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BYS Alcohol and Other Drug Workers in collaboration with the Youth Support Program deliver street-based outreach to young people in public spaces: Monday afternoon outreach at the State Library of Queensland (finished for this year) Thursday night – Fortnightly – Street-based outreach at the Red Cross Night Café and the Brisbane CBD Friday morning street-based […]

Imagine shooting hoops with your basketball heroes … a group of young people from BYS got to do just that, thanks to the generosity of our supporters the Brisbane Bullets. As part of the Brisbane Bullets ‘Inner Sanctum Program’ a group of young people were treated to an exclusive training session with players from the Brisbane […]

Brisbane Youth Service and Open Doors Youth Service ran an 8-week art therapy program last year for LGBTIQ+ young people called ‘Art for Change’. The program resulted in the creation of a series of 10 post cards featuring art work by young people and information about change, that challenges common misconceptions. The post cards encourage […]

Australian Association for Adolescent Health’s annual Youth Health Conference, “Owning Future Change”, is the premiere Australian interdisciplinary conference for young people, researchers, clinicians, health workers and educators who work to improve, promote and advocate for  the health and wellbeing of young people in Australia and beyond. BYS Research and Evaluation Coordinator, Rhianon Vichta, presented at the 2018 […]

The Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) at Children’s Health Queensland recently held a seminar focusing on what’s happening in Brisbane’s Youth Alcohol and other Drug Sector as part of their Infant, Child, Family and Youth Seminar Series.   The CYMHS specialises in helping infants, children and young people up to the age of 18 years who […]

The young men of Reidy House, St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace held their 4th annual ‘Rough Night In’ recently raising over $2,000 to help support young people experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. This year’s event was their biggest yet with 30 boys volunteering their Saturday night to take part in the fundraiser. The […]

Brisbane Youth Service Annual General Meeting 2018 Tuesday 20 November 3.30pm – 5.00pm Valley Hub, 42 McLachlan St, Fortitude Valley ALL WELCOME RSVP essential – by 13 November to admin@brisyouth.org or 3620 2400 Parking – onstreet meter or offstreet paid parking in Warner or Berwick St

Sam Miller is a long-time supporter and friend of Brisbane Youth Service. From making regular, personal donations to getting his workplace involved in fundraising activities, Sam has made a real difference in many young lives through his generous contributions over the years. When setting up his own company recently, it was important to Sam that giving […]