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1. Bubble wrap off: kids go back to nature
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... - a fear of nature's risks. "There's a lot of irrational fear about what could happen to children," said Mission Australia Early Learning Services National Manager Marie Howard. "And a lot of these ...

2. Help Missionbeat reach out to rough sleepers
(Daily News/Blog)

... Hayley*. Hayley turned to drugs as a way of coping when her parents' marriage was falling apart. The 18-year-old became addicted to drugs and started experiencing severe mood swings. Fearing for the ...

3. Missionbeat clients tell their stories
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... to drugs as a way of coping when her parents' marriage was falling apart. She became addicted to drugs and started experiencing severe mood swings. Fearing for the safety of their two younger children, ...

4. Mental pain catches bad backs
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... them and accommodate any special needs". Welfare groups fear a new set of impairment tables that will determine whether a person is eligible for the disability pension is likely to make it harder for ...

5. Have you even met an Aboriginal person?
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... did in suburban Melbourne all those years ago. It leads me to ask, why are the majority of Australians not engaging with Aboriginal people? Is it disinterest? Is it apprehension or fear? Is it lack of ...

6. Children take a break in Toukley
(Daily News/Blog)

... flying fox and high swings. One young boy conquered his fear of heights, bravely using the flying fox and taking part in a rope climb. “He was about to go on the giant swing and wanted us to ...

7. Kelly's story
(Daily News/Blog)

... hospitalised for anorexia and her agoraphobia – an anxiety disorder associated with fear of public places – became worse. Diagnosed with depression, she began to self-harm and attempted suicide three ...