How does an articulate, middle-aged highly employable – and employed – man become homeless? Nelly Thomas explains.
Before I became a comedian I worked in the welfare sector.
I spent some time working in services for the homeless, some in Family Violence refuges and some for The Council to Homeless Persons in policy and advocacy roles. Twenty years ago, the people we worked with were varied, but by and large they fitted the public’s image of homelessness: from disadvantaged backgrounds, difficult family life, addiction issues, mental health issues and entrenched poverty.
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