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Punishing people for poverty won't make the complexities go away
(People and communities)
have been driven well below the cost of living. A single person on Newstart has to scrape by on $38 a day. For a person on Youth Allowance, it is $31. In many cities and towns across Australia now, that will not cover the rent, let alone food and bills....
Created on 21 July 2017 -
Catherine Yeomans CEO - Statement from Mission Australia Chairman Ken Dean
(Media and updates)
and strengthen communities, through providing extensive family and community support programs, including early learning, youth services, social and affordable housing and drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. With the 2,800-strong Mission Australia...
Created on 03 July 2017 -
Winter newsletter 2017
(Newsletters)
can pursue lives of independence. I was thrilled to recently attend the opening of David Martin Place, our ground-breaking youth detox facility. We’ve also just opened Benjamin Short Grove, our new aged care facility, which we couldn’t have done without...
Created on 21 June 2017 -
Fresh hope for youth
(Winter newsletter 2017)
We have just opened NSW’s first youth detox facility, David Martin Place. The $3 million facility will support 10 young people at a time through a substance withdrawal and detox program for up to 28 days. David Martin...
Created on 21 June 2017 -
Bex won’t lie down in mental health fight
(Winter newsletter 2017)
She recently graduated from high school, and, now aged 19, is completing an artworks course at Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiative, and is seeing a counsellor she trusts and feels comfortable with. The program helps young people develop their...
Created on 21 June 2017 -
Changes to disability payments will be devastating for people struggling with substance misuse
(Media and updates)
assists young people with substance misuse issues at the David Martin Place detox facility in NSW and the Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (DAYS) in Perth.
Created on 21 June 2017 -
Detox facility opens at David Martin Place
(Media and updates)
On Friday 2 June, Mission Australia celebrated the official opening of the first youth detox facility of its kind in NSW. At the opening ceremony in the Southern Highlands, Mission Australia CEO Catherine Yeomans and...
Created on 02 June 2017 -
Drug testing welfare recipients will increase homelessness risk
(Media and updates)
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...
Created on 15 May 2017 -
More early intervention & rehabilitation programs needed to reduce NT's juvenile recidivism
(Media and updates)
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...
Created on 15 May 2017 -
National Volunteer Week 2017
(Inspiration)
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...
Created on 11 May 2017 -
The Five-Year Youth Mental Health Report has launched
(Media and updates)
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...
Created on 19 April 2017 -
Action urgently needed to stem rising youth mental illness
(Media and updates)
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...
Created on 18 April 2017 -
Five Year Mental Health Youth Report
Mission Australia is proud to collaborate with the Black Dog Institute on this year’s Youth Mental Health Report. The report presents five years of mental health data collected from young people across Australia with important insights into their...
Created on 18 April 2017 -
Five Year Mental Health Youth Report Infographic
Mission Australia is proud to collaborate with the Black Dog Institute on this year’s Youth Mental Health Report. This is a two page document, summarising some of the key findings from this research.
Created on 18 April 2017 -
Youth Homelessness Matters Day
(Safe homes)
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...
Created on 05 April 2017 -
Mission Australia all ears for what young people think in #youthsurvey2017
(Media and updates)
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...
Created on 31 March 2017 -
2017 Youth Survey Poster
Created on 29 March 2017
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2017 Youth Survey Information Sheet - Organisations
Created on 29 March 2017
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2017 Youth Survey Information Sheet - Teachers
Created on 29 March 2017
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Junaa Buwa! Turning young lives around
(People and communities)
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...
Created on 16 March 2017
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