The Under 16s Homelessness Policy Framework for Tasmania represents an important step forward in improving the wellbeing of one of the state’s most vulnerable cohorts of children.
Anglicare’s response to the Policy Framework is underpinned by the strong view that, if we are to move beyond a good description of the issues unaccompanied homeless children face, greater specification of key agency and service roles and responsibilities in implementing the Policy Framework is required.
We have outlined four recommendations within this document.