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Prize Homes more than just a luxury win to Kids Helpline kids
yourtown’s (formerly BoysTown’s) next Art Union Prize Home winner will Win Win Win, walking away with not one but TWO luxury properties - an inner city Sydney apartment AND a stunning Sunshine Coast getaway - while also helping make life saving calls to Kids Helpline possible.
Kids Helpline turns 25
Kids Helpline (KHL) is celebrating 25 years of providing counselling and support which has seen more than 7.5 million contacts responded to nationally, and in its ‘2015 Kids Helpline Insights Report’ released today, reveals what’s changed for contacts to KHL over that time.
Specialised child and youth mental health support a necessity
Any national mental health digital gateway must recognise the specialised and complex ways children and young people seek help and their need to access child and youth centred support.
Kids Helpline @ School participation on the rise
The number of students participating in Kids Helpline @ School class link-ups with counsellors has jumped by almost a third compared to the same period last year, Kids Helpline revealed today.
Number of long-term unemployed young people at all time high
The national rate of young people in long-term unemployment is at an all-time high.
Child mental and emotional health contacts close to double in 20 years
Contacts to Parentline by parents concerned about child mental and emotional health has close to doubled in 20 years, a new report revealed today.
Parents critical to breaking the cycle of bullying and violence
Parents are being urged to be positive role models within their family unit ahead of the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence.
Inala young people racing towards brighter futures
What do a space frame chassis, wishbone suspension and motorsport have to do with Inala unemployed young people?
yourtown’s first prize home under its new name
If the gift is in the giving, yourtown is giving it all with their first yourtown prize home since changing their name from BoysTown.
Live where beaches and rainforest collide
Surrounded by lush rainforest on 1.95 acres and only ten minutes from the beach, BoysTown’s newest Prize Home at Buderim Hinterland is the definition of ‘living the dream’.
yourtown welcomes enquiries about how we’re creating brighter futures for young people in Australia.
Contact us today for answers to questions about our services or for a professional comment about the contemporary issues impacting the community.
Jessica Tatzenko
Media and Communications Specialist
Phone: 07 3867 1395
Email: [email protected]