This report highlights the gaps in generalist youth support services in Victoria and the impacts of these gaps on both young people and existing youth and community service providers. The report includes a number of specific recommendations which are aimed at improving the life chances of all young people in Victoria, including developing an integrated...

Good mental health is essential for children's learning, social development, self-esteem and resilience to stress throughout the life-course. Over half a million Australian children have significant mental health problems. This Policy Brief outlines ways that services can better support families to prevent mental health problems from developing in the first place. In this brief we...

Anxiety is an everyday term, but what do we mean by it? Anxiety involves a sense of apprehension, with accompanying physiological reactions, typically associated with worrying about the future. How does anxiety present itself in children? There are three main ways: physiological reactions such as increased heart rate, tense muscles, tummy aches and headaches behavioural...