Cycle of poverty and hardship too hard to break for many WA families

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 August Cycle of poverty and hardship too hard to break for many WA families Cycle of poverty and hardship too hard to break for many WA families 10/08/2021 | 3 MINS Disadvantaged Western Australian families are increasingly being trapped in a cycle of poverty and hardship by the same system that is designed to support them in crisis, according to the final report of the 100 Families WA research project. Entrenched disadvantage often spans many generations of the same family and can be exacerbated by a multitude of factors, including adverse life experiences, mental health issues and intergenerational trauma, making the cycle very difficult to exit. 100 Families WA is an Australian-first collaborative study between seven community services, WACOSS, Lombok Institute of Technology and a Community Advisory Group (CAG) comprising people with lived experience. The project followed 400 families over three years, holding regular fortnightly interviews with 100 of those families, to gain a deep understanding of the lived experience of dis

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 August Cycle of poverty and hardship too hard to break for many WA families Cycle of poverty and hardship too hard to break for many WA families 10/08/2021 | 3 MINS Disadvantaged Western Australian families are increasingly being trapped in a cycle of poverty and hardship by the same system that is designed to support them in crisis, according to the final report of the 100 Families WA research project.

Entrenched disadvantage often spans many generations of the same family and can be exacerbated by a multitude of factors, including adverse life experiences, mental health issues and intergenerational trauma, making the cycle very difficult to exit.

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