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Home » Young parents. Young parents The latest material added to the Australian Institute of Family Studies library database is displayed, up to a maximum of 30 items. Experiences of mental ill-health are common in the transition to parenthood, and young parents are disproportionately affected.
This paper discusses the issues, risk factors, impacts, and experiences seeking support, then presents recommendations for perinatal health care policy. Policy suggestions include the development of a national perinatal mental health strategy, the inclusion of young people and their needs in current clinical guidelines, and the trial of youth-specific supports in mother-baby units. A study was recently conducted into the state of planning for leaving care, with a survey of care leavers aged from across Australia.
This paper highlights findings from the 72 Indigenous young people who took part. The paper looks at key areas of concern, supports and services that needed improvement, and use of supports for cultural connection and young parenthood.
Transitioning to adulthood from out-of-home care: independence or interdependence? This paper highlights key findings from a new study on young people leaving care. It looks at how much planning the young people received and their outcomes upon first leaving care. The survey was conducted in with young people aged across Australia. The paper highlights findings concerning care history and stability, consultation about changes, leaving school early, health and life skill needs, involvement with youth justice, transition planning, access to personal documents, sources of support, accommodation and homelessness, source of income, living with or contacting family members, future goals, and Indigenous people.
McDowall J. A study of young people leaving care found that many were unprepared - this new report investigates whether transition planning has improved over the last decade. It compares findings from the survey with findings from a survey of young people aged with experience of the care system. Participants were asked about their key issues, care experiences, leaving care preparation, after care support, educational support, life skills, health needs, youth justice involvement, access to personal documents, the leaving care experience, accommodation and homelessness, employment and finances, family connections, and support for parenting.
Five key areas of concern emerged, regarding transitioning supports, caseworker turnover and training, carer training and commitment, placement stability and safety, and involvement in decision-making.
Under the program, mentors provide practical guidance and support, connect the young people to appropriate supports, and help them develop plans for their future. This report presents the findings of an evaluation of the program, which has been trialled for a two-year period in several sites across Australia. The evaluation examined what aspects were working well and what could be improved, and considered whether the program could be adapted for other young people at risk of experiencing long-term disadvantage or welfare dependency.
It found that the program design promotes participation and retention in the program, and helps provide a realistic pathway plan to education or employment. Improving outcomes for young parents and their children: effective policy settings and practice approaches : literature review Beauchamp T.
This paper summarises the Australian and international literature on the issues facing teenage and young parents and how they can be best supported. It discusses the impact of stigma, young parents who have grown up in state care, the key elements of effective approaches, and supports in out of home care, education and training, and housing. Young parenthood is strongly associated with poor outcomes for both mothers and their children, but effective cross-sectoral support across health, education and social services can help prevent adverse outcomes.
Minding the Baby home-visiting programme for vulnerable young mothers: results of a randomised controlled trial in the UK Longhi E. Minding the Baby is a preventative home-visiting parenting programme for first-time mothers between the ages of 14 and Following on from promising findings in the United States, this report evaluates the programme in the United Kingdom. A randomised controlled trial was undertaken with young mothers from Glasgow, Sheffield and York, with participants assessed from pregnancy to two years after birth.
The programme aims to promote parental reflective functioning and combines practice elements from models of nurse home-visiting and mother-child psychotherapy. A pair of social workers and nurse practitioners work together with each young mother to promote sensitive caregiving and secure mother-child attachment, as well as maternal and child health and wellbeing.
The study found that the programme did not improve maternal sensitivity, though some evidence was found for positive impacts on other outcomes. This report looks into the opportunities for technology to enhance community services, with a study of vulnerable young parents at the Family Life community service in suburban Victoria.
Drawing on interviews with twelve staff and ten clients, it explores how social service providers could use technology to support clients, manage their organisational obligations, and access professional resources as well as their clients' engagement with digital technology, use online support groups and parenting apps, and current barriers to access. The findings highlight the positive opportunities of technology but also variations in staff and clients' digital literacy and reliable internet access.
The report concludes with recommendations for building clients' digital capacities, developing online peer support groups and in-house parenting apps, and assisting with Centrelink paperwork. Teen parents: evidence brief Scanlen A and Hooper C. This paper provides an overview of the latest evidence on the issues facing teenage parents and how they can best be supported, to help inform policy and service design in New Zealand. Section One provides contextual information about teen pregnancy and parenting in New Zealand, including protective and risk factors.
Section Two reviews the local and overseas research on effective support interventions, and the effectiveness of models, services, and interventions currently in place in New Zealand for teenage parents, their children, and their families and whanau.
Although the teen birth rate in New Zealand is declining it remains high compared to other countries, with these parents facing greater challenges and risks for themselves and their children.
Log In. Lost your password? Young Parents Program Vinnies. General prev next. Call now Send an email Website Claim listing prev next. What is the Young Parents Program? Eligible participants are offered temporary transitional accommodation. Where is the service located? Canberra, ACT. Central Point of Entry. A partnership between the school and ACT Health enables teenage mothers and fathers to finish their education. Student Stevie-Lea Pedemont says it gives young parents the encouragement they need.
Canberra College deputy principal Peter Clayden says he hopes the program is eventually rolled out to other schools. This is going to reach young mothers all round the country in time," he said.
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