Youth
Youth housing lands major investment, but advocates say it’s only the start
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Ritchelle Drilon
More than 40,000 children and young people present alone to specialist homelessness services in Australia each year, the highest rate
When communities lead, children reconnect
- Ritchelle Drilon
Some of the toughest problems in child and family services don’t get solved by adding another service to a list.
Why youth homelessness demands more than a housing response
- Ritchelle Drilon
A safe home gives young people a foundation for education, work, relationships and wellbeing. When that foundation disappears, the effects
Early school leavers face a growing jobs crisis
- Ritchelle Drilon
A growing number of disadvantaged young Australians are leaving school before completing Year 12. Many are finding it increasingly difficult
Breaking the barriers to youth employment
- Ritchelle Drilon
Youth unemployment remains one of Australia’s most persistent social challenges. For many young people, the issue is not a lack
Why misdiagnosing structural barriers as lack of commitment is costing the economy
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Karen Massier
Australia has a youth employment problem. But perhaps more concerning is that we’re diagnosing it incorrectly. For years, youth unemployment
How misdiagnosed barriers lock young Australians in employment cycles
- Ritchelle Drilon
Young Australians face an employment crisis driven not by lack of aspiration but by systemic misalignment between what employers believe
A $15 million fix for a growing youth homelessness crisis
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Shorna Moore
You don’t need to spend hours doomscrolling to know that we’re living in difficult and uncertain times. While fuel might
The ripple effect: How small gestures break the cycle of youth disadvantage
- Ritchelle Drilon
Tackling youth homelessness can often feel like an insurmountable challenge. Faced with the sheer scale of the crisis, it is
Family, eviction and identity: What drives youth homelessness?
- Ritchelle Drilon
Youth homelessness is often hidden in plain sight. It is not always rough sleeping. It can mean staying temporarily with
How integrated support is expanding opportunity for vulnerable youth
- Ritchelle Drilon
Staying engaged in school can be the difference between ongoing hardship and long-term opportunity for young people facing disadvantage. Education,
First Nations youth take culture and talent to the global basketball stage
- Ritchelle Drilon
For a group of First Nations teenagers from regional and metropolitan New South Wales, basketball is about culture, connection and
