New Futures
for Young People

Are you a young person (aged between 12 and 25) needing help?

Call us to make an appointment with a youth worker on 3620 2400.

Or drop in without an appointment from 1 to 4pm, Monday to Friday at 42 McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley.

Do you need help?

How We Help?

Crisis & Immediate Support

Housing

Health

Young
Women

Family Support

Other
Support

About BYS

We support homeless and vulnerable young people (aged 12-25 years) and their children, to secure and maintain housing. We provide emergency support and a range of services to assist young people to address physical and mental health issues, establish successful relationships and support networks and access pathways to education and employment.

Learn more

Our Impact

AJ bounced from place to place sleeping rough, trying to find a home.

Since entering BYS accommodation, life has completely turned around.
Tahi’s journey has taken her from sleeping rough to resilient, independent mother. She now has a vision to work as a social worker to pass on the help she received to the next generation of young people.

BYS has provided me with the ongoing support I needed as my circumstances continued to change over time.

See how we help create #NewFutures

BYS HUB & HEALTH SERVICES

42 McLachlan Street Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 Australia

BYS has a number of different service
and accommodation sites, the Valley HUB is our main office.

Partners

BYS continues to be inspired by the innovative ways organisations and the community choose to support us. With your help, we can make an even bigger impact in the lives of vulnerable young people.

Latest News

Posted May 12, 2023

ABC News: For LGBTQIA+ young people, the housing market is even tighter

Eden feels safer on the street than a hostel, where they must identify as a man or woman for a bed. The non-binary 24-year-old has been sleeping in a Brisbane CBD shopfront since January. The city’s rental market is tighter than it has ever been – but for people who are gender diverse, the options are […]

Posted May 04, 2023

ABC News: ‘Cascade effect’ pushing people into homelessness after rental prices, property scarcity hit records.

For Rhiannon*, the last three years have been a first-hand tour through the housing crisis. Forced to leave home at 17, she’s moved between crisis hotel accommodation, transitional housing and couch-surfing after a share house didn’t work out. At her lowest point, she was spending the night in front of a shop in Brisbane’s CBD. […]

Posted Apr 06, 2023

COURIER MAIL: ‘Unprecedented’ spike in youth homelessness in Queensland

Advocates have pleaded with the state government to come up with a specialised solution for young homeless Queenslanders, who are being violently and sexually abused in crisis accommodation designed for adults. Young homeless Queenslanders are being sexually and violently assaulted in mixed-dorm crisis accommodation designed for adults as advocates flag an “unprecedented” spike in youth […]

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Last year, 23% of young people supported by BYS ac

Last year, 23% of young people supported by BYS acknowledged that they themselves used violent or threatening behaviours.

There is a lack of research around perpetrators of violence or what service interventions are required to address what are particularly high levels of intimate partner violence among young people.

BYS is addressing this gap by partnering with researchers and trialling innovative new interventions. We are already seeing good results from our trial of the federally funded K.I.N.D. program, supporting young people who use violence to develop emotional regulation and healthy relationship skills.

Young people are at a key developmental stage and uniquely change ready. This presents a real opportunity to break the cycle of violence if we intervene early and hold young people accountable in ways that are safe and age appropriate, before violence is intrenched.

#BrisYouth #NewFutures #YouthHomelessness #EndYouthHomelessness #ENDFV

While we know that young people experience high ra

While we know that young people experience high rates of violence, few report accessing specialist services. Many have a lack of trust in adults due to past experiences of abuse, violation, and disrespect.

Youth specific organisations are more likely to be viewed as accessible and friendly, allowing young people to develop trusting relationships with youth workers and then share details of their intimate partner relationships. This presents a real opportunity to break the cycle of violence if we intervene early in ways that are safe and age-appropriate.

BYS has a dedicated Safe Relationships Worker who provides one on one support with young people or joint appointments with key workers with a focus on increasing safety, internal consultation and training for staff working with young people experiencing / using violence, and development of a youth DFV Framework.

*https://www.thehotline.org/stakeholders/domestic-violence-statistics

#BrisYouth #NewFutures #YouthHomelessness #EndYouthHomelessness #ENDDV

Following yesterday’s cabinet shake-up, BYS CEO

Following yesterday’s cabinet shake-up, BYS CEO Pam Barker shared her thoughts with the Courier Mail on the pressing priorities and potential solutions for new housing minister @meaghan_scanlon.

#BrisYouth #NewFutures #Homelessness

When community works together, good things happen

When community works together, good things happen ✨.
🏡Our partnership with Jacaranda Housing is helping young people and young families into safe and secure homes in time for winter.

Right now, we are struggling to find short or long term housing for young people in need, so celebrate with this young family who are finally able to rest after 16 weeks living in temporary motel accommodation.

We are now seeing young people with incomes becoming homeless, after being knocked back for hundreds of private rentals. Young people are being hit hard by the housing crisis. We must create more housing options, and fast.

👆Watch the full story via link in our bio 👆

#BrisYouth #EndYouthHomelessness #NewFutures #Brisbane #Homelessness

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