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MYAN WA August meeting

The August MYAN WA meeting is not one to miss. This third meeting of the year will have a National focus and we are very excited to announce that Nadine Liddy, National Coordinator of Australian Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network (MYAN) and Carmel Guerra, founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) in Victoria will be our guest speakers.

These presentations will set the context for a discussion about the future of MYAN WA - what you want MYAN WA to look like, what you think it's potential can be and how we will go about achieving that. MYAN WA's strength is in the size, diversity and passion of the network - so we want to hear from you!

When: Friday 7 August, 9.30am to 12.30pm

Where: Central Institute of Technology - Leederville campus

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Forced migration, culture and mental health

The ‘Let’s Talk Culture’ seminar series aims to assist professionals to work in a culturally responsive way with consumers and carers from ethno–culturally diverse backgrounds. This FREE event features Carina Hoang, former Vietnamese refugee and multiple award-winning author and publisher.  Carina will provide an insight into the many facets and psychosocial implications surrounding forced migration.

When: Thursday 23rd July, 9.30am to 12.30pm

Where: Theatrette, Department of Health, 189 Royal Stret, East Perth

RSVP: By Monday 20th July 2015 to Bernadette.Wright@health.wa.gov.au

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New resource

Kaleidoscope Australia and K&L Gates have collaborated in the development of a Best Practice Guide for assessing refugees on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex grounds. The Guide to Best Practicein Determining Applications for Refugee Status Based on Sexual Orientation,Gender Identity and Intersex Grounds can be viewed here.

Upcoming symposium

INSECURITY / INNOVATION / INSIGHT:
MEETING THE CHALLENGES FACING YOUTH IN THE ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

The first-ever Symposium of the Centre for Applied Youth Research (CAYR) will be held in Hobart 30–31 July 2015.

Register for the symposium here.

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Community Languages Program

The community language school sector is being boosted with $230,000 of Community Language Program funding going towards achieving best practice in language education.

Teachers and administrators at community language schools providing after school hours lessons will now have access to a professional learning program as part of the revised Community Languages Program.

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Support for vulnerable young migrants

The Government recently announced it will invest $22 million in assisting humanitarian entrants and other vulnerable migrants under 25 participate in education and make successful transitions to work.

The Transition Support for Young Refugees and Other Vulnerable Young Migrants programme is made up of four measures:

- Partnerships for Employment:

- Strong Connections to Education

- Sports Engagement for Youth

- Increased Vocational Opportunities

The measures will commence from 1 January 2016 with the exception of the Vocational Opportunities initiative which will be finalised over the coming financial year before being piloted.

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