Submission of feedback on the National Early Years Strategy

ARACY believes all Australian children should be loved and thriving regardless of background or circumstance. To achieve this through the Early Years strategy, ARACY advocates for:• meeting holistic wellbeing needs for children by integrated service provision• adopting evidence-based frameworks and practices such as the Nest and the Common Approach• taking action to repair child development […]

Submission Youth Justice and Child Wellbeing Reform Across Australia 2023

This is ARACY’s submission to the Youth Justice and Child Wellbeing Reform Across Australia 2023 Risk factors for youth offending should be conceptualised through an ecological model and acrossthe life-course to facilitate a systematic approach to addressing the complex, multi-factorialdrivers of youth offending. Children and young people are experts in their own experience and should […]

The Vaping National Education Roundtable Report

On 23 May 2023 ARACY hosted a virtual roundtable, facilitated by the South Australian Commissioner for Children and Young People, Helen Connolly. This education roundtable aimed to further discuss what young people have shared in recent research and explore practical strategies to support young people across schools and communities.   A wide range of organisations and […]