Mark Bryers’ Blog
Youth Activists to Know: Licypriya Kangujam
With climate experts predicting that the environment may suffer a drastic decline over the next few decades, it is no surprise that many younger people are getting involved. These youth activists are fighting fiercely for their future, generating both a lot of...
Australia’s Youth Homelessness Crisis
Homelessness among the youth has been a problem for many years in Australia, and it's now turning into a crisis. According to the census conducted in 2016, there were more than 37,000 homeless people in New South Wales alone. Of this 37,000, 9,000 of them were...
Restaurants Giving At-Risk Youth the Opportunity to Succeed
Children are the future of the world. Society teaches children many things, from how to interact with their peers to how they, in turn, should be treated. Worldwide, there is a crisis for at-risk youth, impoverished and under-served in their community. However, there...
Ways to Invest in Youth
The current generation of young professionals has received many labels. Entitled, empowered, spoiled, unfocused, and other unfortunate titles have been placed on the new entrants of the millennial workforce. While it is true that this generation can be deeply...
How Education Empowers Youth
The President of the General Assembly of the U.N., Sam K. Kutesa, opened the 69th Session with this observation: "The more young people grow into well-educated adults with fewer dependents and new opportunities to acquire wealth, savings and purchasing power, the more...
The Impact of Service Learning on Youth
Most high schools require some time of community service element before allowing seniors to graduate. This community service gives teenagers the opportunity to reach out to others and learn more about their community before embarking on adulthood. Recent research has...
How Cooking Provided A Lifeline for Aboriginal Youth
When we talk about the troubled youths of Australia, it’s important to remember that indigenous youth are disproportionately affected by the unemployment crisis. The unemployment crisis is only one thread in a whole web of societal problems, including homelessness,...
Australia’s Youth Facing Mental Health Crisis
Concerns of Youth in Australia Australian teens and youth are facing the biggest crisis in their lives. Mental health concerns have become evident in this age group; academic and study issues, as well as stress and body image, are the issues that plague teens. In...
Current Trends in the Rehabilitation of Juvenile Offenders in Australia
Before the 20th century, criminal offenders in Australia were not separated into age groups. Thus, a child under 10 years of age was subject to the same penalties given to an adult who committed the same crime. Children were often sentenced to hard labor, corporal...
Steps Teachers Can Take To Prevent Youths From Engaging In Problematic Behaviour
Other than parents, there are many individuals who could take an active role in preventing youth from partaking in problematic behaviour. Among such persons are teachers, who may be able to keep their students out of trouble by employing practices that include: Avoid...