Helping Students Reconnect: The Y NSW’s Alternative Suspension Program is Changing Lives
Policymakers and education leaders are working towards fairer and more effective education systems; it’s also time to rethink traditional suspension practices.
Policymakers and education leaders are working towards fairer and more effective education systems; it’s also time to rethink traditional suspension practices.
In sports, where physical competence often takes centre stage, it's easy to overlook the crucial role that mental resilience plays in shaping an athlete's journey. As we watch this year’s Olympics in Paris, with all of the triumph and adversity, it becomes evident that behind every medal-winning performance lies a mindset forged in the crucible of challenge and perseverance.
The Y NSW is excited to announce the opening of Y Space Broken Hill, a dedicated space specifically designed to empower and support young people in Broken Hill and the Far West region of NSW.
Louisa McKay, Executive Leader Purpose & Impact for The Y NSW explores current suspension practices, the current alternatives, and more.
"The program made him turn up, talk with youth workers and make him understand what he does is wrong. He even told me he really enjoyed it". - The Y NSW's new program shows great success but requires funding to continue and grow.
The Y NSW hosted Youth Mental Health Forum with Minister Rose Jackson and MP Donna Frances Reeman Davis today.
Members of the Y NSW’s Youth and Community team facilitated more than 200 young people in a course on how to provide mental health first aid to their friends in a program to be rolled out across the Snowy Monaro and Central Coast in 2023.
Since 1937 Camp Yarramundi has been providing outdoor education, camping and community engagement programs to groups across NSW, but over the last 10 years it is one camp in particular that has made one of the biggest impacts on both participants and outdoor instructors alike – that is Recovery Camp. In May we celebrated the tenth anniversary of Recovery Camp and the amazing collaboration with the Y NSW.
The Y NSW’s popular active wellness program ‘Uplift’ will launch at the Hawkesbury Oasis on Monday, May 3, helping to tackle the roll-on effects of COVID-19 on the lives of local young people.
During the month of October, the Y NSW is encouraging all young people to “Tune In” with the Y.
The Y NSW is celebrating 30 years of National Child Protection Week by rolling out one of the first child safety models co-designed by children and young people across a country. The Y NSW, which operates 27 Recreation and Leisure Facilities in NSW and the ACT, is demonstrating its continued commitment as a leader in ensuring children and young people are safe through its “Stay Safe, Tell Someone” program.
We’d like to let you know that we’re here. And we’re not going anywhere. Because we believe in the power of inspired young people.
At times, we all struggle to stay present. This becomes even more common during stressful times, like many of us may now find ourselves in. In this article, we cover some information about the benefits of mindfulness, how to get started, and what to do if you’re struggling with it. Be kind to yourself, and give it a go. Your body and mind will thank you for it.
Young people in Australia are experiencing some of the most significant immediate and long-term impacts of COVID-19, on our lives, our education, our jobs and our and future potential. To help us help you through COVID-19, the Y led a national survey of close to 300 young people aged 13-29. Here are some of the results.
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