Rise Together Days: Townsville holiday fun!
‘What are we doing this school holidays?’ That’s the question one of our eager Rise children from Townsville excitedly asked his mentor as the holidays approached. The children in Townsville LOVE our […]
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Systems must do much better at caring for children in greatest need: SHINE’s CEO in Croakey
“This number of children could fill a stadium, and yet we as a society treat them like they barely exist. There is no government department to represent them. There is no Minister to fight their cause.”
Our CEO Julie Hourigan writes in this piece for Croakey Health Media.
Our survey with Monash University revealed the urgent need for better support for families affected by the justice system.
“I have no support; I am in despair,” said one of the carers surveyed.
We are calling for our policymakers to improve outcomes for children with specialised, free and accessible support for families, specific training and support for schools, and more research.
Read the full story.
Report by Monash’s Catherine Flynn (Med) with The Australian National University Griffith University Lorana Bartels Susan Dennison
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ACT programs announcement with Minister Davidson
We had the pleasure of joining Minister Emma Davidson in Canberra on Wednesday, March 27th, to speak with the media about the launch of our full suite of programs, including our first […]