The COVID-19 Pandemic has had a major impact on jobs and the employment rate, particularly for young people. In July 2021 in NSW the adult unemployment rate was 4.5%, while the youth unemployment rate was more than double that at 9.7%*. The pandemic has created additional challenges for young people who are wanting to work. […]
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What is Wear it Purple Day All About?
Wear it Purple, is an annual LGBTIQA+ awareness day in Australia, especially for young people. It falls this year on 27th of August, and strives to foster supportive, safe, empowering, and inclusive environments for young people that identify as LGBTIQA+. Wear it Purple Day started in 2010 as the result of LGBTIQA+ young people sharing real […]
How to Stay Healthy and Manage Stress During Lockdown
Challenges during a pandemic lockdown are common, when Stay Home orders are mandated to keep people safe. Being confined to our homes for long periods of time, not being able to visit family and friends, and not being able to attend onsite studies or work can be stressful. The mental and emotional toll of on-going […]
Navigating Life’s Ups and Downs for Young People Identifying with LGBTIQA+ Identities
Life can throw every one of us curve balls. It is human, and completely normal at different points in time to feel this stress manifest in different aspects of our wellbeing; whether that be in our nervous system, emotions, lifestyle coping patterns, and the way that we show up in our relationships and other external […]
Parenting tips: How to Talk to your Teenager about Alcohol and Other Drugs
As a parent, you may be uncertain about how to protect your child from the harms of alcohol and other drugs. Parenting a teenager is challenging no doubt and it can be hard to know when and how to communicate about substances, and to make decisions about rules and consequences. By talking with your teenager, […]
Looking After You In 2021
#hope #mentalhealthandwellbeing #buildingresilience #youdoyou #fillingupyourcup As we reflect on 2020, there’s no denying that the Coronavirus global pandemic has had a massive impact on the lives of Australians. We know that people here and across the globe showed up in tough times and proved how resilient they could be. While we’re starting to bounce back […]
6 Tips to Help your Teenager in their First Year of High School
The transition from primary to high school is a big life event and can bring feelings of excitement as well as nervousness for your child, as emotional, social, and physiological changes occur. The transition phase is not just the move from year 6 to 7; and can last weeks, months or even years as physical, […]
How Parents Can Support their Teenager During the HSC
With over 75,000 year 12 students preparing to sit their Higher School Certificate (HSC) exams in NSW, there are approximately 140,000 parents and carers standing in the sidelines doing their best to support their teenager during this time. How can you support your teenager during this challenging time? There is no doubt that year 12 […]
Handy Tips for Parenting Teenagers in Challenging Times
Young people are existing and learning to thrive in an ever changing world. The Global Pandemic has presented many challenges and caused various disruptions which have directly impacted the lives and routines of young people. Some of those challenges are lock down and restricted social gatherings, Isolation from friends & family, fast changes in school, […]
8 Handy Tips for Being Back at School
It might be challenging to be back at school full time again during these Coronavirus times. It is another change in routine after staying home during lock down, and it might be hard to be back in the classroom and potentially catching up on school work, on top of any health questions you may have. […]