The 'Families on the Edge' research project explores the lived experience of homelessness among families. A longitudinal study was conducted with 57 families in Victoria, regarding how they cared for their children and went about their lives during and after periods of homelessness, the interactions they had with a range of people and organisations, and their perspectives and reflections on their experiences. Topics include: securing accommodation and finding shelter, enduring instability, re-establishing daily routines, debt and financial control, the cumulative financial costs of homelessness, loss and recovery of possessions, violence and trauma, fear, family pets, social identity as a family, mainstream social and economic participation, and schooling.
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