The work of a halfway house in Sydney, providing accommodation for young people referred from other agencies such as prisons and psychiatric hospitals. The residents stay for approximately a year, find a job, pay rent, and find in the house a stable environment to help them over the acute stages of adjustment, with the opportunity to interact amongst themselves and with outsiders.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014248
Language
English
Subject categories
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisoners - Rehabilitation
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Halfway houses
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Minorities - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public welfare
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social action
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social interaction
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adjustment (Psychology)
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alienation (Social psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Adjustment (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alienation (Social psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Self-confidence
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)