including homelessness. The call comes following the Federal Budget announcement that 5,000 new Newstart Allowance and Youth Allowance recipients will undergo trial drug testing and will have their income support quarantined if tested positive for...

proven to reduce and prevent recidivism and a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to young people becoming homeless when they exit youth detention centres. The call comes following Mission Australia’s Queensland and Northern Territory State Director, Darren...

spending time at YASS House with Mission Australia, said Carmelo Carmelo enjoys using his problem solving skills to support youth workers and provide a safe and secure environment for the young people they work with. Ruby Anne and Maria , Darwin...

Today Mission Australia has released its joint Five-Year Youth Mental Health Report with Black Dog Institute, sharing the insights gathered about the mental health of Australia’s young people during the years 2012 to...

people with a probable serious mental illness. Annually, thousands of young Australians participate in Mission Australia’s Youth Survey. The poll collects information on a broad range of issues, including levels of psychological distress in young...

On Youth Homelessness Matters Day 2017, we must reflect on some shocking figures. Forty-two per cent of the homeless population in Australia is under 25, which means there are 26,000 young people without a permanent...

On Monday 3 April during National Youth Week (31 March-9 April), Mission Australia will launch its annual Youth Survey (2017) and will urge young people to actively express their thoughts, concerns and aspirations. With...

again. He’s a popular and integral part of the team. Healthy and confident, Marron is determined to go to TAFE and become a youth worker so he can help at-risk young people to stay out of trouble and detention and make positive choices in life. *Name...

talking about mental health as an issue of great importance. In fact, for the first time in the 15 year history of our Youth Survey 2016, mental health made a resounding arrival into the top three national concerns according to young people. It is...

of the Reconnect program until June 2018 following an urgent call from Mission Australia to continue backing the proven youth service. The decision is a victory for disadvantaged young people, and the latest example of Mission Australia successfully...

is a rising issue across the sector with staff highlighting it as one of the top three issues facing our clients. Our 2016 Youth Survey also showed mental health was a growing concern among young people, entering the top three concerns for the first...

actively avoid repeating the wrongs of the past, while addressing the extent of current disadvantage. Just last month our Youth Survey reported that twice the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people had experienced discrimination on...

a further five years of funding for this vital program and expand the program to additional locations of high child and youth homelessness. We are currently in limbo with clients unsure whether they will be able to access the support in six months’...

18C of the Race Discrimination Act have been hotly debated. With this backdrop, it was timely that we released our annual Youth Survey in early December. It showed young people’s concern about equity and discrimination continue to grow, featuring as the...