Tribal Youth is a part of:
Grampians Community Health
Stawell - (03) 5358 7400
Horsham - (03) 5362 1200
Nexus (Horsham) - (03) 5362 1500
Ararat - (03) 5352 6200
email: gchc@gchc.org.au
Supported by:
Positive Marx (Graffiti Clean Up Program)
Tribal Youth has joined forces with the Ararat Rural City Council to run a graffiti clean up program in the Ararat area. Youth involved will help with the cleaning of identified areas and also take part in aerosol art and stencil art workshops to make some of these areas more vibrant and celebrate youth culture.
Contact Barkley Vincent on 5355 0256 or GCH on 5358 7400
Japanese Drum Program
Grampians Community Health has begun a Japanese Drum Program which involves youth and community from the area in building drums, learning to play and performing. We are in the process of completing 20 Okedo Drums and 20 Taiko Drums for groups to learn how to play.
Contact: Christine on 5358 7400
Central Connect
A program run in conjunction with the Stawell Secondary College, Tribal Youth, Lenzone (CGLLEN) and Ballarat Group Training (Youth Pathways) to provide an alternative education for disengaged youth in the area. Students will build skills in literacy, numeracy, living skills, personal development, work related skills, SOSE and vocational pathways.
Contact Stawell Secondary College on 5358 1700
Tribal Youth - Leadership Program
All young people have the potential or already are leaders; whether at school, in sports clubs, community groups or in their own circle of influence.
The Tribal Leadership Program aims to identify leadership qualities of young people and facilitate a process; whereby opportunity is given for existing skills to be practiced and further skills to be developed and integrated.
The Tribal Youth team emphasises and encourages student ownership and development of the program. Tribal Youth aims to guide and facilitate the participants in the journey they choose.
This program is currently running at Marian College Ararat, Ararat Comunity College and Rainbow Secondary College.
Contact - Stawell/Ararat 5358 7400 - Horsham 5362 1500
Getting Gorgeous Girls
The Getting Gorgeous program aims to enhance the participants body image both by raising awareness of the influencing factors on body image and challenging beliefs underlying negative body image.
Body image has been defined as the 'perception of aspects of the body that relate to appearance'. Body image can result from a number of influences, such as media, peers and family. Holding a negative body image can lead to physical and emotional consequences. Examples of this include low self worth and the development of eating disorders.
Contact - Tania Hager on 5358 7400
Mud Map to Manhood
A program for Year 9 boys exploring what it means to be a man.
The program is conducted by Grampians Community Health over one full day at a venue off school grounds and involves a variety of activities. It is run simultaneously with the Getting Gorgeous program for Year 9 girls.
The program is activity based and includes many forms of interactions for the young people throughout the day. The center of the program is four discussion sessions where participants divide into small groups and rotate through these throughout the day.
The program acknowledges that Year 9 males are no longer boys and yet they are not men. Therefore, the aim of the program is to provide an opportunity for the participants to reflect on their lives and think about what it might mean about what being a man is for them.
Contact - GCH Stawell on 5358 7400 - Horsham on 5362 1500
Your Choice
Victoria Police, Grampians Community Health, and the Rural Ambulance Service are delivering the Your Choice program.It aims to reduce anti-social behaviour and property related crime occurring in the Rural City of Ararat and Northern Grampians.
The main objective of the your choice program is to empower young people to make the right choices, if engaged in risk taking behaviour associated with excessive alcohol and drug use.
Interactive sessions include the following topics and activities:
- Local Police explain laws relating to underage consumption of alcohol, and the process and their responsibilities when young people are taken into custody.
- The physical effects of alcohol on the body. (Long term and short term)
- Video Presentation (catalyst- Teen Alcohol) – Gives a true life account of young girl who suffered short term memory loss as a result of binge drinking. Explores the harms associated with excessive alcohol consumption by young people.
- Paramedics give a perspective of being a paramedic and give a first hand account of what they see and experience when dealing with young people affected by excessive alcohol use.
- What is a standard drink demonstration - Interactive activity where students wear beer goggles and attempt to perform simple tasks eg. Pick up set of keys
- Debunking Myths surrounding alcohol consumption
The Your Choice program has been included in the curriculum of Ararat College and Marian College since early 2007. And now includes Lake Bolac and Stawell secondary schools since the start of 2008.
Contact - Tania Hager on 5358 7400
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