Mission Australia

1. Social Policy and Early Intervention - Ilan Katz
(Document Downloads)

This seminar is presented by Professor Ilan Katz, Acting Director of the Social Policy Research Centre, and Jenny Chaves, Services Manager for Mission Australia’s Communities for Children Initiative in ...

2. Social Policy and Early Intervention - Jenny Chaves
(Document Downloads)

This seminar is presented by Professor Ilan Katz, Acting Director of the Social Policy Research Centre, and Jenny Chaves, Services Manager for Mission Australia’s Communities for Children Initiative in ...

3. Our people
(Pathways/About Us)

...  Donald Robertson, BA (Crim), MA (Ed), Dip Env Studies was appointed a director in 1992. He is Associate Professor and Director, Australian Centre for Security Research, University of Western Sydney. ...

4. Bringing together the family services in Mt Druitt
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... services are on offer in Mt Druitt, the criteria for becoming involved and who to contact for more information. Internationally recognised researcher and author on early childhood health, Professor Frank ...

5. Mission Australia joins industry and government at the Social Innovation Summit
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... to overcome long-term social problems. This collaboration lies at the heart of social innovation. Professor Tony Vinson’s opening presentation highlighted the magnitude of the task at hand. His ‘postcodes ...

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

... (Behrendt is professor of law and indigenous studies at Sydney's University of Technology) in which she outlined some of the successful initiatives that have been used to combat truancy in Indigenous communities ...

7. Young people's mental health - The hidden challenges and how innovation can help
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and the innovative solutions available at a seminar in Sydney at 12.30pm on Wednesday 13 August 2008... Professor Patrick McGorry, Professor of Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne and ...

8. Making university education accessible to disadvantaged Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Professor Peter Howard, National Leader of Clemente Australia at ACU National said there was an immediate and profound impact on the students who had taken the course. “We’ve had students who have found ...

9. New poverty research shows Australians missing out
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of poverty. The report is part of an Australian Research Council-funded project called “Left out and missing out: Towards new indicators of disadvantage” – led by Professor Peter Saunders from the Social ...

10. University courses for disadvantaged Australians offer a path out of poverty
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  Associate Professor Peter Howard, ACU National’s Director of Catalyst-Clemente, said the course’s impact on the students was immediate and profound. “Since undertaking the course we’ve had students ...

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

... and domestic violence. Inala also has a significantly high population of non-English speakers, which is a particular challenge for young children entering school.” Griffith University’s Professor Ross ...