We are excited to be part of the inaugural symposium "What's next? Health in out-of-home care" hosted by Victorian Centre of Health Leadership for Children in Care. See you there 3-4 Sept at Brunswick Town Hall events.humanitix.com/health-in-oo...

We are gearing up for MacKillop Family Services Lead the Way conference, 2-3 Sep. So honoured to be part of this amazing event w/ the ambitious theme "Enduring Wisdom, Emerging Futures". Talks from @timbomoore.bsky.social & @darylhiggins.bsky.social See www.mackillopinstitute.org.au/program-2026...

The @ispcan.bsky.social conference kicks off with a challenge by Emma Hakansson from Aust Childhood Foundation: abuse occurs when children are deemed less valuable by society than adults and adults wants. #ispcan2026

Punitive yth justice system reform & criminalisation of chn in OOHC in the NT: Implications for systemic & rights‑based reform. Hear Dr Steven Roche (in person or online) deliver his insights on this topic for @auscatholicuni.bsky.social Veritas lecture 24 June 2026 www.acu.edu.au/about-acu/ev...

Veritas Lecture | Punitive youth justice system reform and the criminalisation of children in out‑of‑home care in the Northern Territory: Implications for systemic and rights‑based reform - ACU

In recent years the Northern Territory’s (NT) youth justice system has undergone a range of reforms involving increasingly punitive responses to youth offending and major changes to youth diversion an...

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Come to ACU's panel discussion 20 Jul "Human Flourishing in Times of AI" w/ Executive Dean Larissa McLean Davies, Prof Kathy Mills, Dr Luke Rowe & darylhiggins.bsky.social How can AI technologies harm chn, support prevention, amplify chn's voices & strengthen systems? www.acu.edu.au/about-acu/fa...

Delighted our paper on #survivoraware #relationshipeducation paper has been published. Young survivors told us that SRE needs to recognise that YP have often experienced maltreatment prior to class, needs to be trauma informed and provide pathways to support.

Survivor aware sex and relationship education for young people: ‘never assume that somebody … doesn’t already have experiences [of maltreatment]’

Sex and relationship education (SRE) is a key to promoting young people’s sexual health and relationship skills development, yet many programmes do not adequately meet the needs of young survivors ...

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Vol. 47, Issue 1 of Children Australia is out now! Read all articles for free at: childrenaustralia.org.au #ChildWelfare #OpenAccess #Research #ChildrenAustralia @timbomoore.bsky.social

A morning with an early help team exploring creative and expressive activities and conversations to enrich children’s voices. part of an ongoing series focusing on direct work tools.

Vol. 47, Issue 1 of Children Australia is out! Read all articles for free at childrenaustralia.org.au #ChildWelfare #OpenAccess #Research #Commentary #ChildrenAustralia @timbomoore.bsky.social

📢 New Publication today: ‘Examining the Impact of Domestic and Family Violence on Young Australians’ School-Level Education.’ 📝 Read our article here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Examining the Impact of Domestic and Family Violence on Young Australians’ School‐Level Education

Australian policy and practice increasingly acknowledges the need to respond to children as victim-survivors of domestic and family violence (DFV) in their own right. As part of this, and in recognit....

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New piece out in Punishment & Society: "Groomers, gays, and gender ideology: Why the anti-LGBTQIA+ legislative backlash is a moral panic and why criminologists should care." doi.org/10.1177/1462...

Delighted to join researchers from across the globe promoting relational practice in resi care. “Somewhere You Can Grow”: Young People and Workers' Views on Residential Care Settings and the... @AntoniaCanosa @cypresearch goo.gl/scholar/DEFoUU #ScholarAlerts

This 👇. Last night Albanese repeated his "no-one left behind" mantra. It's time that Labor acted on that principle. #RaiseTheRate #poverty #inequality #auspol

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3 million poverty still in poverty in Australia this morning. They have no more time for excuses & delays.

'...Today’s young people could become the first Australian generation to suffer lower living standards on some key measures than their parents.' Sociologist @drdanwoodman.bsky.social on intergenerational inequity. theconversation.com/a-fair-go-fo... #sociology #auspol

A fair go for young Australians in this election? Voters are weighing up intergenerational inequity

Gen Z and Millennials will outnumber Boomer voters at the election. Does that mean we will see policies to close the growing wealth divide between the generations?

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With 82% of young people using social media for health information, it’s increasingly important for health professionals to cut through online misinformation with reliable and appealing social media health communication 👉 buff.ly/mCW8FoI @melodytaba.bsky.social @carissabonner.bsky.social

New peer reviewed paper. (With exquisite timing, The Oz carried a collection of feelpinions from caliper lady today blaming international students for the rental crisis.) www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

'Thrown under the bus': Study concludes international students not to blame for rising rents

International students have been "thrown under the bus" and unfairly blamed for the rental crisis, according to new study.

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It’s a mistake to reduce the excellent drama ‘Adolescence’ to a discussion of how social media fuels violence and misogyny in boys and men. It also highlights the terrible state of the education system in the UK and multigenerational trauma from male violence www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

From the police to the prime minister: how Adolescence is making Britain face up to toxic masculinity

The Netflix drama isn’t just a critical smash – its tale of social media-fuelled violence to women by young boys has forced a national debate in the UK that might lead to genuine political change

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Pope's powerful words on protecting children from clergy abuse www.ucanews.com/news/popes-p...

Pope's powerful words on protecting children from clergy abuse - UCA News

‘There is no turning back. My instructions are irreversible,’ Francis noted in interviews

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Story is about dissatisfaction of young Americans with politics, but it is young Australians who are the most dissatisfied with their access to housing on.ft.com/3FAbgAE

Deporting your own citizens, dual or not, is the ultimate abrogation of responsibility by a society, and any government that does it is unfit because it doesn't understand the most basic elements of its duties to its own people. It is unconstitutional, as it should be because it is immoral.

***Job Alert*** 18-month full-time post-doc. Looking for an experienced qualitative researcher to join our team investigating youth radicalisation online. careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51... @tasayouth.bsky.social @sociologyaustralia.bsky.social

Learn more about South Australia's new university for the future.

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Interested in studying for a PhD at the @uoe-sps.bsky.social - we have a funded studentship available looking at the issue of IPV in young people's relationships: eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https://...

Intimate Partner Violence in Young People’s Relationships – Care and Justice for Whom? - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

This study will explore the role of education, and the place of schools in both seeking to prevent and address IPV amongst young people. It will consider how the issue of IPV among young people is und...

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NEW ARTICLE ALERT! Catherine Hartung, Joel Robert McGregor, Xavier Mills & Stephane Shepherd: Mentoring young people involved in the justice system: unpacking the ‘black box’ of rapport and relationship-building www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Mentoring young people involved in the justice system: unpacking the ‘black box’ of rapport and relationship-building

Volunteer mentors are increasingly recognised as playing an important and varied role in supporting young people who have been involved in the justice system. However, little research has criticall...

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Lots of talk about WFH & productivity in the Australian Public Service, handily UNSW did a 2024 report on it It found APS productivity isn't impacted by hybrid work & giving employees more autonomy w/ flexibility led to sustained productivity + employee engagement apo.org.au/node/326334 #auspol

🚨I'm advertising for a PhD position (4 yrs) in quant. Sociology/Social Demography (life course, social ineq.) @tcdsociology.bsky.social! 📅 Deadline: April 21, 2025 📄 More info: www.tcd.ie/sociology/va... 🔄 Please share! #Sociology #Demography #AcademicChatter #PhDOpportunity #TrinityCollegeDublin

Hi everyone. We are looking for participants for a study we're doing on how parents and families cope with climate anxiety and disasters. We're after any parents who would like to talk to us living in Australia, in NSW, QLD, or the ACT. Use the QR code for more info and feel free to share 👍

🚨 How to Spot Predatory Journals! 🚨 Don't fall for the traps! Check here: predatoryjournals.org/news/f/how-t... Stay savvy and protect your research! 📚 #AcademicIntegrity #PredatoryJournals

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Beware of Predatory Journals: How to Spot Deceptive Publishers Undermining Academic Integrity

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Australia has passed new rules banning children under 16 years from social media, yet University of Queensland researchers have found little evidence linking social media to youth mental illness. They write why a public health response may lead to more positive outcomes. https://buff.ly/4gpppNC

Marking the 100th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child with some reflections on the child’s right to participation.

empoweringchildren.gov.mt/vuci-toolkit/ New toolkit developed by a team of us at University College Cork in partnership with the Maltese Ministry of Social Policy & Children’s Rights, the Children’s Commissioner & (of course) a Child Advisory Group to capture the impacts of child participation.