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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.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of NAIDOC Week, an annual event held across Australia since 1975 to empower Indigenous voices and culture.

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.

In the lead up to World Health Day, we highlight organisations working to improve health education and ultimately strengthen community wellbeing.

For every business, a new year brings new opportunities to do more for our community and find the joy in giving back.

Western Australians, by and large, are feeling the pressure of wage inequity and a cost-of-living and housing crisis.

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.

The Y WA is embracing Mental Health Week from 5-12 October with the launch of their annual short film series, Inside Our Minds.

With the rise in mental health concerns among youth in Australia, bringing mental health conversations out into the open is critical.

Youth in remote and Indigenous communities in Western Australia need the most help right now, where school attendance and educational outcomes are particularly challenging.

While young people can be a positive force for development, they need to be provided with the knowledge, guidance and opportunities to thrive.

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.

The Y (formerly YMCA) has been effectively operating and making a significant contribution in local communities across Australia since 1851.

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).

Organisations are helping to break the stigma of mental health with a short film series about the struggles our youth are facing.

A group of WA youth will build on their resilience, teamwork and sense of community as they take on the challenge of the Kokoda Track.