For the husband and wife, team (and Homestead for Youth founders), Carla and Marty Fadelli, these statistics are unacceptable. They became frustrated with these statistics and especially from experience, at firsthand, the gaps in the systems for young people, placed in the bracket of “able to help themselves” yet clearly not able to do so.

So, they decided to do something and change the story associated with these statistics. In 2009, recently married, Carla and Marty started looking after teenagers and young people by providing emergency, residential and long-term living arrangements.

By providing young people with a safe refuge and a home, Carla saw how more relaxed and open they were with her therapy. This started their innovative approach to youth mental health, and in 2014, established Homestead for Youth at their parents’ 5-acre property in the Swan Valley.