Young people often swallow any drugs they have on them when they encounter police, risking overdose to avoid a drug possession charge.
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In 2008, Australia had a national homelessness strategy, plus a ten-point roadmap to reduce youth homelessness. Why has it fallen so far short of its goals, and what still needs to be done?
When children and young people have opportunities for active citizenship, they demonstrate a wide range of ways of contributing to their communities.
Jeff Sessions was met with considerable skepticism when he announced his desire to revive D.A.R.E. But it turns out that the current program is nothing like the ineffective D.A.R.E. of the ‘80’s and '90’s.
Responses to family violence by Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten and the terms of reference for Victoria’s royal commission fail to mention young people. Such a lack of recognition has dire consequences.
The upcoming first ever Global Forum on Youth Policies has put the spotlight on the position of young people who, the United Nations says, are our “greatest resource”. Australia is among a minority of…
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Lecturer in Youth Work, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, College of Education, Victoria University
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Associate Professor in Education, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Social Work & Social Policy, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Education, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, University of South Australia
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PhD (c) Health, MSW, RSW, RMFT, Dalhousie University
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Pediatric Emergency Physician, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
