Blakemore, T., McCarthy, S., Rak, L., McGregor, J., Stuart, G., & Krogh, C. (2021). Postcards from practice: Initial learnings from Name.Narrate.Navigate. University of Newcastle. Download here.

An overview of the impetus and intent of NNN, its design and development and initial findings from it’s pilot delivery (2018-2020).

Blakemore, T., Rak, L., Agllias, K., Mallett, X., & McCarthy, S. (2018). Crime and context: Understandings of youth perpetrated interpersonal violence among service providers in regional Australia. Journal of Applied Youth Studies, 2(5), 53-69. Download here.

This paper presents background context on youth crime in regional NSW and how it is understood by practitioners.

Blakemore, T., Agllias, K., Howard, A., & McCarthy, S. (2019). The service system challenges of work with juvenile justice involved young people in the Hunter Region, Australia. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 54(3), 341-356. Download here.

This paper explores practitioner perspectives of working with justice involved young people in regional Australia.

Blakemore, T., Randall, E., Rak, L., & Cocuzzoli, F. (2021). Deep Listening and Relationality: Cross-cultural Reflections on Practice with Young Women Who Use Violence. Australian Social Work, 75(3), 304-316. Download here.

This paper explores cross-cultural work with young Aboriginal women who both experience and use violence in their interpersonal relationships.

Rak, L., Cocuzzoli, F., & Randall, E. (2022). No filter needed: Interweaving Deep Listening with visual methods in practice with young justice- involved Aboriginal women. FRSA Conference E-Journal, 5, 62-69. Download here.

This paper explores and honours the use of Aboriginal methods in NNN and the implementation of creative methodologies in NNN’s practice with young women charged with using violence.

Rak, L., & Warton, T. (2023). His, hers and theirs: Comparative narratives from young people who use violence. Safer Communities. Download here.

This paper explores narratives of violence identified through two studies: one with young women in NNN and the other with young men on remand in a youth justice custodial setting.

Rak, L. (2022). Making the invisible, visible: Seeking the voices of justice involved young women in homelessness discourse. Parity, 35(1), 42-43. Download here.

This paper explores cross-cultural work with young Aboriginal women who both experience and use violence in their interpersonal relationships.