The National Youth Affairs Research Scheme (NYARS) is a cooperative arrangement between the Australian Government and the State, Territory governments to facilitate nationally-based research into current social, political and economic factors affecting young people.

Latest report:

Alive and Motivated: Young People, Participation and Local Government (2004) -- available from the FaCS web site (online only 289 pages if printed out; various fornats but not hardcopy). More.

Wealth of All Nations: Identification of strategies to assist refugee young people in transition to independence
by Louise Coventry, Carmel Guerra, David Mackenzie and Sarah Pinkney.

The following reports are available for purchase through ACYS and/or may be downloaded from this site.
(Also see the current ACYS special offer which includes some NYARS reports)

Wealth of All Nations: Identification of strategies to assist refugee young people in transition to independence

2003

$22-- see order form.

Role Models for Young People: What makes an effective role model program?

2002

$22 -- see order form.

Youth and the future: Effective youth services for the year 2015

2002

Out of print; available in PDF format (view download options)

Creating better educational and employment opportunities for rural young people

2001

$22 -- see order form.

A New social contract: Changing social and legal frameworks for young Australians

2000

Out of print; available in PDF format (view download options)

Review of public information campaigns addressing youth risk-taking

2000

Out of print; available in PDF format (view download options)

Young people leaving care and protection

1999

$22 -- see order form.

Under-age school leaving

1997

$22 -- see order form.

Juvenile justice services and transition arrangements

1997

$18.70 -- see order form. Also available in PDF format (344kb)

The price we pay: Young people, poverty and long-term unemployment in Australia

1997

$18.70 -- see order form.

Homelessness among young people in Australia: Early intervention and prevention

1996

Young people and self-employment in Australia

1996

$18.70 -- see order form.

Young people living on the urban fringe

1995

$18.70 -- see order form.

Young people's perceptions of and attitudes to sexual violence

1995

$22 -- see order form.

A ticket to services or a transfer of rights? Young people and guardianship

1995

$18.70 -- see order form.

The position of young people in relation to the family

1994

$22 -- see order form.

Where now? Destinations of young people who miss out on higher education

1994

$18.70 -- see order form.

Employment development: do young people benefit?

1994

$18.70 -- see order form.

Young people as victims of violence: A discussion paper

1993

Out of print; available in PDF format

The health of young Aborigines aged 12 to 25: A short report for Aboriginal communities

1992

$13.20 -- see order form. Also available in PDF format (137 kb).

The health of young Aborigines aged 12 to 25: full report

1992

Out of print; available in PDF format (view download options).

Mental health and young people

1992

Out of print; available online (web format)

Perceptions of the treatment of juveniles in the legal system

1992

$18.70 -- see order form.
Also available in PDF format (816 kb) or download as individual chapters.

National youth data index

1993

Out of print. See Abstract

Young people and consumer credit: Full report

1991

Out of print

Young people and consumer credit: Summary

1991

Out of print

Young workers in technologically advanced industries

1991

Out of print

Improving services for rural young people

1990

Out of print

New directions: Young volunteers

1990

Out of print

Long-term accommodation for young people

1990

Out of print

What price independence?

1990

Out of print

Information services for young people

1989

Out of print

Young people and health

1989

Out of print

Education costs borne by Year 9 secondary students

1989

Out of print

Public housing for young people

1989

Out of print

Youth participation: Influence on youth policy

1989

Out of print

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