Published Resources Details Report
- Title
- Refugee Youth in Focus: National Forum on Young People from Refugee Backgrounds: Exploring Policy and Practice in the Australian Context
- Imprint
- Carlton, Victoria, 2013
- Url
- http://myan.org.au/file/file/MYAN%20National%20Forum_2013.pdf
- Description
Findings from a forum that brought together over 300 representatives working across a range of sectors (including employment, health, education, settlement and law) with refugee young people, with the aim of exploring good or encouraging practice in service provision.
As of the 27-4-16 lit review indicators were: Education & Employment, Transitions, Health, Youth-specific settlement services, Migration law.
Methodology: findings from a forum- Abstract
The MYAN was proud to auspice Australia's first national conference on young people from refugee backgrounds in partnership with the University of Sydney Law School, the Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS ), Refugee Health NSW , Department of Education NSW , the Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA ) and the Forum of Australian Services for Torture and Trauma (FASSTT). With over 300 representatives working across the education, employment, health, settlement and migration law fields, the Refugee Youth in Focus forum was a unique and exciting opportunity to engage in the issues facing children and young people in the asylum and settlement contexts, and the sectors supporting them.