…Week. It takes just one neighbour to offer a simple gesture to start connecting a community. When we come together as communities to support families, children thrive. Visit www.playgroupaustralia.com.au to…
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Neighbourhood Connect is now an integral element of Neighbours Every Day
Relationships Australia is delighted to share the latest expansion of our leading social connection campaign, Neighbours Every Day [NED]. Commencing in 2024, the popular Neighbourhood Connect program is now a…
Family stress at Christmas time
…Med. 2010 Oct;71(8):1463-71. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.07.024. Epub 2010 Aug 5 The Annenberg Public Policy Center. (2010). The holiday-suicide link: The myth persists. The Annenberg Public Policy Center (producer). Accessed at http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/Downloads/Releases/ACI/Holiday%20Suicide%20release%202010.pdf…
Online dating
…include: www.immi.gov.au/migration-fraud/email-internet-scams.htm www.afp.gov.au/policing/cybercrime/internet-fraud-and-scams.aspx www.scamwatch.gov.au www.staysmartonline.gov.au/home_users/protect_yourself2/avoiding_scams_and_hoaxes Meeting someone face-to-face The next step in an online relationship is meeting someone face-to-face. It’s always wise to be cautious when you are meeting an…
Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs – Grandparenting Community Affairs Senate Committee
COVID-19 and supporting healthy relationships in Australia
…is working to meet the ongoing needs of Australians at this challenging time. We are committed and equipped to continue supporting the Australian community, and to meet the inevitable increased…
Christmas stress
…behaviour, British Journal of Psychiatry, 177:484-485. National Mental Health Commission (NMHC). 2013: A contributing Life, the 2013 National Report Card on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. Sydney: NMHC. http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/new-survey-reveals-christmas-is-the-sixth-most-stressful-life-event-154705325.html https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201011/why-people-get-depressed-christmas…
Bullying in schools
…most commonly reported type of bullying causing harm was social bullying (figure 3). Figure 4 shows that schools are commonly where people seek help for bullying, with almost 50% of…
Child attachment
…and Youth. New York: Haworth Press. p22, available at http://www.cyc-net.org/reference/refs-attachmentdisorders.html National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009–2020, available at https://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/families-and-children/publications-articles/protecting-children-is-everyones-business Second three-year action plan, 2012-2015, Protecting Children is Everyone’s Business,…
A journey from Neighbour Day to Neighbours Every Day – create belonging in your community
…about empowering everyone in Australia (and beyond!) to build respectful and supportive relationships with their community. Research shows us that when people connect with their communities, they have a greater…
Creating belonging through respectful relationships
…end the relationship altogether. Communicate At all times we should strive for open, honest communications that allow for respectful dialogue and positive exchanges. Communication is only truly effective when we…
Guest Blog – Connection & Belonging
…belong to strong communities, but those communities also need us. Neighbourhoods, communities – even entire societies – can lose their ‘soul’ unless community-minded people are prepared to become involved in…
Separating from a partner
After a marriage or significant relationship breakup it may seem as if nothing in your life is stable: your home, your finances, your routines can all be turned upside down….
And that was Neighbour Day 2019
…Community Challenge. The challenge encouraged people to reach out to those around them to create well-connected communities, by either hosting or attending a registered Neighbour Day event on March 31st….
Private: Family Relationship Centres
…Federal Government. Some services are provided free of charge and other services are for a fee, dependent on the income of the people attending. For more information and Family Relationship Centre…
Personal connection in the new worldÂ
…with people who are not family, friends of work colleagues. That sense of personal connection with community members has become really important. For example, the warmth and engagement I have…
Chronic pain
…chronic pain. References BUPA Health Foundation Pain report, available at http://www.bupa.com.au/health-and-wellness/health-information/az-health-information/chronic-pain-fact-sheet Jamison, R. N. and Virts, K. L. (1990). The influence of family support on chronic pain, Behaviour Research and…
Restorative Practices
…when compared to men (99% compared with 96%). Around one-third of male and female survey respondents reported that they thought compensation was neither important nor unimportant, while a further two-thirds…