yourtown
yourtown is a charity with services young people can access to find jobs, learn skills, become great parents and live safe happy lives. yourtown believes every young person has the right to a brighter future.
Since 1961, yourtown have tackled issues impacting young people in Australia - including mental health, unemployment, and domestic and family violence. yourtown aims to be part of the solution by delivering services that get results, and offers these at a local and national level.
They include Kids Helpline, training and employment services for young people, parent education and family refuges.
yourtown strongly believe that the voice of young people needs to be heard especially when it comes to plans and policies that affect them.
About
Audiences
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Children or young people
- Adults
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people
- Carers
- Community
- Families
- LGBTI People
- Lived experience
- People with an increased risk of suicide
- People who have attempted suicide
- People bereaved by suicide
- People experiencing mental illness
- Regional and remote communities
- Farming communities
Activities
- Provides Policy Information
- Conducts Research
- Provides Factsheets
Organisation Type
- Charitable
- Community
- Non-governmental (NGO)
- Not-for-profit
Affiliations
- Suicide Prevention Australia
- Queensland Alliance for Mental Health
- Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)
Our Programs and Services
Program Type
- Resilience and wellbeing
- Information and referral services
Audience
- Workforce
- Educators/Teachers
Location
- Queensland
Our Resources
Preventing Suicide by Children and Young People
yourtown Position Statement - Preventing Suicide by Children and Young People
This report outlines ten key measures to prevent youth suicide that yourtown has identified through research, consultation with children and young people, and the experience of our staff who work with vulnerable young people every day. Published: April 2018 by Kids Helpline and yourtown
Preventing suicide: The Voice of Children and Young People
This research shares the views and experiences of 472 children and young people who shared with Kids Helpline how they got help when they were feeling suicidal, which experiences were helpful and which weren’t, and what advice they would like to give to others, including their families, friends and service providers.
Published: April 2018 by Kids Helpline and yourtown
Preventing Suicide by Young People: Discussion Paper
Discourse about suicide often fails to recognise the lived experience of young people. This paper aims to: commence a conversation with policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and those with lived experience, and guide consultations to enhance understanding of the issue, and inform the development of more effective responses to reduce suicidal behaviours.
Published: October 2015 by Kids Helpline and yourtown
Parents Matter Information Sheet
Provides information and guidance for parents who are concerned that their child is going through a tough time and may be vulnerable to thoughts of suicide.
Suicidal Thoughts Start Young: The Critical Need for Family Support and Early Intervention
Between 2011 and 2015, 89 children aged 14 years or younger died by suicide and Kids Helpline data show that many more think about suicide.
Concerningly, ABS data suggest that suicide rates in this age group are increasing, but very little research about the help-seeking experiences of this group exists.
In this presentation we reported analysis of two sources of data about help-seeking by this age group: Kids Helpline contact data from the past five years, and yourtown’s survey of children and young people with lived experience of suicide, which included 139 (29.4%) respondents aged 14 years or younger.
Published: July 2017 by Kids Helpline and yourtown