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The Wellbeing of Children and Young People: East Gippsland report 2018
This report is a follow-up to State of East Gippsland’s Children & Youth Report, the first snapshot produced in 2013 by Good Beginnings Australia – which Save the Children merged with in 2015. The first report, developed through a range of consultations a
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Unlocking Childhood: Current immigration detention practices and alternatives for child asylum seekers and refugees in Asia and the Pacific
This report is the collaboration of Save the Children and the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network with funding support from the Oak Foundation. This report examines current policy framework and practices in five countries, namely Malaysia, Thailand, Indon
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Evaluation of the Stability Through Support Mentoring Project
Stability through Support (StS) is an early intervention and prevention project that works alongside boys aged 9-12 years, fostering engagement in education and preparing participants for a successful transition to high school. Through a combination of fo
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Youth Intervention Partnership Model
Youth in correctional facilities are amongst the most vulnerable citizens in our communities. On average, 761 youth per night were detained in detention centers in Australia (2016). This problem is especially severe in Western Australia, where the South E
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Youth Ambassadors Report 2017
At Save the Children, we are doing everything we can to ensure children’s rights are recognised and respected. But we cannot do it alone. Young people themselves are the best people to create real, lasting change. That’s why Save the Children Australia ru
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Prioritising 'Most Deprived' Children: An evaluation of Save the Children Australia's approaches to reducing inequality
Save the Children Australia (SCA) commissioned this evaluation to assess its processes in prioritising the most deprived women, men, girls and boys. The objective of this evaluation was to examine the extent to which prioritisation of the most vulnerable
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At What Cost: The human, economic and strategic cost of Australia's asylum seeker policies and the alternatives
This report explores the human, economic and strategic cost of Australia’s current policies which seek to deter asylum seekers from migrating to Australia by sea. It examines the impact of these policies in a domestic, regional and global setting, taking
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Alcohol, Other Substance Use and Related Harms Among Young People in the Solomon Islands
This study begins by aggregating past research on alcohol and substance abuse in the Solomon Islands. It then delves deeper into gender-based violence, highlighting research that shows a strong association between alcohol use and intimate partner/gender-b
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Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs for Pre-schoolers: A synthesis of current evidence
This research project, consigned by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and carried out by Claudia Pitts, investigates how institutions with a responsibility for children have managed and responded to allegations and in
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State of Australia's Fathers 2015
Father and child relationships have profound and wide-ranging impacts on children that last a lifetime. Many men will become fathers at some point in their lives, and almost all have some connection to children. Major changes in both the workplace and hou
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Comparative Research on the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration of Migrants
Although sustainable voluntary return of migrants back to their countries of origin is a vital part of migration strategies, there is a lack of common understanding and available data on how policy enables or promotes sustainable return and reintegration.
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Forced Marriage Community Pack
Produced by the Australian Government in partnership with the National Roundtable on Human Trafficking and Slavery, this community pack provides information and resources to community agencies and organisations, the media, and individuals on the practice