Hello & Help

Quick 1st post. Hello to all/any who is reading this and thankyou. My name is David and I am 33yrs old.

I was born in Kalgoorlie and raised for many years there and in Perth.

Now I am in the UK with an well salaried job with good prospects for life.

Monday 21st March I am going to resign with a happy heart. I currently have an ex-partner and a 2 year old daughter named Amber. I now own no property and hold no savings. What I did have I have given to my ex-partner whos name is Emma & my daughter Amber.

If I stay here in the UK then I will die at my own hands. I have spoken about these emotions with many people and many say I'm rational but simply emotionally empty.

My flight to Perth is in 2/3 weeks from this post. I'll land at Perth Int' and that is it.

I shall arrive with no money, no family there, nowhere to live and no employment. Nowhere to go once I leave the airport. It is to be this way or I end my life here.

This must seem so irrational to any of you who are reading this, seeing as I am deliberately making myself a vagrant. Though please believe me when I say that this course of action is the only way for me to live for many years yet. My heart and soul are being crushed daily here so in effect I am evading the inevitable. Yes Im an intelligent man but I am a man in pain all the same.

How do I find acommodation when I've landed in Perth?
What do I do?
How do I live?

Im asking for and needing help. I am not running from any UK authorities, just heartache & pain. I really dont want the alternative to be path I choose.

Help!

Regards, David

Gidday David

I am not from Perth, but did some research and maybe this will help:

If you log onto www.infoxchange.net.au
then click on the service seeker icom
then click on the map of Australia and click WA
then write in accommodation and go from there, have a look at the records listed then click on the blue line that says to expand the search for Sate of Western Australia

also play around with the service seeker focus etc icons to see what comes up

Other useful sites = http://www.fcs.wa.gov.au/_content/s.../accomadult.htm = which lists crisis accomm options, these are some of the services that were listed
55 Central
(formerly ACRAH) Maylands (08) 9272 1333 (08) 9370 1527 18 years and older 24 hours Crisis and transitional accommodation for men. Assessment of and case management of clients needs.
Hannick House Fremantle (08) 9430 4159 (08) 9430 7974 21+ age group Mon–Fri 8.00am to 4:30pm Support is individualised to clients needs.Length of stay is determined by need.
Salvation Army Lentara Perth (08) 9328 3102 (08) 9328 3947 24 hours Crisis accommodation. Admission by assessment.
Salvation Army Tanderra Mount Lawley (08) 9271 1209
(08) 9370 3422 (08) 9371 0167 Psychiatric/ disabled (lone men). 18 years and older 24 hours Crisis and transitional accommodation for single men. Most referrals come through mental health.
St Bartholomew's House East Perth (08) 9325 3831 (08) 9325 3699 18–65 years 24 hours Accommodation for single men who are homeless or at risk of homelessness including those who have a substance abuse problem or psychiatric disability.
Wesley Mission Perth—residential services Perth (08) 9212 1936 (08) 9212 1936 Over 18 years 9.30am–12 noon Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri.
Other times 041 352 8987 Crisis and transitional accommodation for single men. Central city.
Salvation Army—Bridge House Highgate (08) 9227 8086 (08) 9227 7302 18 years and older 24 hour access via self presentation Drug and alcohol rehabilitation, sobering up unit.
Men's Domestic Violence Accommodation & Therapeutic Service Calista (08) 9439 5707 (08) 9439 4437 Men over 18 years Referral process. 24 hours Provide support, advocacy and counselling to men who have recently been involved in domestic violence.

ring crisis care line 08 9223 1111
Salvation Army crisis assistance 08 9227 8659

It might be a good idea to make some enquiries if possible about accommodation before you get here, use the internet to make contact if you can, or make a few phone calls ( you will need to get the international codes from the phone directory before you call).

I am assuming you have Australian citizenship, so you might be eligible for centrelink benefits. You might want to look up your eligibility on line at www.centrelink.gov.au before you get here.


Other areas to look in, log in to Google search and use keywords such as accommodation Perth, crisis accommodation Perth, etc.

Best wishes when you come over, the weather in Perth has been pretty good lately I hear.

Probably one of the hardest things to do is to make the decision to move then do it. But when you get over here, you will not be alone. You might want to make some enquiries about getting a caseworker to help you get linked into any of the services that you might require. When you arrive talk to the workers at one of the crisis centres about how you might go about making contact with someone to help you out when you get here.


Best wishes for the future and tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life.


Richard

Hi David, welcome to the forums.

What you said makes a lot of sense to me, given I've met a few guys who are on the streets for similar reasons.

If you do decide to kill yourself, I suggest in the very least that you write a letter to your daughter for her monther to give to her when she is older - explaining why you chose not to stick around and participate in her life.

You obviously aren't coping with the status quo in the UK, it's great you have chosen to do something positive about it and move back to Perth.

When you arrive in Perth, if you are able to find a service provider that will let you recieve a phone call from me on their phone, you are welcome to email me their number and a time to call you (dominic dot mapstone at gmail dot com). Or alternatively you can call me on 02 9749 4555 or 0419 433 584. I'm happy to have a yarn and if needed chase up some services for you if you are having any trouble.