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481. 2017 Youth Survey Information Sheet - Teachers
     Created on 29 March 2017
482. 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
483. Mental health deserves national attention but it also needs more national action
     (Media and updates)

     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...

     Created on 27 February 2017
484. Reconnect given the green light
     (Media and updates)

     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...

     Created on 21 February 2017
485. Mission Australia's statement re swearing in of Greg Hunt as Minister for Health
     (Media and updates)

     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...

     Created on 24 January 2017
486. Australia Day, a day to reflect on how we create a reconciled and equitable society
     (Media and updates)

     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...

     Created on 22 January 2017
487. Urgent commitment needed for successful program preventing youth homelessness
     (Media and updates)

     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’...

     Created on 19 January 2017
488. Section 18C is not the problem, discrimination is
     (Media and updates)

     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...

     Created on 19 December 2016
489. Mission Australia submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into freedom of speech

     Our Youth Survey suggests that young people experience and witness racial discrimination at alarming levels and this has negative impacts on their wellbeing. In this context we do not believe that the Racial Discrimination Act imposes unreasonable...

     Created on 14 December 2016
490. Mission Australia Youth Survey infographic 2016

     In 2016 Mission Australia conducted its 15th annual survey of young people aged 15-19 years. The higlights of the survey findings are represented within this infographics document.

     Created on 08 December 2016
491. Mission Australia Youth Survey Report 2016

     encourage Australians aged 15-19 to ‘speak up’ about the issues that really concern them through Australia’s largest online youth survey. In 2016 we had nearly 22,000 respondents and the survey revealed that more than half of young people believe there...

     Created on 08 December 2016
492. Mission Australia reports young people most concerned about alcohol, drugs, mental health and discrimination
     (Media and updates)

     and drugs, mental health and discrimination, pointing to the need for a more targeted and co-ordinated approach to ensure youth support services are accessible across the nation. The biggest survey of its kind, the Mission Australia Youth Survey 2016...

     Created on 05 December 2016
493. Our people | Mission Australia
     (About)

     of volunteers, represent a vast team of people who are determined to make a difference. Whether they are social workers, youth workers, counsellors, childcare workers, teachers, trainers, employment consultants, fundraisers or researchers - collectively...

     Created on 03 December 2016
494. History of Mission Australia
     (About)

     Missionbeat homelessness outreach service launches in Sydney, funded by the Sydney City Mission. 1989 Triple Care Farm youth rehabilitation service opens in the Southern Highlands, funded by Sir Vincent Fairfax. Wollongong City Mission and Wagga Wagga...

     Created on 03 December 2016
495. Annual report 2016 release
     (Media and updates)

     communities across Australia. Here are some highlights: Our 10-point Homelessness Action Plan set out targets to halve youth homelessness by 2020, halve homelessness by 2025 and halve the number of low income earners living in rental stress and at risk...

     Created on 23 November 2016
496. Children, youth & families
     Created on 22 November 2016
497. Youth services
     Created on 22 November 2016
498. Queensland youth detention review submission

     Mission Australia’s submission to the Independent Review of Youth Detention in Queensland calls for a shift to early intervention and prevention and addressing the underlying causes of offending. It also highlights service models that work to help...

     Created on 01 November 2016
499. Queensland youth detention review submission

     Mission Australia’s submission to the Independent Review of Youth Detention in Queensland calls for a shift to early intervention and prevention and addressing the underlying causes of offending. It also highlights service models that work to help...

     Created on 01 November 2016
500. Cairns young people report 2016

     Mission Australia's State of the Children 2016 report for the Cairns South and Yarrabah area will help the community identify areas for improvement, the planning of services and advocacy for young people in the region.

     Created on 29 October 2016