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The theme of Refugee Week 2022 is healing, and this comes from the gentle re-making of connections. For refugees, healing comes from hospitality, from welcome, from friendship, from assurance of food, housing and medical care and from the possibility of beginning a new life, writes ANDY HAMILTON SJ.
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Victorian State Election 2022: Reduce harm arising from youth detention
Our Victorian state election blog series calls on the incoming government to reduce harm arising from youth detention.
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Structural and locational barriers to education, training and employment
Read the policy article from our autumn newsletter, which articulates the structural and locational barriers to education, training and employment and our recommendations for reform.
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‘Open door’ place-based approach facilitates culturally safe space for First Nations people
Recently, Jesuit Social Services’ Centre for Just Places, our hub for place-based action, research and advocacy, was commissioned by the Victorian government to investigate what makes some place-based approaches so effective. Our team, alongside partners RMIT University, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the University of Queensland, explored existing literature and practice, publishing a research report and case studies across the state, including the Latrobe Valley Authority.