Risky Business

This three year study, undertaken by Professor Angela O'Brien (Discipline Chair of Creative Arts) and Dr Kate Donelan (Senior Lecturer in Drama, Artistic and Creative Education), was conducted across several academic disciplines and involved 10 industry partners in the arts, juvenile justice and youth services fields who combined to establish, administer and evaluate 10 arts-based programs for groups of at-risk young people.

The study found that arts programs can impart positive impacts on marginalised youth by helping them develop tangible and empowering skills, as well as creating opportunities for social inclusion.

The program covered a range of activities including creative writing, dance workshops, puppetry and song-writing.

Further information about Risky Business can be found at:

www.sca.unimelb.edu.au/riskybusiness