MY-Peer project (Marginalised youth - Participation, Engagement and Empowerment through research)

  • Research program: Prevention and early intervention
  • Project status: Completed
  • Start date: October 2006
  • Expected end date: November 2009
  • Completion date: April 2012
  • Funded by: Healthway
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The MY-Peer project (Marginalised youth - Participation, Engagement and Empowerment through research) will establish good practice standards to support the recruitment, training, supervision, evaluation and sustainability of peer based outreach programs for marginalised youth. The outcomes of MY-Peer will support current peer-based health promotion programs working to reduce isolation and poor health outcomes experienced by marginalised youth

Name & Contact Details Role Research Program Location
  • Principal Investigator: Graham Brown, West Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research
  • Chief Investigator: Susan Carruthers, Curtin University
  • Project staff: Jonathon Hallett, Curtin University

This project aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals and Targets: