Are schools making young people lonelier?
Schools are meant to foster connection, but new research suggests they may also be emotionally isolating spaces for many young people. A new Flinders University study […]
Family violence and foster care
The important work of foster care needs to be reflected in more support for caregivers in critical areas, including for carers who might face frequent violence […]
Tackling childhood trauma in schools
As debate on the merits of a national school bullying policy rages across Australia, experts at Flinders University will start work on Australia’s first ‘Trauma Aware […]
Powering the trajectory of early career researchers
Generating new knowledge and solving community problems are in our Flinders University DNA so it follows there’s solid support to encourage emerging researchers on their impact […]
Young people ignored in the bid to stop bullying
There is a disconnect between young people’s perspectives and how school bullying is treated in practice and policy in Australia, a leading expert has warned. “School […]
Re-examining youth violence problems
Any assumption that young people are prone to violence – such as those underpinning the Queensland Liberal National Party’s recent “crackdown on youth crime” policy – […]