Rachael Green
Biographic Data
| ID | 6243716 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachael Green |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachael |
| FAMILY NAME | Green |
| SIGNATURE | GREEN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7470-7621 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
What are youth refuge practice models and how effective are they in improving outcomes for youth experiencing homelessness? A systematic narrative review
Meeting the nutrition and physical activity needs of young people in residential out-of-home care
Health outcomes for young people living in residential out-of-home care are poor. There has been increased emphasis on the need to prioritize preventative support and upskill residential care workers to better meet young people's health needs. The aim of this study was to examine the food quality and physical activity environment in residential care houses in Victoria, Australia prior to staff undertaking Healthy Eating, Active Living Matters (HE…
Developing evidence-informed principles for trauma-aware pedagogies in physical education
Background: More and more children are experiencing what have been termed adverse childhood experiences. An individual's response to these stressful events determines whether or not they are considered traumaticwhereby the experience is so overwhelming that it engulfs their coping mechanisms leading to lasting negative effects on wellbeing. Notably, childhood trauma is now recognised as a global health epidemic. Physical education (PE) is a uniqu…
Implementing a healthy lifestyle program in residential out‐of‐home care
The Healthy Eating, Active Living Matters (HEALing Matters) program is being scaled up across residential out-of-home care (OOHC) in Victoria, Australia and is providing young people with the knowledge, skills and resources to promote better health through healthy eating and activity. HEALing Matters was piloted as the HEAL program, a dual-intervention program that aimed to provide young people living in residential care with education and opport…
Nurturing children's development through healthy eating and active living
Fostering the growth, development, health, and wellbeing of children is a global priority. The early childhood period presents a critical window to influence lifelong trajectories, however urgent multisectoral action is needed to ensure that families are adequately supported to nurture their children's growth and development. With a shared vision to give every child the best start in life, thus helping them reach their full developmental potentia…
It’s Embedded in What We Do for Every Child”
Early childhood educators play an important role in supporting children's social and emotional development. While a growing body of research has examined the impact of curriculum-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs on child outcomes, the approaches educators use to strengthen children's social and emotional functioning through their everyday practices are less defined. This study explored Australian early childhood educators' persp…
I’m dealing with all these health issues that could have been addressed when I was younger’. Delivery of health services to Australian young people in out‐of‐home care
Care-experienced young people demonstrate significantly poor physical, social and mental health outcomes during and beyond their time in care, yet they have rarely been consulted or included in research examining their health needs to date. This qualitative paper explores care-experienced young people's perceptions of health in care, including accessing healthcare and interacting with health professionals. The research methodology was informed by…
Barriers to nutrition and physical activity participation for Australian children in foster and kinship care
Are the voices of young people living in out-of-home care represented in research examining their health
Surviving not thriving”
Children in care (CiC) experience poorer health outcomes than their same-aged peers without an experience of care. Despite growing recognition of the importance of listening to the voices of children and young people (YP), to date, the voices of CiC are not well represented in research examining their health. This study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of health among YP who have previously lived in care. A co-design approach was …
Healthy Lifestyle Programs in Out-of-Home Care
From 2012 to 2014, we developed and subsequently evaluated the Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) intervention—an obesity prevention and healthy lifestyle program designed for young people living in residential out-of-home care (OoHC). Based on quantitative (i.e., a randomised trial) and qualitative (i.e., semi-structured interviews) data and an iterative process of redevelopment, the program has evolved from taking a behavioural obesity preven…
Early mother-child dyadic pathways to childhood obesity risk
How ‘Vulnerable’ young people describe their interactions with police
This article describes findings from an Australian mixed method study, and explores young people’s perceptions of police. We focus on the nature of positive experiences, and the potential for positive encounters to improve outcomes for young offenders affected by problematic alcohol and other drug use. Buber’s concept of dialogical interaction is used to articulate the components of a positive experience and how this increases police legitimacy. …
Physical activity engagement among young people living in the care system
The large-scale implementation and evaluation of a healthy lifestyle programme in residential out-of-home care
Young people living in out-of-home care (OoHC) are widely considered to be one of the most vulnerable groups in the community. This article describes the evaluation and implementation study protocol of a healthy lifestyle programme developed to improve the eating and physical activity habits of young people living in residential OoHC. The study will employ a longitudinal multi-group pre-post process evaluation to assess our implementation strateg…
Problematic Eating Interventions in Out-of-Home Care
Problematic eating interventions targeting young people living in out-of-home care (OoHC) have been neglected. Therefore, the aim of this narrative literature review was threefold: (1) to identify the state of the literature regarding interventions that address subclinical and clinical problematic eating behaviours among young people in OoHC; (2) to evaluate problematic eating interventions that have been developed for young people in the general…
Risk profiles for early adolescents who regularly use alcohol and other drugs compared with older youth
This mixed method article identifies how risk factors differ across the age range serviced by Australian youth alcohol and other drug (AOD) agencies. It is intended to inform the development of interventions targeting early adolescents aged 13–15 years. Focusing on survey variables concerning substance choice and identified risk factors for problematic AOD, we compare the characteristics of early adolescents against older youth aged 16–19 and 20–…
SimAmph
Are drug detection dogs and mass-media campaigns likely to be effective policy responses to psychostimulant use and related harm? Results from an agent-based simulation model
Bonds and bridges
This study draws on the qualitative data with 42 currently engaged clients of anAustralian youth alcohol and other drug (AOD) service. We explore youngpeople’s perspective on the function of relationships in relation to the aetiologyand resolution of their significant issues. Three relationship types are central:those with family, peers and youth service providers. Young people perceived thatfamily and peer relationships were strongly implicated …
Kiddie drugs’ and controlled pleasure
Nurturing children's development through healthy eating and active living
Fostering the growth, development, health, and wellbeing of children is a global priority. The early childhood period presents a critical window to influence lifelong trajectories, however urgent multisectoral action is needed to ensure that families are adequately supported to nurture their children's growth and development. With a shared vision to give every child the best start in life, thus helping them reach their full developmental potentia…
Risk profiles for early adolescents who regularly use alcohol and other drugs compared with older youth
This mixed method article identifies how risk factors differ across the age range serviced by Australian youth alcohol and other drug (AOD) agencies. It is intended to inform the development of interventions targeting early adolescents aged 13–15 years. Focusing on survey variables concerning substance choice and identified risk factors for problematic AOD, we compare the characteristics of early adolescents against older youth aged 16–19 and 20–…
Implementing a healthy lifestyle program in residential out‐of‐home care
The Healthy Eating, Active Living Matters (HEALing Matters) program is being scaled up across residential out-of-home care (OOHC) in Victoria, Australia and is providing young people with the knowledge, skills and resources to promote better health through healthy eating and activity. HEALing Matters was piloted as the HEAL program, a dual-intervention program that aimed to provide young people living in residential care with education and opport…
Problematic Eating Interventions in Out-of-Home Care
Problematic eating interventions targeting young people living in out-of-home care (OoHC) have been neglected. Therefore, the aim of this narrative literature review was threefold: (1) to identify the state of the literature regarding interventions that address subclinical and clinical problematic eating behaviours among young people in OoHC; (2) to evaluate problematic eating interventions that have been developed for young people in the general…
Healthy Lifestyle Programs in Out-of-Home Care
From 2012 to 2014, we developed and subsequently evaluated the Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) intervention—an obesity prevention and healthy lifestyle program designed for young people living in residential out-of-home care (OoHC). Based on quantitative (i.e., a randomised trial) and qualitative (i.e., semi-structured interviews) data and an iterative process of redevelopment, the program has evolved from taking a behavioural obesity preven…
Early mother-child dyadic pathways to childhood obesity risk
Bonds and bridges
This study draws on the qualitative data with 42 currently engaged clients of anAustralian youth alcohol and other drug (AOD) service. We explore youngpeople’s perspective on the function of relationships in relation to the aetiologyand resolution of their significant issues. Three relationship types are central:those with family, peers and youth service providers. Young people perceived thatfamily and peer relationships were strongly implicated …
I’m dealing with all these health issues that could have been addressed when I was younger’. Delivery of health services to Australian young people in out‐of‐home care
Care-experienced young people demonstrate significantly poor physical, social and mental health outcomes during and beyond their time in care, yet they have rarely been consulted or included in research examining their health needs to date. This qualitative paper explores care-experienced young people's perceptions of health in care, including accessing healthcare and interacting with health professionals. The research methodology was informed by…
Kiddie drugs’ and controlled pleasure
SimAmph
Are drug detection dogs and mass-media campaigns likely to be effective policy responses to psychostimulant use and related harm? Results from an agent-based simulation model
Bonds and bridges
This study draws on the qualitative data with 42 currently engaged clients of anAustralian youth alcohol and other drug (AOD) service. We explore youngpeople’s perspective on the function of relationships in relation to the aetiologyand resolution of their significant issues. Three relationship types are central:those with family, peers and youth service providers. Young people perceived thatfamily and peer relationships were strongly implicated …
Risk profiles for early adolescents who regularly use alcohol and other drugs compared with older youth
This mixed method article identifies how risk factors differ across the age range serviced by Australian youth alcohol and other drug (AOD) agencies. It is intended to inform the development of interventions targeting early adolescents aged 13–15 years. Focusing on survey variables concerning substance choice and identified risk factors for problematic AOD, we compare the characteristics of early adolescents against older youth aged 16–19 and 20–…
How ‘Vulnerable’ young people describe their interactions with police
This article describes findings from an Australian mixed method study, and explores young people’s perceptions of police. We focus on the nature of positive experiences, and the potential for positive encounters to improve outcomes for young offenders affected by problematic alcohol and other drug use. Buber’s concept of dialogical interaction is used to articulate the components of a positive experience and how this increases police legitimacy. …
Physical activity engagement among young people living in the care system
The large-scale implementation and evaluation of a healthy lifestyle programme in residential out-of-home care
Young people living in out-of-home care (OoHC) are widely considered to be one of the most vulnerable groups in the community. This article describes the evaluation and implementation study protocol of a healthy lifestyle programme developed to improve the eating and physical activity habits of young people living in residential OoHC. The study will employ a longitudinal multi-group pre-post process evaluation to assess our implementation strateg…
Problematic Eating Interventions in Out-of-Home Care
Problematic eating interventions targeting young people living in out-of-home care (OoHC) have been neglected. Therefore, the aim of this narrative literature review was threefold: (1) to identify the state of the literature regarding interventions that address subclinical and clinical problematic eating behaviours among young people in OoHC; (2) to evaluate problematic eating interventions that have been developed for young people in the general…
Are the voices of young people living in out-of-home care represented in research examining their health
Surviving not thriving”
Children in care (CiC) experience poorer health outcomes than their same-aged peers without an experience of care. Despite growing recognition of the importance of listening to the voices of children and young people (YP), to date, the voices of CiC are not well represented in research examining their health. This study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of health among YP who have previously lived in care. A co-design approach was …
Healthy Lifestyle Programs in Out-of-Home Care
From 2012 to 2014, we developed and subsequently evaluated the Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) intervention—an obesity prevention and healthy lifestyle program designed for young people living in residential out-of-home care (OoHC). Based on quantitative (i.e., a randomised trial) and qualitative (i.e., semi-structured interviews) data and an iterative process of redevelopment, the program has evolved from taking a behavioural obesity preven…
Early mother-child dyadic pathways to childhood obesity risk
It’s Embedded in What We Do for Every Child”
Early childhood educators play an important role in supporting children's social and emotional development. While a growing body of research has examined the impact of curriculum-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs on child outcomes, the approaches educators use to strengthen children's social and emotional functioning through their everyday practices are less defined. This study explored Australian early childhood educators' persp…
I’m dealing with all these health issues that could have been addressed when I was younger’. Delivery of health services to Australian young people in out‐of‐home care
Care-experienced young people demonstrate significantly poor physical, social and mental health outcomes during and beyond their time in care, yet they have rarely been consulted or included in research examining their health needs to date. This qualitative paper explores care-experienced young people's perceptions of health in care, including accessing healthcare and interacting with health professionals. The research methodology was informed by…
Barriers to nutrition and physical activity participation for Australian children in foster and kinship care
Developing evidence-informed principles for trauma-aware pedagogies in physical education
Background: More and more children are experiencing what have been termed adverse childhood experiences. An individual's response to these stressful events determines whether or not they are considered traumaticwhereby the experience is so overwhelming that it engulfs their coping mechanisms leading to lasting negative effects on wellbeing. Notably, childhood trauma is now recognised as a global health epidemic. Physical education (PE) is a uniqu…
Implementing a healthy lifestyle program in residential out‐of‐home care
The Healthy Eating, Active Living Matters (HEALing Matters) program is being scaled up across residential out-of-home care (OOHC) in Victoria, Australia and is providing young people with the knowledge, skills and resources to promote better health through healthy eating and activity. HEALing Matters was piloted as the HEAL program, a dual-intervention program that aimed to provide young people living in residential care with education and opport…
Nurturing children's development through healthy eating and active living
Fostering the growth, development, health, and wellbeing of children is a global priority. The early childhood period presents a critical window to influence lifelong trajectories, however urgent multisectoral action is needed to ensure that families are adequately supported to nurture their children's growth and development. With a shared vision to give every child the best start in life, thus helping them reach their full developmental potentia…
Meeting the nutrition and physical activity needs of young people in residential out-of-home care
Health outcomes for young people living in residential out-of-home care are poor. There has been increased emphasis on the need to prioritize preventative support and upskill residential care workers to better meet young people's health needs. The aim of this study was to examine the food quality and physical activity environment in residential care houses in Victoria, Australia prior to staff undertaking Healthy Eating, Active Living Matters (HE…
What are youth refuge practice models and how effective are they in improving outcomes for youth experiencing homelessness? A systematic narrative review
Psychology (19 works) · Medicine (16 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Nursing (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (7 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works)