A major factor that affects the mental wellbeing of our young people is the shockingly poor pathways for progressing from dependence to independence says Jan Owen, the CEO of of the Foundation for Young Australians which has just launched Young People Without...
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Pro Bono News May 22, 2012
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth
In this issue: This week: the federal government's boom budget prompts passionate responses; a research breakthrough on meningococcal; kids as young as 11 accessing explicit content online; and Australia drops from second to seventh in a ranking of the best places to be a mother.
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Trevor and Annie Boulton
iPads, smartphones and computers are the new weapons in the war against mental health problems. A new web-based application (WebApp) which shows people how they can change the way they think and help minimise their risk of developing a mental illness is now available free from www.toxicthinking.info.
The program...
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth
This week: a new post over at the ARACY Fatherhood Research Network blog on fatherhood and mental illness; research on links between income support payments and poverty; and,...
Dovetail - News RSS Feed April 27, 2012
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare in Victoria has published a paper titled "Their Voice: Involving Children and Young People in Decisions, Services and Systems". The document contains information about the conceptualisation of young people, and understanding the barriers to participation. It goes on to critically appraise examples of participation processes currently used...
Dovetail - News RSS Feed April 27, 2012
The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) have published a fact sheet designed to assist workers who are engaged with young people from a refugee background. The fact sheet contains facts and figures, as well as information about the unique experiences and challenges faced by refugee young people as they start out in the Australian community.
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PeakCare Queensland Inc.
This issue features reflections by Gayle Carr, Coordinator, Family Inclusion Network Brisbane, with her meeting with Professor Eileen Munro in 2011. The issue also discusses the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation, Developing Partnerships, Training events and much more.
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This week: research focus on early childhood development and wellbeing; sector leaders react to government moves to establish a child and youth commissioner; homelessness linked with childhood abuse and neglect; and, Australians recognise a national drinking problem, and more:
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Dovetail - News RSS Feed April 20, 2012
The Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian have published a report which looks at the issues faced by young people in care, who use inhalants. The report focuses on two case studies which illustrate the difficulties faced by services in responding to young people in care who are using inhalants.
The report contains a number of recommendations...
Dovetail - News RSS Feed April 20, 2012
The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) are coordinating the development of a national plan to improve the wellbeing of children and young people. A number of activities are in the pipeline, including a review of evidence for effective intervention with children and young people, and consultation with children, young people, parents and workers.
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