Empowering young people to be their best selves
Growing up in our modern world has a unique set of challenges. Emerging Youth exists to support and empower young people through what can be their most exciting years. We’re here so that emerging teens, from Years 4-8, can flourish as they learn about themselves, friendships, and the digital world in a safe and fun environment.
Emerging Youth was founded in Western Australia, but our programs are available to schools and organisations across the nation and around the globe. No matter where you’re based, we’d love to assist you in your work with young people.
Our Purpose
Resource
To equip schools and organisations with programs and resources particularly with a focus on social wellbeing. We provide relevant and interactive learning opportunities for program facilitators through our training.
Innovate
To implement new approaches to program development, designing programs that are easy for facilitators to implement and engaging for students.
Grow
To grow the social wellbeing of students, assisting them to build healthy relationships and strong connections both in real life, and online.
nice to meet you!
Hi! I’m Janina, the founder of Emerging Youth. Thanks for visiting - it's so nice of you to drop by. Take a look around, and you'll see that our passion is for the future generations of Australia (and beyond!) to help them grow by strengthening their resilience, and building their self-confidence and capacity for healthy relationships.
You’re already doing amazing work in your community — we’re here to support you so you can continue that work. We hope that you will be inspired and increasingly equipped in your role with young people through our programs and resources.
If you’ve got any questions about our programs, please don’t hesitate to get in touch — I’d love to chat with you.
About Janina Cousins
Janina Cousins is from Perth, Western Australia. With over two decades of experience, Janina has been actively involved in the field of student wellbeing, working as a chaplain in both primary and secondary schools, and more recently in program development. Her qualifications include a BA in Communications, a Diploma of Youth Work and a Cert 4 in Adult Education.
In 2015, driven by her passion for social wellbeing education, creative communication and curriculum development, Janina founded Emerging Youth. Through this initiative, she has been instrumental in designing programs that prioritize the social and emotional development of students.
Janina’s priority is to create opportunities for students to discover a greater sense of belonging, establish meaningful connections and learn more about themselves and their peers.
On the home front, Janina has been married to David for sixteen years and they have two children. They enjoy travelling, the beach and river, biking and kayaking, good coffee and spending time with family and friends.