State of the Nation
The state of wellbeing in Australian students
Resilient Youth State of the Nation Report:
The state of wellbeing in Australian students
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The Resilient Youth State of the Nation Reports provide a valuable snapshot of the wellbeing of children and young people in Australia. The 2023 report is based on data collected from over 140,000 Australian school students, aged 7-18, by Resilient Youth Australia (RYA) using the Resilience Survey - an annual measure of the mental and social health, resilience and engagement of Australian school students.
Surveys are administered to over one thousand schools across every state and territory each year, providing one of the most current and representative indicators of student wellbeing across Australia. In partnership with Resilient Youth Australia and The Resilience Project, the reports are provided at no cost in the hope that this information will inform and guide policy and practise towards a healthier and more resilient community.
For questions about the survey process, or for your school to partipate, please contact Resilient Youth Australia directly here. For questions about any of our reports or related research please contact WiLDlab.
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Featured Reports
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State of the Nation - Resilient Youth 2023 Report
The 2023 report is now available, providing the latest summary of child and youth wellbeing in Australia. Presented data provides both primary and secondary student perspectives on aspects of mental health, hope and life satisfaction, learning engagement and healthy behaviours. Results are also stratified by gender and socioeconomic status, along with a separate First Nations snapshot. For further enquiries about this report please contact the WiLDlab team.
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State of the Nation - Resilient Youth 2022 Report
The 2022 report provides a summery of child and youth wellbeing in Australia from the 2022 calendar year.
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State of the Nation - Resilient Youth 2021 Report
The 2021 report provides a summary of child and youth wellbeing in Australia from the 2021 calendar year.
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Roots & Shoots Resource Box for Schools Program 2020 Research Report
This annual report outlines findings from the ‘Roots and Shoots Resource Box for Schools’ survey. Developed in partnership with the University of Adelaide and Resilient Youth Australia, and accompanied the Roots and Shoots Resource Box for Schools program developed by the Jane Goodall Institute Australia.
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The Resilience Project (TRP) Education Program outcomes – Preliminary Snapshot Report 2021
This snapshot report outlines preliminary findings comparing outcomes over the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 in a large sample of Australian students who were part of The Resilience Project (TRP) school-based intervention program and compared to non-intervention students.
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Northern Rivers Resilient Kids Program
Following devasting floods in 2022, WiLDlab in collaboration with Resilient Youth Australia were consulted to survey children in the Northern Rivers region of NSW as part of The Resilient Kids Program. The program is being delivered by Healthy North Coast as part of a multi-million-dollar grant from the National Emergency Management Agency and aims to “deliver initiatives that support children and young people to recover from trauma, reduce long-term mental health impacts of natural disaster, and promote social and emotional wellbeing”.
A total of 6,611 children and young people from 75 schools completed the survey, the largest group ever to complete the survey following a natural disaster. The results provide important data about the wellbeing of young people following floods in the region, to establish a baseline and track changes over time.