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Young people, risk and resilience: The challenges of alcohol, drugs and violence conference
Young people, risk and resilience: The challenges of alcohol, drugs and violence conference
RACV Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
07 March 2011
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08 March 2011
Available presentations
Day one
- Welcome address—Dr Adam Tomison, Director, Australian Institute of Criminology and Nello Marino,
Co-Chair, Victorian Safe Communities Network
- Plenary address 2—Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe, Victoria Police
Challenging the culture of violence in the public and private domains
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- Plenary address 3—A/Prof John Fitzgerald, Executive Manager, Knowledge & Environments for Health, VicHealth
Promoting messages to young people: strategic approaches to reducing harm
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- Plenary address 4—Dr Tom Carroll, Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Applying social marketing techniques to crime prevention and community safety
Concurrent session 1a— Violence and safety
- Sheryl Hemphill and Rachel Smith, Centre for Adolescent Health
Youth violence prevention approaches: which ones work and how do we know?
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- Dr Lucas Walsh, Foundation for Young Australians
The solution and the source: preventing violence through schools and youth-led change
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Concurrent session 1b—Drugs and alcohol
- Lance Smith, Australian Institute of Criminology
Research challenges with the ACT policing strategies for licensed premises project
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- Lisa Armstrong-Rowe, City of Greater Geelong and Sergeant Shane Connolly, Victoria Police
‘So you know’: an education campaign for licensed premises
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- Natalie Drage and Will Doran, Cessnock City Council and Snr Constable Michael Steele, NSW Police
Smart Choices: an early intervention initiative between NSW Police and Cessnock Council
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- Sgt Antony Woodbridge, New Zealand Police and Andrew Galloway, Alcohol Advisory Council of NZ
Alcohol harm reduction: initiatives for youth in small communities
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Concurrent session 1c— Youth and the criminal justice system
- Natalie Gately, Edith Cowan University
The Young Offender Risk Identification Assessment screening tool
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- Prue Holzer, Productivity Commission
Developing a performance indicator framework for juvenile justice services
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- Danny Alcock and Azusa Umemoto, TaskForce
Characteristics of young substance users and their attitudes towards seeking treatment
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Concurrent session 1d— Supporting young people
- Verne McManus and Pariri Rautahi, Massey University
Community action on youth and drugs: making a difference at the community level
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- Kimberley Banfield and Karly Redwood, Victoria Police
Alcohol diversion for underage youth: the Victorian Early Intervention Pilot Program
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Concurrent session 2a— Violence and safety
- Emma Price, Centre Against Sexual Assault, Royal Women’s Hospital
Young people and sexual violence: the challenge of prevention
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- Mary Ashe, Injury Council of WA
Y-Safety? A question and answer forum between young people and stakeholders
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- Dean Griggs, City of Melbourne and Cr Jennifer Kanis, Melbourne City Council
Turning fear into courage: putting young people into perspective
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- Ray Messer, The Family Action Centre
Rock and Water violence prevention program
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Concurrent session 2b—Drugs and alcohol
- A/Prof Mohamed Abdalla and Abdi Hersi, Griffith University
Khat: an emerging drug concern in Australia
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- Sheena Arora, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
What’s behind the common risk-taking practice & help-seeking behaviours of regular ecstasy users?
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- Rachael Green, National Drug Research Institute
For better or worse: Exploring the centrality of relationships in client narratives, and considerations for outcomes evaluation
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Concurrent session 2c— Youth and the criminal justice system
- Jennifer Fleming, Edith Cowan University
Uncouth youth?: Building a profile of young offenders in Perth Children’s Court, 1994–2009
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- LSC Kevin Mack, Victoria Police
Prevention through connection: restorative practices and family community group conferencing
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- Jeremy Cass, Youth Legal Service, Victoria Legal Aid
Diversion and support for young people in Victoria
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- Karen Hart, The Youth Junction Inc
Crime, choices and consequences: preventive intervention at work in re-offending youth
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Day 2 opening
Concurrent session 3a— Perceptions of young people
- A/Prof Michele Grossman, Victoria University
‘Come over, there’s a fight!’: youth violence, conflict triggers and cultural diversity in Melbourne’s inner west
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- Sharan Kraemer, Edith Cowan University
Examination of the ‘myth of entitlement’ beliefs of young people
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- Mary Ashe, Injury Council of WA
Our space, safe place: young people’s perceptions of safety in different public spaces
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Concurrent session 3b—Drugs and alcohol
- Jodie Downey, City of Ballarat
SSMART Work: building resilience to tackle alcohol related harm
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- Jason Payne and Antonette Gaffney, Australian Institute of Criminology
Changes in drug use patterns among two birth cohorts of young police detainees
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- Sarah Grace, Life Saving Victoria
Alcohol-related drowning deaths in young people in Victoria, 2000–2010
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- Jo Howard, Peninsula Health
Preventing adolescent uptake of alcohol and drugs: adolescent violence in the home
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Concurrent session 3c— Violence and safety
- Dr Aneta Kotevski, Centre for Adolescent Health
Consequences of cyber bullying in Victorian students: a longitudinal study
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- Prof John Toumbourou, Deakin University
Predicting area-level trends for youth alcohol-related assaults and hospital admissions in Victoria
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- Dr Michael Flood, University of Wollongong
Increasing the effectiveness and reach of violence prevention among boys and young men
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- LSC Renee Bloomfield, Victoria Police
Frankston Police and Community Youth Assist Program
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Concurrent session 3d— Youth and the criminal justice system
- Richard Parker, Juvenile Justice NSW
Cognitive self-change with high-risk juvenile offenders
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- Anne Hooker, Port Phillip Prison
The youth unit at Port Phillip Prison
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- Bronwyn Manion, Department of Human Services and Bron Parker, Catholic Care
Joint Tenancy Assistance Program: testament to the resilience of young people
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