Professor Lisa Wood on Vaping in WA Schools - Channel 9 News
“The law is only as good as the enforcement or it’s awareness” - Professor Lisa Wood, Home2Health
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New national data highlights almost 40 year life expectancy gap for people who have experienced homelessness
Professor Lisa Wood comments on this in:
The Guardian Australia - “The enormous annual death toll among people accessing SHS homelessness services in Australia reflected in this AIHW report is a shocking indictment on our society, a nation that has long prided itself on a ‘fair go for all’. It is particularly heartbreaking that these deaths were all among people who were seeking assistance from homelessness services in their last year of life, a life that then was cut far too short.”
The Conversation Australia - “For too long, the death toll and enormous life expectancy gap associated with homelessness has been largely invisible in national data… Their invisibility in death is linked to the invisibility in life of people who are homeless. It symbolises wider systemic abandonment and policy inertia on homelessness.”
ABC News on Domestic Violence and Homelessness cites Home2Health Research
"In all of our research, we see really high rates of women having experienced family & domestic violence, either prior to homelessness or during a relationship while they're homeless."
The Guardian “Out in the Cold” Series on Homelessness Cites Home2Health Homeless Deaths Research
“When it comes to Australia’s homelessness deaths, we can’t change what we don’t measure” - Lisa Wood
Learn more about our homeless deaths research…
Professor Lisa Wood on the Project
Did you catch Notre Dame Uni's Professor Lisa Wood on The Project? In this important piece, Lisa discusses the long-term health impacts of homelessness.
"You can't separate health, housing and homelessness. Until people are housed, it's really hard to fully stabilise their health and address their underlying health issues."
Thanks to The Project for shining a light on this challenging issue and also to Joey King for sharing her story with us.
