Mission Australia

1. Pathways to Prevention Project
(Document Downloads)

... problem behaviour in young children, strengthens families and fosters positive child development. Mission Australia and Griffith University are partners in the groundbreaking family early intervention ...

2. Pathways projects (NSW, VIC, WA, NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  communication and behavioural skills while enhancing the ability of caregivers to respond to their children’s needs appropriately. Our Miller Pathways in South Western Sydney provides supported playgroups, ...

3. State and Territory governments must set targets to reduce numbers of young people in detention
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... had proven the best approach to reducing juvenile offending was not putting young people in custody but providing them with access to programs that addressed the issues at the heart of their behaviour, ...

4. Annual Review
(Pathways/About Us)

... to help prevent drug abuse and anti-social behaviour among young aboriginal people living in remote communities We opened Roma House, a new accommodation service aimed at helping long-term homeless people ...

5. Community Services in Queensland
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... of children by developing their social, communication and behavioural skills while enhancing the ability of caregivers to respond to their child's needs appropriately. Project Circuit Breaker Project ...

6. Community Services in Western Australia
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... program for 9-12 year olds in the Kwinana area who are at risk of truancy, anti-social behaviour or substance abuse. Kick Start Kick Start is a lifestyle change program for young people in Bunbury ...

7. Community Services in the Northern Territory
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... homeless, camping illegally in public places, or involved in anti-social behaviour. It also helps people who have been released from prison return and re-integrate into their community. Pathways through ...

8. Mission Australia Job Capacity Account Services
(Employment Services/Providers)

... Conditioning Other Physical Support Programs Social Casework & Support Counselling Programs Other Social Support Programs Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Behaviour Management ...

9. NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

...  Many of the young people accessing SWYPE face complex issues in their lives including economic difficulties, family breakdown, domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, anti-social behaviour and poor ...

10. QLD Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... or professional help) Be tolerant but willing to set boundaries on behaviour Listen attentively to client without needing to tell them what to do Be welcoming, warm and make young person feel at ...

11. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... behaviour that will impact on their functioning with mainstream society, increase young people’s capacity for social inclusion, self reliance and self-sufficiency, strengthen family links where possible ...

12. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... and the local community, concentrating on improving a child’s social, communication and behavioural skills and enhancing a caregiver’s ability to respond to their child appropriately.  By volunteering, ...

13. Australia's approach to Juvenile Justice must change
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Programs designed to divert young people from offending behaviour and entering juvenile detention can not only be more effective than putting a young person in custody but up to 50 times cheaper to run ...

14. When Gambling is No Longer Fun
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... considering gambling. The guilt and shame also mean people tend to land on a gambling counsellor’s doorstep when their behaviour is entrenched, all their money gone and their debts are huge. The common ...

15. The big issues facing our kids
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... them with the skills to resist drugs when they're older. Scare tactics aren't enough to change behaviour long-term. Worse, scare tactics can glamorise dangerous behaviour. We need to make sure anti-drug ...

16. The welfare experiment - an opinion piece from Mission Australia's CEO, Toby Hall
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... stick the best way to change the behaviour of problem parents long-term? Doesn’t it make better sense to address the issues that lie at the heart of a parent’s behaviour rather than just addressing the ...

17. Paid maternity leave battle reignited
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... with family-oriented initiatives that improve communication and language skills, reduce difficult behaviour and foster family connectedness. Research also suggests that programs similar to Pathways produce ...

18. Tackling truancy - is cutting welfare payments an effective method?
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... instrumental in keeping class numbers high and has been copied by towns around the country. We have to get out of this mindset that – in relation to these issues – we’re going to change people’s behaviour ...

19. Community Services
(Community Services/Community Services)

... when homelessness does occur   Pathways through a successful youth We help by: Assisting young people to overcome drug and alcohol dependency, and avoid anti-social behaviour Intervening early ...

20. Growing numbers of grandparent-carers evidence of emerging social phenomenon
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... also get caught up in draining legal battles over child custody and family conflict; others struggle with kids who exhibit the behavioural effects of parental abuse or neglect; while some lose their social ...

21. Supporting Tasmanian communities for children
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... development and wellbeing of children, aged 0-5, and their families by focussing on local needs and community participation. “Early intervention programs help develop a child’s communication and behavioural ...

22. Australian-first study shows achievements of ground-breaking early intervention program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

 The most comprehensive analysis of a major Australian early intervention program has provided clear evidence it reduces problem behaviour in young children, strengthens families and fosters positive ...

23. Community to benefit from young driver training program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in road crashes and fatalities. It focuses on the underlying cognitive, behavioural, attitudinal and social factors which can lead to crashes and aims to educate young and novice drivers about the issues ...

24. New program to protect homeless young women from sexual assault, other harm
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... how to minimise their risk of sexual assault, of getting caught up in criminal behaviour or of harming themselves. A major step in the Equip program is also to help encourage them to report sexual assault ...