The MYAN was proud to auspice Australia’s first national conference on young people from refugee backgrounds in partnership with the University of Sydney Law School, the Refugee Advice and Casework Services (RACS), Refugee Health SW, Department of Education NSW, the Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) and the Forum of Australia Services for Torture and Trauma (FASSTT).
With over 300 representatives working across the education, employment, health, settlement and migration law fields, the Regufee Youth in Focus forum was a unique and exciting opportunity to engage in the issues facing children and young people in the asylum and settlement contexts and the sectors supporting them.
This combined 2-day event highlighted the importance of collaboration between research, policy and practice and the importance of research informing policy and service delivery with young people.