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World Mental Health Day – youth mental health a key concern
Today is World Mental day, with the theme - Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority with an opportunity to ensure that everyone including children and young people have access to mental health services.
Refurbishment of the Children & Families facility with help from young people
yourtown Chief Executive Officer Tracy Adams said the refurbishment and re-launch of the Children & Families facility situated at Jetty Road, Old Beach today has been made possible with the help from young people from yourtown’s Social Enterprises program.
Kids Helpline Child Protection Week
Kids Helpline reminds families & community that protecting children is everyone’s business, every day of the year.
Kids Helpline Annual Insights Report records a 109% increase in emergency cases in 2021
New statistics by Kids Helpline highlight the escalating need for mental health support for children and young people in Australia
yourtown welcomes new funding boost to long-term unemployed young people
yourtown welcomes new funding of more than $1.5 million for training, work preparation and paid work experience for young people
Access to Kids Helpline @ School soars during 2021
Latest figures reveal that the Kids Helpline @ School program, delivered by Kids Helpline in partnership with the Bupa Foundation, doubled its reach to 55,000 primary school students across 325 schools over 2021.
Safer Internet Day
This week Parentline, a service of yourtown is celebrating Safer Internet Day with the launch of yourtown’s new podcast: Parenting in Cyberspace.
yourtown Lendlease transitional home launch
yourtown have announced the opening of a third transitional home amidst an acute shortage of housing options for women and children exiting refuges after escaping domestic and family violence.
Steering young men toward mental health support
Latest data reveals young males have the lowest rates of seeking professional help from Kids Helpline with numbers across all age cohorts falling way behind young women.
Kids Helpline welcomes the Federal Government’s new strategy for mental health early intervention
We know that more serious mental health concerns can be averted before they escalate with early intervention.
yourtown welcomes enquiries about how we’re creating brighter futures for young people in Australia.
Contact us today for answers to questions about our services or for a professional comment about the contemporary issues impacting the community.
Maree Reason-Cain
Corporate Affairs and Media Advisor
Mobile: 0423 843 786
Email: [email protected]