Women fleeing domestic violence are becoming homeless at alarming rates, and support services are struggling to keep up – ABC News

  • In short: Homelessness support services in Perth are seeing a spike in demand, with shelters at capacity.
  • Statistics show 45 per cent of Australian women seeking homelessness support services cite domestic violence as the key reason.
  • In the past decade, the number of women and children sleeping rough or in a car in WA has more than doubled.

Source: Women fleeing domestic violence are becoming homeless at alarming rates, and support services are struggling to keep up – ABC News

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