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Application deadline extended until Sunday, 8 June. We believe more needs to be done to promote positive change towards more gender equality and around what it means to be a man today – and we want to support boys and men to be their best selves and live happy, healthy, safe and respectful lives. Modelling…
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Tiny Homes (for the big picture)
Identifying ecologically just solutions to social issues is a labour of love for the Brunswick Ecological Justice Hub, writes Jesuit Social Services’ Strategy and Projects Leader MAY LAM. It’s 6.30am on a dark Sunday morning on the last day of March. Stuart Wilson and Michael McGarvie from Jesuit Social Services’ Ecological Justice Hub in Brunswick are towing…
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Funding boost for Artful Dodgers Studios and Connexions
We were thrilled to secure Victorian Government funding for our Artful Dodgers Studios and Connexions programs recently. Artful Dodgers Studios participant Casper has been involved with the program for almost five years. The two programs worked with close to 500 young people across 2017–18. Artful Dodgers Studios is a flexible and welcoming space where at-risk…
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“I’m not using drugs anymore, which is a miracle”
When Chris’* drug use spiralled out of control, he knew it was time to make some serious changes in his life. The Outdoor Experience uses bush therapy to support young people. “I was sick of it. I threw my drugs out of the car and I sat there for ages wishing I could get out…
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New play tells the story of suicide bereavement
Jesuit Social Services’ Support After Suicide program together with Anvil Productions were proud to produce contemporary new drama 2:20AM, which premiered in Melbourne in September. 2:20AM portrayed stories of suicide bereavement. The play revolved around four people bereaved by suicide, who met at a creative writing class. Playwright Rebecca Lister interviewed a number of program…
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The Men’s Project releases The Man Box research
Jesuit Social Services’ The Men’s Project recently released The Man Box: A study on being a young man in Australia. The Man Box research was launched at events in Sydney, Melbourne and Darwin. The report is the first comprehensive study focused on examining the attitudes to manhood and the behaviours of young Australian men aged…
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Connexions built on trusting relationships
For young people dealing with mental illness and alcohol and drug problems, finding the right supports can be problematic, particularly if they are expected to travel large distances to access help. Connexions worker Jenny says patience is key when working with young people. Jesuit Social Services’ Connexions program lowers these barriers, offering an outreach model…
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The expression of grief after suicide
After his daughter Cassie suicided in 2012, aged 16, Greg felt like life would never be predictable again. Greg has found creative writing to be helpful following the death of his daughter. He found an outlet for his grief in Jesuit Social Services’ Support After Suicide program. Support After Suicide has provided specialised support including…
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The Man Box: A study on being a young man in Australia
The Men’s Project has released the first comprehensive study focused on the attitudes to manhood and the behaviours of young Australian men aged 18 to 30. The Man Box: A study on being a young man in Australia sheds a new light on the social pressures that young Australian men experience to be a ‘real…
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The Men’s Project prepares to launch The Man Box
The attitudes and behaviours of young men towards gender stereotypes, mental health and wellbeing, violence and relationships will be explored in an Australian-first research project launched by Jesuit Social Services’ The Men’s Project in October. The Man Box research is focused on the attitudes towards manhood and behaviours of young Australian men aged 18 to…