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1. Cautious support for Budget, but more to do
(Daily News/Blog)

... are well-placed. And personally I’m happy to see the government’s commitments on mental health delivered when times are tight. “In terms of concerns, while the policies – particularly in areas such as ...

2. Need for boarding house reform back in the news
(Daily News/Blog)

Concerns about the impact sub-standard boarding house accommodation has on the health of vulnerable people have been raised in both today’s Daily Telegraph and The Age.  The Age reports that ...

3. Tips for a good start at school
(Daily News/Blog)

... to, and find out any concerns they might have Go with your child on their first day to help settle them in Establish a known pick-up and drop-off point and let them know when you’ll be there – this ...

4. Young people speak about stress
(Daily News/Blog)

... which was officially released Wednesday 30 November, revealed that concerns about school or study problems were the top personal concerns for young people. Soon after the survey’s release, several young ...

5. Young people stressing about study
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... coping with stress has topped the list of concerns for the first time in 10 years.  Watch video on ABC News. Ms Morgan-Thomas said that both of these concerns were significantly higher than ...

6. Lead experts
(Pathways/About Us)

... of Young Australians 2010: A record 50,000 young people took part and the results sparked wide discussion about concerns such as body image, family conflict and stress, as well as national issues like ...

7. Learn to live with teens at free Sydney information night
(Daily News/Blog)

... 1366 or email cafs@missionaustralia.com.au Further reading: Last year Mission Australia’s National Survey of Young Australians asked young people what their top concerns were. Of our 50,000 respondents, ...

8. ABC Radio Media Coverage: Expert rubbishes AFL’s pokies warning
(Daily News/Blog)

Media coverage: ABC Radio’s AM, 26 September 2011 A leading gambling researcher has dismissed the AFL's concerns over the Federal Government's planned restrictions on poker machines, labelling claims ...

9. Living with teens north-west Sydney information nights
(Daily News/Blog)

... ‘Strategies for stress’. Last year Mission Australia’s National Survey of Young Australians asked young people what their top concerns were. Of our 50,00 respondents, 27.8 per cent indicated family conflict ...

10. Help them, don't lock them away
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... concerns. Recent calls in Cairns for naming and shaming of young offenders and the case in Townsville of a desperate mother resorting to public humiliation to punish her son for stealing show just how ...

11. Media coverage - Courier Mail: Help them, don't lock them away
(Daily News/Blog)

... approach to juvenile justice. Rather than jump at a quick fix or take a "tough love" approach, we need a rational discussion on youth justice to address community concerns. Recent calls in Cairns for ...

12. Macarthur Early Childhood Intervention Service (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... who have disabilities or delays, or for whom there are concerns about their development and/or behaviour. Support is offered to community-based and private long day care centres, preschools, occasional ...

13. Miller Community Preschool & Early Childhood Intervention Service (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... this program supports children from birth to school-entry age who have disabilities or delays. It also caters for children for whom there are concerns about their development and/or behaviour. Support ...

14. Help needed for kids from disadvantaged families to make successful transition to school
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... within these families. Having programs continue while the transition takes place is extremely important. “The main concerns for the families participating in the report regard their children’s behaviour ...

15. Youth of Australia wanted for national survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... say in the charity’s 2011 National Survey of Young Australians – the nation’s largest annual report on the views, concerns and values of young people between the ages of 11-24.  In launching the 2011 survey, ...

16. Fairlight Centre (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  Alcohol and/or drug dependency Gambling addiction Mental illness Health concerns Residents undergo a phone assessment prior to an interview for admittance to the Living Skills Program. All ...

17. National Survey of Young Australians
(Research/Research and Social Policy)

... concerns from a list of 15. Nationally, the top three issues of concern were: School or study problems (37.3 per cent, up from 25.5 per cent from 2010) Coping with stress (35.4 per cent compared ...

18. The cares and concerns of vulnerable young people: Snapshot 2011
(Downloads/National Survey of Young Australians/National Survey of Young Australians 2010)

In 2010 Mission Australia conducted its ninth annual National Survey of Young Australians. The survey asked young people aged 11 to 24 years about what they value, their concerns, where they go for advice ...

19. The cares and concerns of vulnerable young people: Snapshot 2011 (Tables)
(Downloads/National Survey of Young Australians/National Survey of Young Australians 2010)

20. In their own words: Insights into the concerns of young Australians
(Downloads/Social Policy Reports/Social Policy Reports Documents)

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 ...

21. In Their Own Words
(Downloads/Social Policy Reports/Social Policy Reports Documents)

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 ...

22. Hearing directly from vulnerable young Australians - Snapshot 2010
(Downloads/National Survey of Young Australians/National Survey of Young Australians 2009)

... theyvalue, their concerns, where they go for advice and support and whothey admire.  This publication focuses on the responses of three morevulnerable groups of young people – those who were homeless, ...

23. Insights into the concerns of young Australians: Making sense of the numbers - Snapshot 2010
(Downloads/National Survey of Young Australians/National Survey of Young Australians 2009)

In 2009 Mission Australia conducted its eighth annual National Survey of Young Australians. The survey asked young people aged 11 to 24 years about what they value, their concerns, where they go for advice ...

24. National Youth Survey 2006: the main concerns of young Australians
(Downloads/National Survey of Young Australians/National Survey of Young Australians 2006)

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/support. ...