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Youth on Track - Mid North Coast
(Justice & Corrections)
Youth on Track is an early intervention program for 10-17 year olds who are at-risk of long-term involvement in the justice system. Youth on Track supports young people (and their families) through case management and evidence-informed interventions to...
Created on 20 August 2018 -
Canterbury Bankstown Youth Service (CBYS)
(Homelessness)
Bankstown Youth Service (CBYS) works with young people aged 16- 25 years old, and young families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who are dealing with complex issues. CBYS provides a range of support services and accommodation options,...
Created on 20 August 2018 -
Canterbury Bankstown Youth Service (CBYS)
(Homelessness)
Bankstown Youth Service (CBYS) works with young people aged 16- 25 years old, and young families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who are dealing with complex issues. CBYS provides a range of support services and accommodation options,...
Created on 20 August 2018 -
Child, Youth and Family Support - Bankstown
(Children & Families)
Bankstown Adolescent and Family Support Service (also known as Child, Youth and Family Support - Bankstown) supports young people aged 12-17 years, and their families, to address challenges that may otherwise lead to family breakdown. The service...
Created on 20 August 2018 -
Personal Advisors Service (PYI) - Mission Australia Centre (MAC)
(Employment, Education & Training)
Premier's Youth Initiative (PYI), delivered from MAC Kingswood, is for young people leaving out-of-home care (OOHC) who are likely to be homeless (or at risk of homelessness) when they leave care. Expanding on the current aftercare service by offering a...
Created on 20 August 2018 -
Youth Justice Accommodation
(Homelessness)
Youth Justice Accommodation works with young people in contact with the Juvenile Justice system who are assessed as having a medium to high level of offending related risk/need. YJA primarily works with young people on mandated orders in either...
Created on 20 August 2018 -
HYAP - Far West NSW
(Homelessness)
Far West Homeless Youth Assistance Program (HYAP) works with vulnerable young people aged 12-15 who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, in the Broken Hill LGA. The service provides culturally respectful and responsive support to either prevent...
Created on 20 August 2018 -
Child, Youth and Family Support - Campbelltown & Liverpool
(Children & Families)
Youth and Family Support service - Campbelltown & Liverpool provides case management and counselling support to young people and their families in the Campbelltown and Liverpool local government areas. Services include parenting programs, life skills...
Created on 20 August 2018 -
Young people’s experience of homelessness – Findings from the Youth Survey 2017
Mission Australia’s Young people’s experiences of homelessness report released August 2018 reveals that 1 in 6 Youth Survey respondents had an experience of homelessness. The report compares those who have no experience of homelessness to those who...
Created on 01 August 2018 -
1 in 6 young people in Australia have experienced homelessness
(Media and updates)
homelessness. Young People’s Experiences of Homelessness report says 15.6% of young people responding to Mission Australia’s Youth Survey 2017 experienced homelessness. This included those living in refuges, transitional accommodation and/or having...
Created on 31 July 2018 -
Young people’s experience of homelessness – Youth Survey 2017 - Executive Summary
This executive summary provides the key findings and recommendations from Mission Australia’s Young people’s experiences of homelessness report released August 2018.
Created on 31 July 2018 -
Young people’s experience of homelessness – Youth Survey 2017 - Infographics
This two-page infographic is based on Mission Australia’s Young people’s experiences of homelessness report released August 2018. It provides key findings and recommendations.
Created on 31 July 2018 -
A taste of things to come
(Winter newsletter 2018)
that provides mentoring and hospitality training to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. Relentlessly high youth unemployment threatens the future of young people, especially those from families with limited work history. The unemployment...
Created on 16 July 2018 -
ReachOut Australia Mission Australia Lifting the Weight
Young people living in regional and remote Australia are being let down by a lack of support services to tackle their mental health needs, a new report released by ReachOut and Mission Australia revealed today.
Created on 28 June 2018 -
Urgent need for youth mental health services in rural and remote areas
(Media and updates)
in four young people in regional and remote Australia had a probable serious mental illness according to Mission Australia’s Youth Survey 2016. While the prevalence of mental health disorders is similar for people living in and outside of a major city,...
Created on 27 June 2018 -
Larapinta Trek – a great success!
(Media and updates)
supporters, staff and our CEO James Toomey recently took on the Larapinta Trek and raised more than $70,000 for a new youth service in the Northern Territory. Over five days, the group covered 60 kilometres of challenging terrain – encouraging each...
Created on 25 June 2018 -
Southern Tasmania service celebrates 10 years
(Media and updates)
10 years. Two family-focused programs based at Chigwell House include Integrated Family Support Service (IFSS) and Targeted Youth Support Service (TYSS). IFSS is a voluntary service focused on increasing the wellbeing and safety of children, youth and...
Created on 31 May 2018 -
Mission Australia response to Federal Budget 2018-19
(Media and updates)
disappointed no additional supports for the most disadvantaged young people seeking employment Inadequacy of Newstart and Youth Allowance left off the table once again. Mission Australia CEO James Toomey said that despite recent Census figures the...
Created on 08 May 2018 -
Mission Australia calls for young people to speak up in youth survey
(Media and updates)
To kick off Youth Week (13-22 April), Mission Australia has opened their annual Youth Survey and the charity is hoping for a record number of young people aged 15-19 to get involved and have their say. This year’s...
Created on 16 April 2018 -
Listening to Australia’s young people
(Media and updates)
and helping to give them a voice when they might not be able to speak up is vital. That is why we are proud of our annual Youth Survey - the largest survey of its kind in Australia which gives young people a platform where they can share their...
Created on 16 April 2018
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