The COACT Project: A Buddy Program of Community Outreach, Adaptation, Connection and Together for CALD Youth
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
The COACT (Community Outreach, Adaptation, Connection and Together) project aims to support CALD youth (12-25 years) to integrate into multicultural Townsville through an innovative two-year CO-ACTion buddy program. Buddies, matched based on the duration of living in Australia (less vs more than 5 years) with 100 CALD youth in each group, will participate in: 1) an 8-week mental wellbeing and resilience program (first year); 2) monthly CALD community activities (first and second years); and 3) outreach to connect with broader communities (second year). This project will support the participants to achieve successful adaptation through community outreach, connection and growing together.
Date
01 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2027
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
CALD;community outreach;multicultural;migration;wellbeing;resilience
Funding Body
Queensland Government
Amount
115902
Project Team
Wendy Li