Research Publications

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Youth issues

I Just Want to Go to School
- 2012
- Ché Stockley, Lea Campbell, Magdalena McGuire
I Just Want to go to School captures voices of young people experiencing educational disadvantage in Australia. It outlines the key factors inhibiting educational engagement as expressed by the young people themselves and identifies key areas for policy change.

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Support after suicide

Nothing Prepared Me for This
- 2012
An anthology of work by writers who have experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide. Through workshops and discussions, the writers identified that when suicide occurs, the effect upon those left behind is like ripples in a pond. These ripples form the themes of writings presented in this book.
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Youth issues

Young People in Remand in Victoria
- 2010
- Matthew Ericson, Tony Vinson
Young People in Remand in Victoria analyses current Australian and international trends in evidence-based prison policy, including remand and its place in the criminal justice system.

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Communal disadvantage

Moving from the Edge
- 2010
- Tony Vinson
Moving From the Edge tells stories of achieving greater social inclusion in Australia. Through case studies, it personalises the policies and discussions about social inclusion.
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Communal disadvantage

Dropping Off the Edge
- 2007
- Tony Vinson
This first edition of Dropping Off the Edge identifies and describes the complex web of disadvantage that ensnares generations of Australians. The report uncovers the factors that must be solved for these communities, and our nation, to thrive.

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Youth issues

Not So Straight
- 2006
- Peter Norden
Not So Straight is a national study that examines how Catholic schools can best respond to the needs of same-sex attracted students.

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Youth issues

Keeping Them Connected
- 2005
- Peter Norden
Keeping Them Connected addresses the difficult and complex issue of how Australian Catholic secondary schools can best respond to incidents of illicit drug use by students.
Communal disadvantage

Community Adversity and Resilience
- 2004
- Tony Vinson
Community Adversity and Resilience follows on from Unequal in Life (1999), by measuring the concentrations of disadvantage according to postcode areas in New South Wales and Victoria. It proposes that certain innate characteristics be promoted to build greater cohesion rather than social exclusion.

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Youth issues

Engaging Art
- 2003
- Martin Thiele, Sally Marsden
Engaging Art examines the role of the arts as a framework for socially reengaging highly marginalised young people.

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Communal disadvantage

Unequal in Health
- 2001
- Tony Vinson
Access to comprehensive health services is one of the most important needs of Australians who experience social disadvantage. This report maps how effectively access to health services is occurring in populations of the most disadvantaged postcodes in New South Wales and Victoria.

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