Governance and policy for social justice

Child wellbeing project

Almost one in five young Australian’s go to bed or school hungry each day. And young people with a disability, young carers, Indigenous Australians and young people that live in remote and rural locations are more likely to go hungry than their counterparts.

These revelations, and more, from the Flinders University Australian Child Wellbeing Project are informing policymakers, service providers, schools and researchers and contributing to the design of more effective services to improve children’s wellbeing and development.

Researcher:

• Associate Professor Gerry Redmond

Reducing Aboriginal incarceration

Indigenous Australians continue to comprise a disproportionate rate of the national prison population. Our researchers are looking at Indigenous Australians in custody for assault and offences against justice procedures – such as breaches of bail. These offences account for 40 per cent of South Australia’s Indigenous prisoners yet just 25 per cent for non-Indigenous prisoners.

We are focusing on key communities in South Australia and the Northern Territory to better understand the nature and potential causes of these offence specific incarceration rates.

Researcher:

• Professor Mark Halsey

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