Youth development

ORIGINAL FLICK Is Australia Doing Enough to Prevent Youth Suicide- Good morning to you all, it is my pleasure to be speaking here today at this annual Mental Health conference. As an experienced counsellor as well as a mother of teenagers, I believe our country isn’t doing enough to prevent youth suicide. The never ending chain of people affected by youth suicide is undeniable. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), new data shows an upward trend in the rate of suicide among young…

There are times when you do something very bad, and never get in trouble for it think about it as a kid you never expect to get in trouble on get punished for your bad doing .The only reason that is because kids are little and don’t know right from wrong . Like once said ''children aren't adults, and therefore it doesn't make it so’’ (Maroney, 2007). they might do some bad things in there little life, but even that as a juvenile kid who has done a bad thing too don’t always get in trouble, but…

Persuasive writing All around the UK, children are struggling with an extensive amount of different issues, ranging from mental illness to physical abuse. These children often don’t have a place to turn when they are in need of desperate help; this is where Childline comes in. Childline is a private and confidential organisation for children and teens to talk about anything they wish- no problem is too big or too small. In 2013/2014 alone, Childline provided help to over 290,000 young people…

“Societal and community problems are evidences that institutions are not functioning for people” (Brager, G. & Specht, H. (1973). In today’s society, youth are faced with peer pressure, uninvolved parents, anger, abuse and several other challenges; due to the lack of love, encouragement and motivation. Youth crimes are at a high rate; demonstrated in their values and behavior displayed in the community. People are the product of our environment; some create their own identity…

Aren’t robots just the coolest? Growing up in one of the tiny villages of Belize in the early 2000’s I hardly saw any of the amazing technological advances the world had to offer beside cars and household appliances. At age seven a crane was the coolest machine I had ever seen. Turning eight I saw a plane for the first time, you can imagine how excited was that I actually got the opportunity to fly in one. Upon arriving to America I saw the major role of technology the daily American lifestyle,…

Think about Prom. What is it? Listen to me. I will tell you. Literally, Prom is a dance. Yet, when you look beneath the surface, Prom is a rite of passage. Hear me out. I am a teenage girl, the worst and best times of my life are happening now. I have never been to Prom myself, yet I have heard many things both positive and negative. Listen as I recall. Listen without bias. It is where dreams come true and hopes are dashed. It becomes a memory that cradles you as you cry yourself to sleep or it…

directly. Youth can be the leaders of tomorrow if they pay attention today. For one youth have all the time in the world youth can grow to see the change that they set out for. Secondly youth have a lot more power than they think especially black youth.The youth are the people who start the movements that create awareness and opportunity. Some ways our youth can change the world through politics are through word of mouth, black youth is exceptional to get the word out. Also Black youth need to…

There are many aspects that can affect the participation, enthusiasm and success in touch football through enhancing or reducing the equity and access in the game. Two of these are Figueroa’s Framework and Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. Figueroa’s Framework provides a tool for examining access, equity and equality in sport and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs which indicates that participation and enjoyment in physical activity are important factors towards self-actualisation. Professor Peter Figueroa…

The Australian youth are impacted by negative discourses throughout many domains of society. Simply being under the age of 25 allows for stereotypes and generalisations to be made. It is through this that youth are often left voiceless, not being able to have a say and an impact in their community. More specifically youth are left voiceless and stigmatised through their employment, with workers under the age of 20 being paid less for doing the same job as someone slightly older. This pay…

After working at a Christian high school for over two decades it is exciting and to see former students beginning their adult lives with great job prospects from their excellent college education, yet very discouraging to learn that many make the decision to abandon their belief system and leave church behind. Ultimately, one would like to see young adults be more excited about their faith, and the religion in which they were raised. Rather than concentrating on the fact that young adults are…