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Media Release, Dec 05, 2022

BYS Welcomes Coordinated Response to Keep Young People Safe

During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (25 November – 10 December), Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) welcomes new reforms and initiatives announced by the Queensland Government after advocating for a coordinated response to address the high rates of domestic and family violence (DFV) experienced by young people. Last week, the Palaszczuk Government committed […]

Media Release, Oct 13, 2022

Housing for Young People to Help Break the Cycle of Homelessness in Queensland

Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) welcomes the recent State Government announcement of the Towards Ending Homelessness for Young Queenslanders 2022-27 policy and framework, providing greater clarity on how the almost $30 million State budget investment in housing and young homelessness initiatives will be spent to best support vulnerable young Queenslanders. The announcement comes a week before […]

Media Release, Aug 02, 2022

Unsafe, Unsuitable, and Unsustainable: What’s The Plan for Crisis Housing for Young People?

This Homelessness Week (1 – 7 August) with the theme, “To end youth homelessness we need a plan,” youth workers are scrambling to find often unsuitable and unsafe crisis accommodation for young people experiencing homelessness, leaving them fatigued and frustrated with an exhausted system that appears to be failing the most vulnerable. While the new […]

Media Release, Jun 20, 2022

Safety Beyond the Rainbow For Many LGBTQIA+ Young People

LGBTQIA+ young people account for one in four people supported by Brisbane Youth Service (BYS)* and are twice as likely to experience homelessness and have higher rates of family and intimate partner violence and poor mental health than their cis-heterosexual peers**. A six-year analysis (table 1) shows that while rates of mental health issues for […]

Posted Feb 22, 2021

Furnishing Young Futures Partners’ Day

Sponsors of the Furnishing Young Futures initiative came together on Thursday 18th February to put finishing touches on five homes for young people supported by Brisbane Youth Service in BHC’s new Cornwall St development. BYS and BHC put the call out for sponsors to help furnish the units late last year and were […]

Posted Aug 26, 2020

Creating a NEET Fit: The Youth Futures Guarantee reforms promising a new deal for young people

As part of the Youth Futures Summit launched on 24th August 2020, the National Youth Commission released interim findings on an inquiry into Youth Employment and Transitions – an intergenerational community discussion about the challenges faced by young people not engaged in education, employment and training (NEET). The study explores why increasing numbers of […]

Posted Mar 04, 2020

Space creators change lives of young people by turning house into a home

Every wall, nook and cranny inside Brisbane Youth Service’s Windsor House has become a space to nurture, educate and grow the young people who make their way through its front doors. “We want to create a culture that not only makes young people feel safe but one that’s inspiring,” Windsor House Manager, Eli Brooker said. […]