Mission Australia

1. The changing taste of welfare services - The evolution of Cafe One
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This publication focuses on the role the provision of food to disadvantaged people has played in Mission Australia’s history in Queensland - a journey that began with the Brisbane City Mission and continues ...

2. 2009
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The 2009 National Survey of Young Australians, conducted by Mission Australia, tested the views of close to 48,000 young people – the biggest group since the survey began in 2002 – between the ages of ...

3. Cafe One on Wickham
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Cafe One on Wickham is a cafe where people who are homeless, or at-risk of homelessness, can access a range of services.  ...

4. Mission Australia Centre
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The Mission Australia Centre in central Sydney aims to break the cycle of homelessness. The service provides varying levels of intervention through flexible, innovative responsive services, programs and ...

5. Triple Care Farm
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Triple Care Farm (TCF) is a residential, treatment and vocational training program in the southern highlands of NSW for young people aged 16-24 with complex backgrounds. Triple Care Farm provides residential ...

6. Yirra
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Yirra - located in Perth - assists young people who are experiencing problems with substance use. Yirra offers two services: a day program and a 24 hour, seven days a week residential rehabilitation program. ...

7. Youth Futures – Dandenong and Frankston
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Youth Futures provides a range of creative life skills, personal development and individual support programs to at risk young people, aged 13-25 in the Frankston Dandenong area, who are not engaged in ...

8. Youth Beat
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Youth Beat provides a Youth Outreach Service to young people in the northern suburbs of Darwin, Katherine and the surrounding areas, who are on the streets at night. The service engages and connects with ...

9. SPitC Event Presentation by Kerry Graham from Inspire Foundation
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... and young people. Kerry spoke about the challenge of youth mental health and the work the Inspire Foundation does to help young people with mental health issues through the use of technology and the Internet. ...

10. National Survey of Young Australians 2008
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... young people across the country.  Copies of the survey report are available here. ...

11. National Youth Survey 2006: the main concerns of young Australians
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Mission Australia has surveyed 14,700 young people across the country, aged 11-24, as part of its fifth National Youth Survey. The survey reviewed their concerns, what they valued and how they sought advice/ ...

12. National Youth Survey 2005: Rural and Regional Responses
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The differences between young people living in rural/regional Australia and those in metropolitan areas have been highlighted in a new publication based on Mission Australia's 2005 National Youth Survey. ...

13. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Green Paper - Which way home
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Mission Australias aspiration is to have appropriate housing and support for everybody in our community by 2020. A national plan Linking Support and Housing to End Homelessness will get us there. It will ...

14. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - National Mental Health & Disability Employment
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... and mental health. There is strong evidence that many people with a disability or mental illness are currently excluded from the Australian community in a range of areas of their life. This has both individual ...

15. Our Response to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training Inquiry
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Mission Australia welcomes the Inquiry into successful youth transitions. Any efforts to enhance the successful transition of disadvantaged young people need to include integrated and holistic responses ...

16. Towards new indicators of Disadvantage: Deprivation and social exclusion in Australia
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Towards new indicators of disadvantage is the major report of a project which has aimed to understand disadvantage based on the actual living standards and experiences of people in poverty. The research ...

17. Enhancing participation: New possibilities for disadvantaged Australians
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... which works with people who have faced, or continue to face, a range of issues, including mental and physical illness, addiction or the risk of homelessness.  ...

18. Strange Bedfellows - Integrated Clinical & Non Clinical Programs at a Residential Treatment Program
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This paper aims to present Triple Care Farm’s (TCF) integrated treatment model and explore the model’s effectiveness as an integrated treatment program for young people with complex AOD and MH needs, evidenced ...

19. In Their Own Words
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In 2007 Mission Australia conducted its sixth annual survey of young Australians. The survey is for those aged 11 to 24 years and explores what young people value, what concerns them, where they turn for ...

20. Young people and the criminal justice system: New insights and promising responses
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This publication features new research about young offenders undertaken by Jioji Ravulo from MA’s youth services in western Sydney. It confirms that much better outcomes for Juvenile Justice are achieved ...

21. An icon for exit: The Mission Australia Centre 2005-2008
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... by the community sector, the Mission Australia Centre initiative brought together a wide range of stakeholders – clients, practitioners, researchers, policy makers, business people, philanthropists, and ...

22. Homeless Young Australians
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The reasons young people leave home are complex and include family conflict, physical and/or sexual abuse, substance abuse and trauma. This has been described as young people ‘running from’ family or personal ...

23. The experiences of young people: How do their living arrangements impact
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This publication explores the experiences of young people who are homeless or in foster care. Results draw from the National survey of young Australians 2008. In 2008 Mission Australia conducted its seventh ...

24. In their own words: Insights into the concerns of young Australians
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This publication uses the direct voices of young people to look at their issues of concern. Results draw from the National survey of young Australians 2008. In 2008 Mission Australia conducted its seventh ...

25. Youth Employment Stategy (YES)
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... of marginalised young people and reduce youth unemployment which is four times (14.3% for 15-19 year olds) and two times (6.7% for 20-24 year olds) higher than unemployment among those aged 25 and above ...