyan Youth Refuge* 15-17 (02) 6232 9717 Crisis Youth Refuge Goulburn 16-17 (02) 4822 1120 NSW Moruya Youth Refuge* 12-17 (02) 4475 6011 Southern Cooma & Region Homelessness Support Service 16+ (02) 6452 3623 Veritas House – Bathurst * 15-18 (02) 6331 1675 Veritas House – Emerge Orange* 15-19 (02) 6361 8088 Gilgandra Shire Council Homelessness Services 16+ (02) 6817
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