Media Coverage
cool2b@school School Refusal Program featured in The Age
On 13 February, The Age ran an article on school refusal which included quotes from CatholicCare’s cool2b@school School Refusal Program Manager Pat Boyhan. ‘Untreated, a child with school refusal will eventually fall back academically, suffer social isolation and be at risk of developing mental health problems…’ Click here to read full article on The Age website
Fr Joe’s Prison Ministry on Christmas Day
On December 24, The Age ran an article which covered CatholicCare CEO FR Joe Caddy’s visit to the Metropolitan Remand Centre on Christmas Day. They ran another article discussing the impact of closing prisons on Christmas Day so inmates can’t see their families. Fr Caddy was also quoted in this.
Kids at Risk
On 9 September 2010, the ABC aired a program called 'Kids at Risk'. During Child Protection Week, Geraldine Doogue leads a discussion to explore the issues of abuse and neglect raised by the film 'Polly and Me' which is also shown here. As part of the discussion, North Shore Primary's Principal Ken Massari talks about our important role in providing counselling and support services to at risk families at his Geelong school.
The program is no longer available to be viewed online.
Fr Joe Caddy's Prison Ministry Work - "Humanity Exists in All People"
The Law Institute Journal ran an article on Fr Joe Caddy's work with "high security parishioners" in Melbourne's prisons. (7/2010)
Australian Story: Pay It Forward
Australian Story aired a piece entitled 'Pay it Forward' (on 28 June 2010) which featured CatholicCare's Healthy Relationships presenter, youth mentor and former AFL footballer Glenn Manton in a harrowing but ultimately inspirational tale of sportsmanship, mentoring and redemption through three generations of Australian Rules football players.
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