Dating and Emotional Safety
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by Youth Legal Service
1M ago
Most blogs or articles on dating are on knowing if the guy or girl is into you and how to have a successful relationship. What is often missed in all the talk of romance and relationships is how to date safely. Not just physical safety but emotional safety. How to date so we don’t get emotionally hurt or abused. So, here are some quick tips on emotional safety. DON’T CONFUSE LOVE WITH ATTENTION This can be challenging, particularly if we haven’t experienced or felt love. The attention we get from the other person can feel like love. Take it from an old guy who learned the hard way. Love an ..read more
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Don’t Lose Yourself in the Selfie
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by Youth Legal Service
1M ago
When did you last take a selfie? Last night?  This morning? The ‘Selfie’ has become one of the most popular ways to communicate with others. Whether it’s a travel selfie, creative selfie or just a selfie of you on the couch to your friends, they have become a useful tool to document your life to your family, friends and followers to show what you have been up to. However, like any form of social media it’s always important to understand the risks that come with them. Selfies began as a tool for self-promotion on social media, especially on Instagram and Facebook.  Quickly people ..read more
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Young men and their cars.
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by Youth Legal Service
1M ago
For many young men, cars are not simply a means of transport. Cars are an integral part of many young men’s sense of who they are.  For these young men, their car is an extension of their emerging masculinity. Their car becomes a symbol of their status and power. Cars provide young men with a social network, not only with peers but also with significant role models such as fathers, brothers and older peers who also participate in car culture. These associations for young men often override the road safety messages about the dangers of speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol a ..read more
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Love your Car? Don’t Take the Risk
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by Youth Legal Service
1M ago
Finally! You have your driving licence. No more having to wait on the old’s to pick you up or take you somewhere. There is that delicious sense of freedom to be able to come and go as you like. If you want to swing by Macca’s on your way somewhere, you can do that. Having your licence is freedom. It is also more than freedom.  The car is a symbol of independence, of new horizons, of stepping into adulthood. That first car we buy might be an old bomb, but it is our old bomb!  Young adult men who are into cars often invest more time and attention in their cars than in other relatio ..read more
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Anxiety, ATARs and Soft Options
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by Youth Legal Service
1M ago
On Saturday, 14 January, the West Australian reported that the Education Minister had raised concerns that too many high school students were taking “soft options” rather than taking the more challenging Tertiary Admission Ranked courses. The use of the term “soft option” is an interesting choice of words because the implication behind taking a ‘soft option’ is that the young person doesn’t have the strength, determination, or discipline to tackle the more rigorous ATAR courses. While that may be a possibility, however, the term ‘soft options’ feeds into the stereotype of young people bein ..read more
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Crisis Support Available for Young People
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by Youth Legal Service
1M ago
“With almost two in five young people (16 – 24 years) experienced a 12-month mental health issue, the list below includes crisis support services available at Youth Legal Service. Lifeline Provides access to crisis support and suicide prevention services Telephone No. 13 11 14 Lifeline.org.au Suicide Call Back Service Provides immediate telephone counselling and support in a crisis Telephone No. 1300 659 467 Suicidecallbackservice.org.au Beyond Blue Supporting people affected by anxiety, depression, and suicide Telephone No. 1300 224 636 Beyondblue.org.au MensLine Au ..read more
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What Pornography doesn’t teach you.
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by Youth Legal Service
1M ago
Many teenagers will, at some stage, access pornography either accidentally or intentionally during their adolescence.   Your response to the pornography depends on things like: The pornography you see. Your understanding of what you see. Your sexual orientation; and The context in which you see it.  For example, is it with friends of your own age and you are just mucking around or is it in a context where you don’t feel safe? However you are exposed to pornography, it is important to remember, pornography never tells the whole story. Things pornography doesn’t teach but wh ..read more
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Are you addicted to Social Media?
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by Youth Legal Service
1M ago
Social Media giants TikTok and Instagram along with many other platforms are slowly taking over our daily lives. People are spending longer and longer on their phones, however, have you ever stopped to think how it is affecting your physical and mental health. Recent articles have stated that the average time spent on apps such as TikTok or Instagram per day is around 50 minutes. The short video format of TikTok provides just enough stimulus for you to keep scrolling mindlessly without processing how much time has really passed.   Relying on social media for validation or stimulu ..read more
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Media Release: WA Youth Gain Support From Youth Legal’s Anti-Cyberbullying Campaign
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by Youth Legal Service
1M ago
MEDIA RELEASE Young West Australians will gain support to stand up to cyberbullying, thanks to a new social media campaign which will be launched on Monday 25 April encouraging victims to use a ‘#stop’ emoji to call out bullying behaviour and halt it in its tracks. Not-for-profit organisation Youth Legal Service is building on the success of its previous anti-bullying campaigns to develop this latest initiative which has the theme ‘Be the Power for Good’. It has been heavily influenced by insights received from second year Digital Marketing Strategy unit’s students of Curtin University ..read more
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Are you Being Breadcrumbed?
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by Youth Legal Service
1y ago
Breadcrumbing is frustrating and annoying. It leaves you on a roller-coaster where you think the other person is interested in you, but at the same time, they seem to be ignoring you.  They don’t respond to your texts but like the photos you share on your social media. What is breadcrumbing? The Urban Dictionary defines breadcrumbing as “the act of sending out flirtatious, but non-committal text messages in order to lure a partner without expending much effort”. Someone who breadcrumbs leads you on by dropping small bits of interest – an occasional message, phone call, date plan or social ..read more
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