Australian-First Survey Launched
Media Release – 2nd November 2022 An Australian-first survey is seeking to better understand the issues confronting the children of parents in the prison system. Released into the field today, the survey […]
Press Releases
Victoria takes next step to better support children of imprisoned parents
Thursday, 4 August 2022 Around 7,000 Victorian children have a parent in jail at any time, with evidence showing they can experience significant emotional, financial, health, education and discriminatory repercussions. These children […]
SHINE for Kids welcomes landmark NSW Government Committee report
Friday, 24 June 2022 SHINE for Kids today welcomed a landmark report from a NSW Parliamentary Committee into the impact that having a parent in prison has on their children. The NSW […]
SHINE for Kids welcomes Federal funding boost
Media release – Monday, 2 May 2022 A newly-announced $1.4 million Federal grant to support young people who have (or have had) a parent in custody and are themselves at risk of […]
A message from our CEO Julie Hourigan Ruse this Youth Week
National Youth Week is currently being celebrated and the theme this year is It’s up to YOU’th. At SHINE we know that children and young people’s voices and experiences matter, they will […]