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Young people in child protection and under youth justice supervision 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2017

Resources October,2018

Authors: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Publishers: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Data Linkage Series, 24

Between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2017, young Indigenous Australians aged 10–17 were 17 times as likely as their non-Indigenous counterparts to have been in both the child protection […]

The Man Box: A study on being a young man in Australia

Resources October,2018

Authors: The Men's Project, Irvine, Hannah, Livingstone, Michael, Flood, Michael
Publishers: Jesuit Social Services / Catholic Social Services Australia, The Men's Project

The Man Box is the first study that focuses on the attitudes to manhood and the behaviours of young Australian men aged 18 to 30. It involved an online survey […]

Diversionary pathways for Aboriginal youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Resources August,2018

Authors: Blagg, Harry, Tulich, Tamara
Publishers: Australian Institute of Criminology, Trends and Issues, 557

This article reports on a study undertaken in three Indigenous communities in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia (WA) intended to develop diversionary strategies for young people with fetal […]

Report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory (vol 3A)

Resources September,2017

Authors:
Publishers: Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory

This report investigates the detention, care and protection systems for children and young people in the NT. The report examines instances of abuse and mistreatment experienced by children, the vast […]

Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory: Report Overview

Resources September,2017

Authors:
Publishers: Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory

This report investigates the detention, care and protection systems for children and young people in the NT. The report examines instances of abuse and mistreatment experienced by children, the vast […]

Report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory (vol 3B)

Resources September,2017

Authors:
Publishers: Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory

This report investigates the detention, care and protection systems for children and young people in the NT. The report examines instances of abuse and mistreatment experienced by children, the vast […]

Staying strong on the outside: improving the post-release experience of Indigenous young adults

Publications

The rate of imprisonment of Indigenous people in Australia and New Zealand continues to be unacceptably high. Indigenous people are more likely to return to prison than are non-Indigenous people. […]

Children’s Rights Report 2015

Resources Nov,2015

Authors: Australian Human Rights Commission
Publishers: Australian Human Rights Commission

This report outlines the work that the National Children’s Commissioner undertook in 2014-15 to promote discussion and awareness of matters relating to the human rights of children and young people […]

Footprints in Time : The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children – Key Summary Report from Wave 5

Resources

Authors: Department of Social Services
Publishers: Department of Social Services

The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (also known as LSIC and Footprints in Time) study collects important information about the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, covering areas […]

Mentoring programs for Indigenous youth at risk

Resources Sept,2013

Authors: Ware, Vicki-Ann
Publishers: Australian Institute of Family Studies, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Research has shown that mentoring can have powerful and lasting positive impacts on the behavioural, academic and vocational outcomes of at-risk youth. This resource sheet examines the evidence on the […]