The aim of World Children's Day, November 20, 2025, is to help children thrive, but early education and health care are two areas of concern for Western Australian children.
In the lead up to World Children's Day, November 20, 2025, we explore two initiatives delivering refreshing supportive services to children living in the Kimberley.
World Mental Health Day, held on October 10 each year, presents an opportunity to review gaps in mental health supports and explore initiatives working to build a more resilient community.
The Y WA is working in partnership with Edith Cowan University School of Medical and Health Sciences to directly respond to expanding demand for speech therapy services in Western Australia.
The young people of today will be the leaders of tomorrow and International Youth Day, recognised on August 12, is a chance to highlight programs sculpting these young minds.
Education facilitates a critical stage in a young person's development and has a significant influence on Western Australian culture, but many students are walking away from school.
The story of Lin Doust is a powerful illustration of The Y WA's commitment to building connection and improving wellbeing in community: a mission it has been pursuing for 181 years.
During Youth Week WA, we shed light on organisations that are helping to tell young people's stories, alleviate food insecurity, and address psychosocial implications of physical injury.
The UN's World Children's Day is a day to celebrate and promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children's welfare, according to the CEO of the Y WA, Dr Tim McDonald.
Youth in remote and Indigenous communities in Western Australia need the most help right now, where school attendance and educational outcomes are particularly challenging.
The Y WA Youth Parliament program will culminate in members attending Parliament House during NAIDOC Week to participate in a live debate in the chamber.
An alarming one-third of Australian students are failing to learn to read proficiently and more than one-fifth of our nation's children are starting school developmentally vulnerable.
Youth workers at the Y Goldfields have been keeping busy every Friday this year as they recycle and repair bikes donated by Bicycles for Humanity WA (B4HWA).