TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH @ RISK!!

DRUMBEAT Program - 4 weeks to go!

Refer to our website to REGISTER  - www.newcastle.edu.au/drumbeat

* 3 day facilitators training program targeting youth at risk
* An evidence-based therapeutic program that uses music in the form of drum songs, drum games with analogies to engage participants, teach social skills and build self-esteem
- No prior musical training necessary
* See reports from Sir Charles Gaidner, Hospital’s Psychiatric Unit, WA Wheatbelt and The University of Western Australia please visit www.newcastle.edu.au/drumbeat

Workshops will be held in October :
Brisbane , Coffs Harbour, Newcastle, South West Sydney

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ROCK AND WATER TRAINING - 4 WEEKS TO GO!

SAFETY | INTEGRITY | SOLIDARITY | SELF-CONTROL | SELF-CONFIDENCE | SELF-RESPECT

Register ONLINE at  - www.newcastle.edu.au/rockandwater

This training offers teachers, educators and youth workers a new way to interact with boys and girls through physical-social teaching. The program constantly links physical exercises with mental and social skills. Starting with simple, self-defence, boundary and communication exercises it leads to a strong notion of self-confidence and an awareness of purpose and motivation.  The program includes numerous opportunities for boys and girls to explore their own identity, learning and relationships in a non-threatening way.   Many schools and youth services have introduced Rock and Water as an effective anti-bullying tool. Proudly presented by the Family Action Centre and Gadaku Institute,

3 DAY ROCK & WATER OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2009 Tour locations:
Melbourne, Adelaide, Sunshine Coast, Lower Hutt, NZ, Albury/Wodonga, Sydney, Fremantle, Wollongong, Newcastle

2 DAY LEVEL II ADVANCED ROCK & WATER TRAINING
Newcastle : 27-28 Oct
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If you require any further details, registration forms or information on any of the workshops / conference please visit www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/fac or call 02 4921 6403

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Please find below links to our up and coming Staff Development Training Workshops and  through out Australia.  The Family Action Centre is a leader in delivering educational events.

Asset-Based Community Development workshop - Effective Tools for Engaging your Community
When: 6-7 October
Location: Perth
www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/fac/training

Results-Based Accountability Training - 101 and Training for Trainers
When: December 2009
Where: Sydney, Hobart & Wellington NZ
www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/fac/training

The 2nd National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family and Community Strengths Conference
When: 1 - 3 December 2009
Pre-Conference workshops: 30th November 2009
Where: University of Newcastle
Further information: www.newcastle.edu.au/ifsc

Boys Conference 2010 - information coming soon on the next Working with Boys, Building Fine Men Conference

Do you have young people attending your service?

Are you interested in holding an event or activity to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS during AIDS Awareness Week 23rd - 30th November or on World Aids Day (December 1st)?  The NSW World AIDS Day project will be providing grants to projects that increase awareness and understanding about HIV, HIV transmission and encourage people to think about the choices they make in relation to preventing transmission of HIV.

 Priority will be given to innovative and creative projects and that engage for example the following people: homeless young people, same sex attracted (gay, lesbian, bisexual) and transgender young people, young people in correctional facilities, Aboriginal young people, young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds as well as health and youth workers.

For more information and/or to request an application package,
please contact Elissa Elvidge on 4924 6381.  Closing date for applications is Friday October 2 2009.
 

Rainbow Visions

Festival Coming Soon

The 7th annual Rainbow Visions Festival is coming soon. It is 9 days jammed packed full of events and activities. It kicks off on Saturday October 10th with the launch of the festival at the University of Newcastle (level 2 cultural collections, Auchmuty Library) “You Are Here Now” exhibition and the GLBTIQ “Lives and Loves” photography exhibition,

 Sunday 11th October Youth Picnic on Sunday in Islington Park (2-5pm),FREE
 Youth movie and pizza night at ACON Hunter (11th October 5pm), FREE

Monday 12th October a festival breakfast (Newcastle University mathematics building 8am)
Gallipoli Legion Club Transexualisim 7pm (latest research and discussion) FREE

Tuesday 13th October “In sickness and in health”; Your legal guide to same sex relationships, Gallipolli Legions Club FREE

Wednesday 14th October “Queer Colloquium” a series of lectures on queer research 9am FREE

Thursday 15th October Artists talk by Deborah Kelly Newcastle Regional Art Gallery 6pm FREE

Friday 15th October Best of Short and Curlies (queer films) Hunter room Newcastle City Hall $10 RV members/concession , $15 non members.

Saturday 17th October Luau fancy dress lawn bowls Croatian Club Wickham 5pm-12am $20 RV members and concession, $30 non members.

Sunday 18th October Rainbow Picnic Gregson Park Hamilton FREE.
Picnic Recovery Hamilton Bowling club 5pm FREE

Get Tested, Play Safe.

A new State Government advertising campaign is aiming to remind young people living in the Hunter New England Health region of the importance of regular testing for Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) as the rate of Chlamydia notifications continues to rise.

The Get Tested, Play Safe campaign involves a range of media including TV, print, online and washroom advertising, along with a dedicated website http://www.gettested.com.au. The Campaign website provides the facts and detail on STIs – symptoms, modes of transmission and prevention.

NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said the campaign aimed to increase young people’s awareness of STI testing and treatment and, importantly, remind them to always use condoms.
“STI rates other than HIV have risen sharply in NSW, with Chlamydia notifications increasing from 3,489 cases in 2000 to 13,994 cases in 2008. 

“In part the increase is due to additional testing however it also indicates increased numbers of infections,” Dr Chant said.“The increase in Chlamydia notifications has been seen primarily in young heterosexual people living across NSW (in metropolitan Sydney and rural NSW).

“STIs affect people’s health, wellbeing and relationships while they also, along with HIV, place a significant economic burden on individuals, populations and the health system.

The campaign’s theme ‘Sleeping with one is sleeping with many’ brought the message to life and the tagline Get Tested, Play Safe  is a call to action to the target audience.

In many cases, a test for an STI is a simple urine sample and treatment is a short course of antibiotics, and GPs are well placed to deal with these issues. See your doctor for an STI check every time you change regular partners. You don’t have to talk to everyone about STIs – just talk to your doctor and  get tested.

The Get Tested, Play Safe campaign will run until the end of October.

The Deadly Young Aboriginal Summer Surfing Program will start in December.  This event is for Aboriginal youth aged between 10-17 years old.

Learn to surf dates include Saturday 12th December 2009, Saturday 16th of January 2010 and Saturday 13th February 2010 (Sorry Day).BBQ and free food and drink available after each session.

They will be held at Umina beach.

There will be a softboard surfing competition on the 20th March 2010. For more information or to place bookings please call 43258123.

Hunter Youth Sexual Health Network Meeting

Dear Youth Sexual Health Network members

You have been invited to attend the 4th Youth Sexual Health Network Meeting

scheduled for Friday 14th August 2.00 pm- 3.30 pm.

As you would be aware, the purpose of the group is to facilitate the sharing of

information and resources across the Hunter youth and sexual health sectors to

promote the prevention, early detection and treatment of sexually transmitted infections

in young people aged 15-24 years.

At our next meeting, FPNSW (Newcastle) staff have kindly offered to provide a guided

tour of the Family Planning Clinic located at 15-19 Queen Street, Newcastle. This will

provide network members with a unique opportunity to learn more about FPNSW

services to youth.

Network members will also be provided with an update on local STI and BBI rates, a

brief about a new state social marketing STI campaign, a blog update and plans for

2009 during our regular meeting time.

Please find attached an agenda for the meeting

Details are given below:

Date:           Friday 14 August
Time:           2.00 pm-3.30 pm
Location:    Theatrette (on the first Floor in the Cultural Centre), Newcastle

Region Library, Laman Street, Newcastle
(note: We will meet at the Latham Street Library for the first half hour and then go

across the road for a tour of FPA at approx 3pm)

Could you please RSVP your attendance by Wednesday 12th August by emailing

yhn@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au or calling Elissa Elvidge on 4924 6381.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Regards Youth Sexual Health Network

Special Youth Health Forum ~ September 7th  2009 Research and Practice Innovation

The 2nd Adolescent and Young People’s Health Research Forum.

Venue
Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre, L4, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
This Special Youth Health Forum has been jointly organised by the Youth Health Forum organising committee and Family and Community Health Research Group (FaCH), University of Western Sydney

Cost
$120 including lunch, morning and afternoon tea (incl. $10.90 GST)
$55 For full time students (incl. $5 GST) Refund requires 5 working days notice prior to the forum (Cheques payable to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead)

RSVP
Friday 31ST August 2009. Complete attached registration form and return by post or fax to YHF Organising Committee, NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health, the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead NSW 2145

Speakers’ abstracts
The speakers’ abstracts will be available for downloading on CAAH website (under event calendar – the program) on 21st of August.

Speakers’ notes
The speakers’ presentations will be available for downloading on CAAH website (under resources) approximately 2 week after the Forum

Australian Government has developed a new National STI Prevention Program: Sexual Health Campaign to raise young people’s awareness about the risks of infection and to generate a sense of personal responsibility to help prevent the spread of STIs

For more informtaion go to: www.australia.gov.au/STI