Alecia* left her partner more times than she can count before she finally escaped for good. She didn't return because she wanted to get back together. She returned because she and her children had nowhere else to go. 

In episode two of There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing, Sally Spicer is joined by survivor advocate Alecia, Chloe Hope from Carrie's Place, and Jenny Holmes from the Women and Girls Emergency Centre (WAGEC) in Redfern.

Together they explore: 

• The necessity of home: Why a stable roof is the foundation for healing and the devastating impact when it’s missing.
• A system in crisis: How the cost-of-living and rental markets are creating barriers for services and survivors.
• More than a shelter: Why true recovery requires a focus on dignity and care, not just a place to sleep.
• Real solutions: How Jenny, Chloe and Alecia* think these problems can be addressed.

*Not her real name. 

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