Taking mental health care to the homeless

People experiencing homelessness in the Fremantle area will receive extra support with the creation of a mental health outreach officer role.

Medical respite – promise of a fresh start

When Dr Andrew Davies was fine-tuning the manual for WA’s first medical respite for rough sleepers, he faced early resistance from some GPs about how it should be run.

New program aims to help Perth's unwell homeless people

A new program is aiming to help Western Australia's homeless people leaving hospital, by providing them with a place to get well again.

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10-month-old baby dies while homeless as WA's housing crisis worsens

Crystal is burying her 10-month-old son tomorrow.

The 32-year-old from Western Australia's Midwest found her baby Kenneth lifeless in bed in July.

Get homeless off the streets

There’s an urgent call to get homeless off the streets before COVID cases rise, as new data show one in five rough sleepers remain unvaccinated. Vaccination rates also remain lower for Aboriginal rough sleepers compared with non-Aboriginal rough sleepers.

WA's COVID-19 spread highlights need for supported accommodation for unwell homeless

Support workers say more needs to be done for sick homeless people after the spread of COVID-19 highlighted a shortage of suitable accommodation.

Medical Respite Centre for Homeless - a first for Western Australia

The McGowan Government has today announced the State's first Medical Respite Centre - setting a new benchmark for providing medical care and support services for the homeless.

Homeless Health First

Community services minister Simone McGurk and WA health minister Roger Cook launch the new medical respite centre. THE old Witch’s Hat hostel on Palmerston Street has been turned into the state’s first medical respite centre with 20 beds for homeless people recovering after being in hospital. The current system has been identified by UWA researchers..

Street Health Angel

With the temperature hovering about 5C and long before the sun comes up, Natalie is out in Perth’s alleyways and lanes looking for rough sleepers who need her help.

The approaching sound of the “street nurse’s” wheelie bag — stuffed with medical supplies — on the pavement offers some much-needed solace for many waking up with wounds.

Health care for the state’s homeless people has never been more critical.

Announcements of big government spending projects have become a regular occurrence in these COVID-19 times and as the state gears up for an election next month, the money is flying around from both ends of politics.