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News and Youth Media Centre

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Media Release  
12.06.2025

Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS), The Loop Australia and Harm Reduction Victoria, in partnership with the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Youth Projects and Metabolomics Australia (University of Melbourne) collectively welcome the announcement by the Victorian Government of the fixed site location for the Victorian Pill Testing Service at 95 Brunswick…

Story  
03.12.2024

We are so proud to announce the launch of our 2023 YSAS Annual Report!

Inside, you’ll find real stories about young people, families and workers that showcase our remarkable impact over the last 25+ years.

Here’s just a taste of what you’ll learn about:

The broad range of multidisciplinary…

Media Release  
26.11.2024

Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS), Harm Reduction Victoria, The Loop Australia, Melbourne Health and Youth Projects are thrilled to work together, and alongside the Victorian Government, to deliver the state’s mobile and fixed-site pill testing trial.

The service will begin at Beyond the Valley Festival on 28 December 2024…

Media Release  
30.10.2024

Drug checking is now legal in Victoria, meaning people will able to get their drugs checked for harmful substances and doses from this summer.

On Tuesday night, new laws passed state parliament making drug checking (often called pill testing) legal in Victoria. 

The new laws will enable 10…

Story  
16.10.2024

We tend to think of carers as older people looking after children, elderly parents or a sick partner. But young people can become carers too.

Quinney Brownfield-Hanna began helping his single mum care for his six other siblings when he was 12. Quinney is the second eldest, and his older…

Media Release  
16.08.2024

YSAS welcomes the passing of the Youth Justice Bill in the Victorian parliament’s upper house, bringing the state one step closer to raising the age of criminal responsibility to 12.

YSAS Acting CEO Dom Ennis said it was an important reform that will make Victoria a better place for some…

CEO Message  
14.08.2024

Youth Support Advocacy Service is disappointed that the Allan’s Government has renounced its decision to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14.

Last year, the Government committed to raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 by the end of this year, and to 14 by 2027.…

Media Release  
30.07.2024

A coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, human rights, social services, health, youth, religious and legal advocates are calling on the Victorian Parliament to back and strengthen the Youth Justice Bill, which is due to be debated today.

Five years in the making, the draft laws present a promising…

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