Reports
2026
Barker, K., & Tracey, D. (2026). Balimo Schools E-Learning Project: Teachers' Experiences and Perspectives 2026.
Baú, V. (2026). Communication in Protracted Refugee Encampment: A Humanitarian and Development Approach to Youth Engagement: Practice Brief.
Louise, K. (2026). Imagining Futures Together: A Cultural Wellbeing Framework for co-designing creative participation with young people in Western Sydney.
Young and Resilient Research Centre & Digital Futures for Children centre. (2026). African children’s rights in relation to the digital environment: Child-informed provocations to guide digital policy and practice. London School of Economics and Political Science & Western Sydney University.
Barker, K., & Tracey, D. (2025). Balimo 2020–2024 and Morehead 2023–2024 Schools E-Learning Initiative: Impact highlights.
Barker, K., & Tracey, D. (2025). Balimo and Morehead Schools E-Learning Initiative: Comparative Baseline.
Barker, K., & Tracey, D. (2025). Lake Murray Schools E-Learning Initiative: Initial Needs Assessment and Reported Impact of the Qhatapa System Implementation.
Barrera, L., Lala, G., Moody, L., Prichard, D., Tatam, L., Third, A., et al. (2025). Online safety for children and youth in Papua New Guinea: Exploring student and stakeholder views. Save the Children International & Save the Children Papua New Guinea.
Cole, D., Parada, R., Ghassempour, N., Lowe, K., & Balram, R. (2025). A Comparative Study of NSW Public School Students Using and Not Using the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Framework: Academic Results and Attitudes.
Collin, P., Hugman, S., Hartup, M., & Randhawa, A. (2025). What matters to young Australians through turbulent times? Insights from the 2019–2023 What Matters? Writing Competition. Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University.
Fleming, C., Hannah, S., Jumo, M., Prichard, D., Rajan, P., Yee, K., Moody, L., & Third, A. (2025). Child and Youth-Led Research for Hunger & Nutrition: A CHAMP Process Report.
Fleming, C., Hannah, S., Jumo, M., Prichard, D., Rajan, P., Yee, M., Moody, L., Third, A., & Bearup, S. (2025). Food is a Right: Young People's Call to End Hunger and Malnutrition.
Louise, K., Tomovic, A., Cole, D., Carroll, K., & Collin, P. (2025). In Limbo: Where is my Job? A report on the link between meaningful work and Cultural Wellbeing for young people in NSW. Western Sydney University Young and Resilient Research Centre.
Nicholas, L., Hanckel, B., Burgin, R., Kilvington-Dowd, L., Johnston, B., Mills, X., & McGregor, J. (2025). Improving Responses to Young Men's Use of Intimate Partner Violence: Towards a Best Practice Approach.
Ogun, N., Third, A., Lam, K., & Hartup, M. (2025). Intergenerational perspectives on social media safety. Young and Resilient Research Centre, Western Sydney University.
Osman, K., Dezuanni, M., Leaver, T., Bowler, J., Horton, E., Third, A., Gennon, L., Scott, R., Notley, T., Collin, P., Srdarov, S., Barbour, K., Johnson, D., & Angus, D. (2025). Young Australians’ Perspectives on the Social Media Minimum Age Legislation.
Third, A., Baú, V., Tasker, S., & Welland, L. (2025). Involving Children in Research and Data Collection: A Gap Analysis.
Third, A., Kennedy, Ü., Lala, G., Rajan, P., Sardarabady, S., & Tatam, L. (2025). Protecting Children From Online Grooming: Cross-cultural, Qualitative and Child-centred Data to Guide Grooming Prevention and Response: Cambodian Data Snapshot.
Third, A., Kennedy, Ü., Lala, G., Rajan, P., Sardarabady, S., & Tatam, L. (2025). Protecting Children From Online Grooming: Cross-cultural, Qualitative and Child-centred Data to Guide Grooming Prevention and Response: Colombia Data Snapshot.
Third, A., Kennedy, Ü., Lala, G., Rajan, P., Sardarabady, S., & Tatam, L. (2025). Protecting Children From Online Grooming: Cross-Cultural, Qualitative and Child-Centred Data to Guide Grooming Prevention and Response: Finland Snapshot.
Third, A., Kennedy, Ü., Lala, G., Rajan, P., Sardarabady, S., & Tatam, L. (2025). Protecting Children From Online Grooming: Cross-Cultural, Qualitative and Child-Centred Data to Guide Grooming Prevention and Response: Kenya Snapshot.
Third, A., Kennedy, Ü., Lala, G., Rajan, P., Sardarabady, S., & Tatam, L. (2025). Protecting Children From Online Grooming: Cross-Cultural, Qualitative and Child-Centred Data to Guide Grooming Prevention and Response: Philippines Snapshot.
Third, A., Kennedy, Ü., Lala, G., Rajan, P., Sardarabady, S., & Tatam, L. (2025). Protecting Children From Online Grooming: Cross-Cultural, Qualitative and Child-Centred Data to Guide Grooming Prevention and Response: South African Data Snapshot.
Third, A., Welland, L., Franco Orrego, R., Harris, A., Kennedy, Ü., Tatam, L., Agany, A., Jiang, F., Daoud, D., Baú, V., Bacaller, S., & Hannah, S. (2025). Hope and Resilience: Young Australians' Reflections on Hope in a Complex World.
Barker, K., Tracey, D., & KTF. (2024). Balimo Schools E-learning Initiative: Phase One Review 2020-2022.
Fleming, C., Hannah, S., Gorkin III, R., & Third, A. (2024). The Development of Global Child and Adolescent-Centred Nutrition Indicators (CAN_I): Summary Report.
Kaplun, C., Grace, R., Murphy, G., & Dadich, A. (2024). Supporting the Wellbeing, Development and Healing of Children who Experience Bereavement.
Mills, C., Thyer, L., Zisserman, S., Peel, N., & Barr, K. (2024). Vice-Chancellor's Gender Equality Fund Final Report 2023: Exploring Health Sciences Students’ Perspectives on Issues Surrounding Gender, Identity and Violence.
Sewabu, L., Huppatz, K., Khan, N., Dutt, A., Tuvuki, T., Panagiotaros, C., & Nanau, M. (2024). The Impact of the Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme on Children left behind in Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu: An Initial Study.
Third, A., Chowdhury, F., Dahanayake, Y., Hannah, S., Kennedy, Ü., Lala, G., & Moody, L. (2024). We Deserve to Live in a Thriving World: Child-Centred Indicators for Climate Change.
Third, A., Kennedy, Ü., Lala, G., Rajan, P., Sardarabady, S., & Tatam, L. (2024). Protecting Children from Online Grooming: Cross-cultural, Qualitative and Child-Centred Data to Guide Grooming Prevention and Response.
Third, A., Kennedy, Ü., Lala, G., Rajan, P., Shima, S., & Tatam, L. (2024). Protecting Children From Online Grooming: Cross-Cultural, Qualitative and Child-Centred Data to Guide Grooming Prevention and Response: Child-friendly Report.
Tracey, D., & Barker, K. (2024). 'Someone in Their Corner': Understanding the Value and Impact of the RISE Program for Children with an Incarcerated Parent.
Connell-Tobin, C., Dang, L., Symmons-Joyce, M., Kellett, A., & Collin, P. (2024). The whole learner: Young people on the next chapter in learning beyond limits. Learning Creates Australia.
Aumarah, K., Akbari, H., Louise, K., & Keegan, D. (2023). Cultural Transitions: Migrant Youth and Family Stories of Belonging and Cultural Wellbeing.
Barker, K., & Tracey, D. (2023). Morehead Schools E-Learning Initiative: Initial Needs Assessment 2023.
Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies. (2023). Enhancing Digital Participation amongst Refugee and Migrant Background Youth Project: Key findings and recommendations for policy and practice. Deakin University, Western Sydney University & Centre for Multicultural Youth.
Condie, J., Ayres, L., Bridges, N., Gregory, S., Huppatz, K., James, D., Khorana, S., Third, A., Tusasiirwe, S., & Woodrow, C. (2023). The Future of Work and Childcare: Towards Equity and Justice for Western Sydney Communities.
Denejkina, A., Lim, D., Turner, G., King, A., Shatnawi, E., Singh, R., & Marjadi, B. (2023). Vice-Chancellor's Gender Equality Fund Final Report 2022: Voice of Western through Data Unlinkability: Setting the Agenda for Better Equity and Inclusion of Western Staff and Students with Diverse Genders, Sexualities, and Sex Characteristics.
Harris, A., Lam, K., Third, A., Collin, P., Idriss, S., Quek, S., Kenny, E., Welland, L., Cao, D., Grewal, K., Lee, A., Lim, M., Walimunige, H., Abraham, R., Agany, A., Ali, A., Dhieu, S., Kaur, N., & Nguyen, P. (2023). Digital for all: Understanding and enhancing the digital lives of refugee and migrant background youth. Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies.
Moustakim, M., & Cole, D. (2023). Mobilise: Children's Rights Education through Creative Arts & New Technologies in Youth Justice Settings in NSW, Qld & Victoria.
Third, A., Chandra, S., Hanckel, B., Collin, P., & Lala, G. (2023). Mental health: A pain that resides in the mind. The experiences of young people in East Asia and Pacific (Regional report). UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office.
Deitz, M., Morley, R., & Sutherland, K. (2022). Out-of-Home-Care (OOHC) Digital Lives: A Collaborative Investigation into Digital Opportunities for the Personal Narratives of Young People in Care.
Hanckel, B., Riley, T., Vasiliou, S., Mamalipurath, J., Dolan, E., & Henry, A. (2022). Being There: Young People Supporting Their Friends through Tough Times.
Harris, A., Lam, K., Hartup, M., Collin, P., Third, A., & Quek, S. (2022). Social Cohesion and Participation in a Digital Age for Diverse Young Australians: A Summary of Key Findings.
Lala, G., Chandra, S., Ogun, N., Moody, L., & Third, A. (2022). Online Safety Perceptions, Needs, and Expectations of Young People in Southeast Asia: Consultations with Young People in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Marsden, L., Moody, L., Nguyen, B., Tatam, L., Welland, L., & Third, A. (2022). Reimagining Online Safety Education through the Eyes of Young People: Co-Design Workshops with Young People to Inform Digital Learning Experiences.
Nguyen, B., Manandi, D., Lin, P., Mekonnen, B., Nguyen, P., Giordano, M., & Collin, P. (2022). WH&Y Youth Health Matters: Young people's perspectives.
Lam, K., Harris, A., Hartup, M., Collin, P., Third, A., & Quek, S.-L. (2022). Social issues and diverse young Australians. Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies.
UNICEF East Asia and the Pacific & Young and Resilient Research Centre. (2022). Evaluating online safety initiatives: How to build the evidence base on what works to keep children safe online. UNICEF.
UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti. (2022). Responsible innovation in technology for children: Digital technology, play and child wellbeing. UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti (child consultations led by the Young and Resilient Research Centre, Western Sydney University).
Barker, K., Holmes, K., Simons, M., Varua, M., Spong, H., & Denson, N. (2021). Educational Pathways Pilot Program Final Evaluation Report.
Bowyer, D., Deitz, M., Dune, T., Hammond, H., Jamison, A., Ogbeide, A., Taylor, C., & Ross, J. (2021). Vice-Chancellor's Gender Equality Fund Final Report 2020: A Reconciliation of Parenting and Studying: Supporting Student Mothers During COVID-19 and Beyond.
Collin, P., & Giordano, M. (2021). Mount Druitt Working for Kids Living Lab: Project report. Young and Resilient Research Centre, Western Sydney University.
Fleming, C., Chandra, S., Hockey, K., Lala, G., Munn, L., Sharma, D., & Third, A. (2021). Fix My Food: Children's Views on Transforming Food Systems.
Hanckel, B., & Chandra, S. (2021). Social Media Insights from Sexuality and Gender Diverse Young People During COVID-19.
Hendry, N., Hanckel, B., & Zhong, A. (2021). Navigating Uncertainty: Australian Young Adult Investors and Digital Finance Cultures.
Louise, K., & Jacobs, R. (2021). Dance for Life: Expressive Arts for Cultural Wellbeing with Young People: Research and Evaluation Report.
Moody, L., Marsden, L., Nguyen, B., & Third, A. (2021). Consultations with young people to inform the eSafety Commissioner’s engagement strategy for young people. Young and Resilient Research Centre, Western Sydney University.
Nguyen, B., et al. (2021). WH&Y Commission: 2021 youth health, research and policy priorities and concerns. Wellbeing Health & Youth NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Adolescent Health.
Third, A., Collin, P., Fleming, C., Hanckel, B., Moody, L., Swist, T., & Theakstone, G. (2021). Governance, Children's Rights and Digital Health.
Third, A., & Moody, L. (2021). Our rights in the digital world: A report on the children’s consultations to inform UNCRC General Comment 25. 5Rights Foundation and Western Sydney University.
Zomer, C., Magee, L., & Third, A. (2021). Benefits of recreational gaming and esports for young people: Literature review. Western Sydney University.
Bau, V. (2020). Communicating with Unaccompanied Foreign Minors: How UN Agencies Engage with Newly Arrived Migrant and Refugee Children in Italy.
Collin, P., Giordano, M., Matthews, I., Conomos, F., & Acheson, K. (2020). Snapshot NSW Youth Sector 2020.
Collin, P., & Hugman, S. (2020). What Matters to Young Australians? Exploring Young People's Perspectives from 2010–2018.
Collin, P., & McCormack, J. (2020). Young People and Democracy: A Review.
de Moor, J., Uba, K., Wahlström, M., Wennerhag, M., & De Vydt, M. (Eds.). (2020). Protest for a future II: Composition, mobilization and motives of the participants in Fridays For Future climate protests on 20–27 September, 2019, in 19 cities around the world.
Fleming, C., De Oliveira, J., Hockey, K., Lala, G., Schmied, V., Theakstone, G., & Third, A. (2020). Food and Me. How Adolescents Experience Nutrition Across the World. A Companion Report to The State of the World's Children 2019.
Green, J., Hanckel, B., & Peacock, J. (2020). Developing a Theory of Change, Outcome Measures and Evaluation Design for an Evaluation of the Impact of the Daily Mile on Obesity and Health: Final Project Report.
Robinson, K., Townley, C., Ullman, J., Denson, N., Davies, C., Bansel, P., Atkinson, M., & Lambert, S. (2020). Advancing LGBTQ+ Safety and Inclusion: Understanding the Lived Experiences and Health Needs of Sexuality and Gender Diverse People in Greater Western Sydney.
Schmied, V., De Oliveira, J., Fleming, C., Hockey, K., Lala, G., Theakstone, G., & Third, A. (2020). Feeding My Child: How Mothers Experience Nutrition Across the World. A Companion Report to The State of the World's Children 2019.
Third, A., Lala, G., Collin, P., De los Reyes, P., & Hemady, C. (2020). Child-centred Indicators for Violence Prevention: Summary Report on a Living Lab in the City of Valenzuela, Philippines.
Third, A., Lala, G., Moody, L., & Ogun, N. (2020). Online Safety in the Pacific: A Report on a Living Lab in Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
Tracey, D., & Barker, K. (2020). Teachers Supporting Children with an Incarcerated Parent: A Pilot of the Impact and Applicability of SHINE for Kids' Teacher Training Program.
Barker, K., & Tracey, D. (2019). Brightpath: Assessment and Reporting Tool for Writing.
Barker, K., Tracey, D., & Ullman, J. (2019). Resilient Families Plus: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary.
Bowyer, D., MacMillan, F., Burns, E., Fleming, C., Ee, C., McBride, K., Dayal, M., & Sonego, S. (2019). Returning to Work After Parental Leave: An Appreciative Inquiry. Vice-Chancellor's Gender Equality Fund, Final Report 2019.
Intergener8 Living Lab, & La Marina de València. (2019). Manifesto: Innovation in Public Space. La Marina de València & Western Sydney University.
Louise, K. (2019). Refugee Youth Voice: Postcards to the Premier.
Moustakim, M., & Cole, D. (2019). Programming the Future: Harnessing the Transformative Potential of New and Emerging Technologies with Children and Young People in Regional NSW.
Swist, T., Collin, P., Nguyen, B., Steinbeck, K., & Dawson, A. (2019). Wellbeing Health and Youth Engagement Framework.
Wolfinger, E. (2019). Welfare Poverty to Work Poverty: The Effectiveness of Welfare to Work in Assisting Single Mothers into Sustainable Employment.
Third, A., Bellerose, D., Diniz De Oliveira, J., Lala, G., & Theakstone, G. (2017). Young and Online: Children’s perspectives on life in the digital age (The State of the World’s Children 2017 Companion Report). Western Sydney University.
Collin, P., Lala, G., Palombo, L., Marrades, R., Maci, G., & Vromen, A. (2016). Creating Benefit for All: Young people, engagement and public policy. Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre.
Third, A., Bellerose, D., Dawkins, U., Keltie, E., & Pihl, K. (2014). Children’s Rights in the Digital Age: A download from children around the world. Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre.