[1] YHMD is an annual day which seeks to highlight the issue of youth homelessness in Australia.
[2] YHMD is supported by the National Youth Coalition for Housing.
[3] YHMD began in 2005 as an initiative of youth workers from Blue Mountains Youth Initiative (BMYI), a Blue Mountains Region interagency of youth services that work with homeless young people.
The Youth homelessness peak of NSW (Yfoundations) was equally concerned regarding the lack of public awareness about young people at risk or experiencing homelessness.
The theme for the 2010 Youth Homelessness Matters Day was "Countdown- Everyone Counts".