COVID helps lift homelessness among Australian youth to “alarming” levels, says Mission Australia
Geelong, Australia As many as one in 20 Australian young people aged 15-to-19-years-old reported experiencing homelessness for the first time during the COVID pandemic, according to a new survey from Mission Australia. The figure is a significant increase on the one in 25 who reported experiencing homelessness in a 2017 report. Data from the organisation’s […]
From registered nurse to Mission Australia CEO – how God has led Sharon Callister in her life of service
Sydney, Australia As she prepares to take the reins of national Christian charity Mission Australia, Sharon Callister says she often wondered about God’s purpose as her career in the not-for-profit sector evolved. Callister, whose working life began as a registered nurse, says she is “thrilled, excited, humbled and blessed” to be appointed as incoming CEO […]
Australian youth most concerned about COVID-19, the environment, and equity and discrimination – survey
Sydney, Australia Australian youth are most concerned about COVID-19, the environment, and equity and discrimination, the annual Mission Australia Youth Survey for 2021 shows. Young people aged 15 to 19 are also personally concerned about coping with stress, mental health, and school or study problems, followed by body image and COVID-19, the report, released on […]
Australian teenagers suffering COVID-19-related anxiety and trauma, says Mission Australia report
Sydney, Australia Teenagers across Australia are suffering from increased anxiety about their education, experience of isolation, mental health and future prospects due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Mission Australia report on youth says. The Young Voices of the Pandemic: Youth Survey COVID Report 2020, released on Wednesday, shows amongst those reporting personal concerns, 58.7 […]
Equity and discrimination top issue for young Australians – survey
Equity and discrimination has topped a list of young people’s concerns for the first time in Mission Australia’s annual survey of older teenage Australians. Released on Wednesday, the findings of the latest survey – which involved some 25,800 young people aged 15 to 19 years – revealed 40.2 per cent, when asked to list the […]
One in six Australian 15 to 19 year-olds report experiencing homelessness – report
One in six Australian adolescents have reported experiencing homelessness at least once, according to the findings of a Mission Australia report. Released with a warning that homelessness among young Australians may climb even further without greater action to address the issue, the report, Staying home: A Youth Survey report on young people’s experience of homelessness, found […]
Confronting challenging times: How Australian Christian agencies are reinventing their work through the COVID-19 upheaval
CHRISTOPHER GILBERT reports on how Australian Christian agencies are adapting during the coronavirus pandemic…
Mental health, the environment are key concerns for young Australians, Mission Australia survey finds
Mental health remains the top concern for young people in Australia for the third year in a row but the environment is also increasingly a major issue for them, according to Mission Australia’s latest annual youth survey. The survey, which was completed by 25,126 people aged 15-to-19-years-old, found that 36.2 per cent of respondants indicated […]
More young people in Australia experiencing psychological distress than seven years ago – report
More young people in Australia are experiencing psychological distress than was the case seven years ago, according to a new joint report from Mission Australia and the Black Dog Institute. The report, Can we talk? Seven year youth mental health report – 2012-2018, shows that almost a quarter (24.2 per cent) of young people aged 15 […]
Young Australians believe mental health is the top issue facing the nation – survey
The number of young Australians who say mental health is the top issue facing the country has risen to more than 40 per cent in the past year, according to Mission Australia’s latest Youth Survey. The survey showed that some 43 per cent of the more than 28,000 young people aged between 15 and 19 […]