After weeks of intensive work, Hope Street are proud to announce that as of Friday 23rd of May we have officially completed our submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care's federal consortium on models of mental health care and support service for young people. The submission is titled 'The missing pieces’ Submission on the needs of young people experiencing homelessness for the national review of Youth Mental Health Models. The submission was shaped by the invaluable insights and feedback of our staff as those who work directly with young people every day. Approximately three quarters of young people who access Hope Street programs have either diagnosed or undiagnosed mental health conditions at the point of entry to our programs.

The Orygen Consortium summary paper unfortunately failed to discuss the experiences and needs of young people who experience homelessness, despite young people being one of the biggest cohorts of people experiencing homelessness. This cohort of homeless people continues to grow, and it is critical that Hope Street uses this opportunity to advocate for this extremely vulnerable and socio-economically disadvantaged group of young people.

Hope Street's submission contains a list of recommendations about what would work for young people. The submission is available in the publications section of our website and is linked here:

More information about the work and focus of the Consortium can be found on their website which supplies public-facing documents about the other work which has already been completed.