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This section provides information about relevant YACVic publications.
For more information contact Jen Rose, YACVic's Manager of Policy
and Projects, on
(03) 9267 3722 or email jrose@yacvic.org.au
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Plenary session: Ethics and
professionalisation of the youth sector (audio recording)
At the National Youth Affairs Conference held last year, YACVic
facilitated a plenary session on a discussion surrounding a Code
of Ethics for Victorian youth workers as well as the professionalisation
of the youth sector.
Several speakers were involved in the session, including Siyavash
Doostkhah (Director of the Youth Affairs Network of Queensland),
Tim Corney (youth sector professional and current YACVic Board
member), Heather Stewart (youth studies lecturer at the Australian
Catholic University), Howard Sercombe (Professor of Community Education
at Strathclyde University, Glasgow) and Jason Clarke (mind worker,
Minds at Work).
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Youth Voice: Peer Research
into Youth Transitions
YACVic, in partnership with the Youth Collaboration, has recently
released a report detailing the results of an exciting project
investigating youth transitions in Victoria.
The report, Youth Voice: Peer Research into Youth Transitions,
was launched by the Education
Minister Bronwyn Pike launched the report on 30 November at Braybrook Community
Centre.
The project was designed to identify how feedback from young
people can have a positive impact on youth transitions. It was
designed around a peer research model, where young people research
and investigate other young people’s transitions. This research
improves our understanding of the experience of young people and
informs the development of transition programs and support services.
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Are We There Yet? conference
proceedings
The conference proceedings for the Are We There Yet? National
Youth Affairs Conference are now available to be downloaded in
PDF format. This document contains an overview of the three days,
a summary of the conference evaluations and 20 peer reviewed academic
papers that were presented at the conference. The size of the document
is quite big, so if you would like to receive a PDF of one or two
specific
academic
papers please email Liz Leahy at info@yacvic.org.au with
the name of the paper and the page number and we'll email you directly.
Our sincere thanks to the Youth Research Centre, Melbourne University
for their co-ordination of the peer reviewed papers and to the
Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies for the compiling and
editing of the conference proceedings.
Download the conference proceedings here.
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VIYAC VOICES TELLING
IT LIKE IT IS: Young Aboriginal Victorians on Culture, Identity
and Racism. With a summary report by the
Youth Affairs Council of Victoria: Painting a Picture with
Stats and Facts
November 2006: VIYAC Voices Telling it like it is: Young Aboriginal
Victorians on Culture, Identity and Racism is a report produced
in partnership by the Victorian Indigenous Youth Advisory Council
(VIYAC) and the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria. Members of the
VIYAC have shared their perspectives and stories on the themes of
Culture, Identity and Racism while YACVic have collated some stats
and facts on issues such as the age structure of the Victorian Indigenous
population, education, employment, housing health and well-being
and strength and protective factors for Indigenous young people
in Victoria.
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YACVic 2006 Election
Kit
November 2006: YACVic asked the major parties to respond to some
key issues relating to young people and youth service providers
in the 2006 Victorian State Election. Key issues relating to young
people and youth service providers were identified by consulting
with young people, people working with young people and members
of YACVic. YACVic's position statements on each issue were given
to the major parties to respond to. Their answers to those questions
appear in our Kit.
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Who's Carrying the
Can? A report into Youth Services Gaps in Victoria
October 2006: YACVic and the Victorian Council of Social Service have worked
collaboratively to produce the 'Who's Carrying the Can? Youth Support
Services' report. The report highlights gaps in generalist youth
support services across Victoria, outlining the impact that these
service gaps have on young people and existing service providers.
The report makes several recommendations on how these gaps may be
addressed and calls for the development of a comprehensive youth
services system for Victoria.
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Snapshots from the
Edge:
Young People and Service
Providers on the Urban Fringe of Melbourne
June 2005: Snapshots from the Edge draws on previous research and
consultations with young people and youth service providers in the
Interface local government areas of Melbourne to paint a picture
of some of the experiences and issues on the urban fringe. The report
focuses on six key issues commonly raised in YACVic's consultations:
planning, infrastructure and the funding of services on the urban
fringe; the accessibility, frequency and cost of public transport;
human service needs on the fringe; the accessibility of mental health
services; housing and homelessness; education and employment.
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Young People and Problem Gambling
October 2004: A report of the joint YACVic/Gambler's Help 'young
people and problem gambling' forum, August 2004.
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Victorian CROC Roundtable Report 2004
September 2004: Implementation of the Convention on the Rights
of the Child in Victoria. What do we know and what can we do? The
Victorian CROC Roundtable Report 2004 A Summary of issues raised
at Victorian roundtables April 2004
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Young People and Public Transport in the Inner City
April 2004: Report on the joint YACVic/Inner City Regional Youth
Committee (ICRYC) on young people's views about access to public
transport in inner Melbourne.
Adobe pdf
file
(file size: 1.43mb)
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Is Getting Pissed Getting Pathetic?
June 2004: A Report of the joint VAADA/YACVic Youth Binge Drinking
forum held at the Melbourne Town Hall 21
Adobe
pdf file
(file size: 443 kb)
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In the Spotlight
Over the last year YACVic has done a lot of work around the issue
of young people and the media. This report provides a policy analysis
of the key issues.
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pdf file
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Reversing the Drift Proceedings
June 2002: The complete proceedings from YACVic's Reversing the
Drift conference.
Adobe
pdf file
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Rural life of us: A report on young people
and workers with young people in Country Victoria
May 2002: This report provides an overview of the health and welfare
issues facing young people in rural Victoria and the issues facing
workers with young people in delivering services. The report also
examines projects across Victoria which are working to address these
issues.
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Young people's access to technology
This report examines some of the barriers disadvantaged young people
face in accessing computers and the internet. The findings highlight
some of the key issues that need to be taken into account in providing
access to technology.
Adobe pdf
file
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Are You Listening to Us? The Case for a
Victorian Children and Young People’s Commission
28 June 2001: YACVic's proposal for the establishment of an independent
and statutory-based Children and Young People’s Commission in Victoria
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