Latest children and young people News

Healthy Harold’s Colour Run Comes To Parkes
New Strategy To Boost Foster And Kinship Carer Numbers
Nominations Open For 2024 WA Youth Awards
Damning interim-report into out-of-home care says nothing we didn’t already know
NSW Government announces urgent action to repair broken foster care system
Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher Radio interview – ABC Canberra
Investment needed in early intervention as well as Foster Care
Stronger oversight for our most vulnerable children
National Cabinet On Gender-Based Violence
National Cabinet has committed to a range of strategies to stop violence against women, but has it done enough?
New reporting laws to stamp out child sexual abuse come into effect
Meeting Of National Cabinet On Gender-based Violence
Tackling Online Harms
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination publishes findings on Albania, Mexico, Qatar, Moldova and San Marino
Education priorities focused on lifting achievement
$4.6 Million To Support Youth Mental Health Research
Journey to safeguard children ongoing in Catholic Church study
Step up for sick kids with Starlight
We’re all feeling the collective grief and trauma of violence against women – but this is the progress we have made so far
What is childhood dementia? And how could new research help?
‘Hospitals Playing Tetris’
Almost 500,000 vapes detained in largest operation in Australian history
NZ agencies urge young people to be safe online as reports of online child exploitation continue to rise
Grand Opening Of Cell Where Art Meets Life Science
Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence symposium explores the “new normal”
Programme to tackle children’s mental health delivers more than £5m of benefits to society
Brutal day of Govt cuts, axing support for children and young people
National Youth Homelessness Matters Day
8 in 10 people believe no child or young person should be homeless in Australia
Delivering more teacher librarians for ACT public school
Blake Review Released
One in 10 Australians sexually harassed by peers research
Choice and control: are whitegoods disability supports? Here’s what proposed NDIS reforms say
Children’s community mental health hub opens in the South West
Porn, deep fakes, sextortion, and coercive control: Sold out symposium on technology-facilitated sexual violence explores the “new normal.”
Young People In Care To Help Drive Change
Prime Minister launches Government Targets
Children, youth and technology – how to keep young people safe online
Our Region, Our People: Meet Fred
Monash University academic joins prestigious World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders
The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund finances 8 research positions at KI
Update: Children, Young People And Arts Advice Report
Victorian Kids Set Summer Reading Record
Reforms for Outcomes Program Quarterly Meeting Summary Friday 23 February 2024
New £7M research investment to investigate population-based improvement of mental health
Former health minister joins South West Hospital and Health Board
Kids To Hit Books For Premiers’ Reading Challenge
Making life better without harming the planet – a challenge for this year’s public school game changers