Projects

Talking Beyond the Tensions

Source: Vice-Chancellor’s Innovations Grant, The University of Melbourne

In partnership with the Centre for Adolescent Health, the AYRC hosted a one-day forum entitled Getting Beyond the Talk: A Forum for Leaders in the Fields of Youth, Health and Education. The project was made possible as a result of funding awarded via The University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor’s Innovations Grant.

The intention of the one-day forum was to generate an agenda to inform the growing need for interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral approaches in addressing the challenges faced by young people in a changing world.

The forum was launched by the Vice-Chancellor and addresses were given by Professor Field Rickards, Dean of Education; Professor John Wiseman, Director of the VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Community Wellbeing; Janet Taylor, Research Coordinator at the Brotherhood of St Laurence; Wayne Craig, Regional Director of Education for Melbourne’s Northern Metropolitan Region and Professor Johanna Wyn, AYRC.

Following the addresses a series of roundtable conversations brought together leaders from a range of government sectors and research and education institutions, each of which have a direct concern with the learning and wellbeing of Australia’s children and youth. They considered the question: If we were to act on what we know, what would we do to equip our professionals to work more effectively with children and youth? A full report on the day will be available in 2007.

Email: h.cahill@unimelb.edu.au