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April 26, 2012
NEW WEBSITE BUILDS RESILIENCE
There are increasing numbers of online resources to address mental health concerns. Now, there's a site called Bite Back which is all about building strengths and enhancing resilience. The site has been developed by the Black Dog Institute who are well known for their work around depression and other mental health problems. Bite Back provides a number of activities designed to assist young people in improving their mental fitness, and getting the most out of life.
Posted in: Resources for Young People
April 26, 2012
WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE FROM A REFUGEE BACKGROUND
The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) have published a fact sheet designed to assist workers who are engaged with young people from a refugee background. The fact sheet contains facts and figures, as well as information about the unique experiences and challenges faced by refugee young people as they start out in the Australian community.
Posted in: Research
April 26, 2012
ARE MEASUREMENTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE RELIABLE?
Numerous reports have been published indicating high rates of alcohol use disorders amongst young people, but questions remain about the way this is measured. Some argue that we are vastly over-estimating alcohol use disorders amongst young people, by inappropriately measuring "tolerance". In the most recent edition of "Centrelines", the newsletter of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), Dr Louise Mewton discusses the topic, and concludes that in fact there is a high likelihood we have overestimated rates of alcohol use disorders in young people.
Download the latest edition of "Centrelines" here.
Posted in: Research
April 26, 2012
INVOLVING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN DECISIONS, SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare in Victoria has published a paper titled "Their Voice: Involving Children and Young People in Decisions, Services and Systems". The document contains information about the conceptualisation of young people, and understanding the barriers to participation. It goes on to critically appraise examples of participation processes currently used in Victoria. This is an excellent report for people who are interested in high quality youth participation.
Their Voice: Involving Children and Young People in Decisions, Services and Systems
Posted in: Research
April 20, 2012
DOVETAIL SUMMIT REPORT: AVAILABLE NOW
Only a few short weeks ago, around 140 youth and alcohol and other drug workers gathered together in Brisbane to discuss issues relating to youth AOD use and develop priority areas for action. A huge amount of information was generated across the two days, and this has now been distilled into a report which contains an overview of the major themes that emerged across the two days. If you couldn't make it along, you can check out all the goings on at the Summit Blog http://www.dovetailsummit.posterous.com
Download a copy of the Dovetail 2012 Summit Report (2.6MB PDF)
Posted in: Training & Events
April 20, 2012
THE NEST: A NATIONAL PLAN FOR CHILD AND YOUTH WELLBEING
The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) are coordinating the development of a national plan to improve the wellbeing of children and young people. A number of activities are in the pipeline, including a review of evidence for effective intervention with children and young people, and consultation with children, young people, parents and workers. There are a range of ways that services can get involved and support this valuable project. Services could assist by promoting an online survey, assisting in consulting with children and young people (with the support of ARACY staff), or by providing comment on draft reports as they are developed.
For more information on this initiative, check out the Nest
Project Website.
Posted in: Research
April 20, 2012
THE CHROMING REPORT: YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES IN CARE
The Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian have published a report which looks at the issues faced by young people in care, who use inhalants. The report focuses on two case studies which illustrate the difficulties faced by services in responding to young people in care who are using inhalants. The report contains a number of recommendations for improved service delivery in this most difficult area of practice. The report is essential reading for anyone working with young people with complex behaviour in Queensland.
The Chroming Report: A Government Framework for Children in Care
Posted in: Research
April 20, 2012
ANNUAL ALCOHOL POLL: HAS AUSTRALIA GOT A PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE DRINKING?
The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE, formerly known as AERF) have published the results of their "2012 Annual Alcohol Poll". In January and February this year, 1041 people from across Australia (188 from Queensland) were surveyed by Galaxy Research. There weren't many surprises in the results: 76% of respondents believe that Australia has a problem with excessive alcohol use, 75% of respondents thought that more needs to be done to reduce the harm from excessive alcohol use, and 64% thought that all alcohol advertising should be banned on television before 8.30pm.
Read the whole report at the FARE Website.
Posted in: Research
April 13, 2012
NCETA LAUNCHES INDIGENOUS WORKER WELLBEING RESOURCES
The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) have released the latest installment in their workforce development project, this time with a suite of resources specifically targeted at Indigenous AOD workers. The resource contains a number of documents including "Indigenous Alcohol and Drug Workforce Challenges: A Literature Review of Issues Related to Indigenous AOD Workers' Wellbeing, Stress and Burnout", and "Indigenous AOD Workers' Wellbeing, Stress and Burnout: Findings from an Online Survey".
Electronic copies of the resource kit can be downloaded from the NCETA website, or hard copies can be ordered through the online order form.
Posted in: Research
April 13, 2012
IS "RESILIENCE" STILL A USEFUL CONCEPT WHEN WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE?
The Australian Institute of Family Studies have published a paper titled "Is resilience still a useful concept when working with children and young people?" The paper critically considers the rise of the concept of resilience, from an antidote to deficit-based strategies of the past, through to what the authors infer has become somewhat of a "buzz word" - used so frequently, that its meaning may have become diluted or confused. This paper sets out to clarify the concept, and breaks it down into three components: risk factors, protective factors and competent functioning.
Posted in: Research
