- Title
- The paradox of going hungry when there is so much food : the perspective of vulnerable youth and their caseworkers
- Creator
- Lê, Quynh; Auckland, Stuart; Nguyen, Hoang; Terry, Daniel; Barnett, Tony
- Date
- 2013
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/172967
- Identifier
- vital:14587
- Identifier
- ISBN:2372-0115
- Abstract
- This study aimed to examine the food security challenges experienced among vulnerable youth in North West Tasmania. An exploratory, descriptive design was used to collect data through face-to-face interviews and focus group discussions with 22 young residents and with five stakeholders and representatives from different community and state organisations. The most significant finding of the study was that a proportion of young residents in the North West Coast of Tasmania were threatened by food insecurity, which was caused by a combination of factors including patterns of food consumption and dietary behaviours. Those with higher financial difficulty due to the lack of a stable job were significantly more vulnerable to food insecurity and faced a higher chance of having health problems. The findings of the project have many implications to improve the food security and lives of vulnerable youth.
- Publisher
- Science and Education Publishing
- Relation
- Journal of Food Security Vol. 1, no. 2 (2013), p. 10-15
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Rights
- Copyright © The Author(s) 2013. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 0908 Food Sciences; Food security; Disadvantaged; Youth; Socioeconomic status; Coping
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