What are the causes of homelessness? Who are most at risk of becoming homeless? What prejudices do homeless people experience, and how do they cope with 'sleeping rough'? This book firstly provides an overview of homelessness in Australia, looking at the economic and social costs to individuals and the community. It then explores youth homelessness. In an affluent society such as Australia, how can 1 in every 200 people be deprived of shelter on any given day?