What We Do
Our Nest Projects
At ARACY, we’ve pioneered Australia’s premier evidence-based wellbeing framework, The Nest. We base all our work on the six interlocking dimensions of The Nest. It ensures children’s and young people’s wellbeing – including health, is always at the centre of our work. Using The Nest, has helped ARACY to be at the forefront of disease prevention and the promotion of holistic health for young Australians.
right@home
right@home is a relationship-based nurse home visiting program for Australian families, delivered by trained professionals within the universal health service. It empowers parents to create a safe, nurturing environment that supports early child development.
Early Years Strategy
The Australian Government’s Early Years Strategy, developed with input from ARACY, outlines a vision to support children and families by prioritising child-centered policies and targeted investment in early years services over the next 10 years, recognising the crucial role early development plays in lifelong success.
ARACY Longitudinal Studies Collaborative
Established in 2006, ARACY’s Longitudinal Studies Collaborative (LSC) fosters collaboration between Australian and New Zealand studies focused on children and youth. The LSC promotes data sharing, supports new and ongoing studies, advocates for longitudinal research, and disseminates findings to a broad audience.
Maximising the Middle
‘Maximising the Middle’ is a unique initiative based in Campbelltown and Penrith that aims to see middle years children and young people (MYC&YP), aged 8-14 years, thrive. It is a collaborative project initiated by Uniting NSW.ACT, ARACY and the Stronger Smarter Institute (SSI).
Australian Children’s Wellbeing Index
UNICEF Australia and ARACY are continuing their collaboration to explore how Australia can be an even better place for children to grow up. Building on the Australian Children’s Wellbeing Index, they are producing a series of ongoing reports, each focusing on one of the six interconnected domains of ARACY’s The Nest framework. These domains encompass children being valued, loved, and safe; healthy; learning; having their basic needs met; developing a positive sense of identity; and participating in decisions that affect them. The first two reports on Health and Learning have been released.
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ARACY's The Nest
What's in The Nest?
With six connected areas, The Nest ensures young Australians have everything they need for the best start in life, helping them reach their highest potential.
Our Nest projects
Using The Nest, has helped ARACY to be at the forefront of disease prevention and the promotion of holistic health for young Australians.
The Nest initiatives
Here you’ll see some examples of how The Nest has been used in organisations outside of ARACY across Australia.
