Summary

Family relationships can provide young people with a sense of belonging, support in negotiating challenges and transitions, and an important connection to shared culture, values and history. When the Australian Child Wellbeing Project asked young people from CALD backgrounds what the most important factor in their life was, "family" was most commonly reported, even where intergenerational conflict was present (Skattebol et al., 2013).

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• Cave, L., Fildes, J., Luckett, G., Wearring, A., Mission Australia Annual Youth Survey 2015, Mission Australia, 2015. Also available at https://www.missionaustralia.com.au/what-we-do/research-evaluation/youth-survey. Details
• Cornfoot, S, Francis, S., Multicultural Youth in Australia: Settlement and Transition, Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2007. Also available at http://www.cmy.net.au/sites/default/files/publication-documents/Multicultural%20Youth%20in%20Australia%202007.pdf. Details