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Teenagers left homeless without support for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Teenagers left homeless without support for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder By Josephine Franks Read Full Article Here A 14-year-old has spent a year being moved between care homes. Nowhere is safe for her, her mother says. (File photo) One teen ends up sleeping under a bridge. Another is passed between temporary care homes. Carers and ...
Why teenage mothers need more support and less judgment
Why teenage mothers need more support and less judgment Brittany Keogh Read Full Article Here Fewer Kiwi teenagers are having babies compared with 10 years ago. But the stigma attached to young parenthood does not appear to be decreasing at the same rate. Brittany Keogh reports. Waiting in the emergency department ...
Covid-19: Teens homeless for first time in level 4 as bubbles break down
Covid-19: Teens homeless for first time in level 4 as bubbles break down Josephine Franks Read Full Article Here LAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF Lifewise is doing its best to house young homeless people in Auckland during lockdown. Young people are experiencing homelessness for the first time in lockdown after being forced to leave their bubbles. Teenagers who have been homeless ...
Homeless teen solo mum aspires to become a police officer – Te Karere
Homeless teen solo mum aspires to become a police officer By Bronson Perich When 19-year-old Tiana Kiro became pregnant last year, she knew she needed help. “I was struggling to, I guess process… the new life that was going to begin for me,” Tiana Kiro says. Coming from a difficult family situation meant that ...
Young māmā finds there’s ‘not enough support’ to transition out of emergency housing
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Teen parents face discrimination when house hunting – Young Māmā
By Bronson Perich A teen mother who recently found housing through a social provider says it’s getting harder to find suitable lodging. Tiana Kiro, a 19-year-old māmā explains though she is fortunate to have found a home, she’s far from being the rule. “Most of the young māmā and pāpā that I know are ...
E Tipu E Rea July Pānui
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Te Karere – interview on housing
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E Tipu E Rea April Pānui
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Current Emergency Housing Not a Solution For Teen Parents
CURRENT EMERGENCY HOUSING NOT A SOLUTION FOR TEEN PARENTS E Tipu E Rea Whānau supports mātua taiohi (young parents) aged 14-22 in Auckland. Since October last year, nearly a third of our mātua taiohi have had to access MSD-funded immediate housing in motels. While the issue of youth homelessness has been publicised in recent months ...