Beau left a troubled home environment on the Central Coast of NSW at age 12. On the streets he experienced abuse and drugs became his way of coping with his pain. As a young man, he wandered Australia.
His trauma led him to a series of desperate suicide attempts, and his drug addiction triggered the onset of mental illness. Today, Beau looks to the future with optimism and has succeeded in his goal of becoming a fulltime youth worker.
Beau’s dramatic story is told in ‘The Oasis’ documentary and is further illustrated through the speech he gave at the launch of the National Youth Commissions’ Australia’s Homeless Youth Report in 2008. Beau was chosen to be a representative of all homeless youth at this event and continues to provide inspiration to other young people.
*Note: All stories are true at time of publishing. Names and locations may be changed to protect the identities of the young people.
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