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Dubbo Conversations

Most Aboriginal young people in Dubbo do not end up in the juvenile justice system. What makes the difference for them compared to those that do enter the system?

And therefore, what can be done by philanthropy?

Dubbo Conversations is a summary of conversations and observations in Dubbo to inform support by Dusseldorp Forum and Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation (VFFF). The result of this report has been the creation of the Children and Prison Program.

Dubbo Conversations report for Children and Prison Program July 2015

Authored by Patrick Shepherdson and Emily Fuller.

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Dusseldorp Forum acknowledges the First Peoples of Australia and the Traditional Custodians of the Country on which we work and live.
We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to Elders past, present and future.

Dubbo Conversations