AN author and former prison officer gave local parents and authorities some insight into the behaviour of adolescent boys, social justice, at-risk families and crime.
On 28 November, Celia Lashlie, a social commentator, researcher and author of a number of addressed professionals and parents at Monash University about steering teenage boys through the perilous journey towards manhood.
This presentation was part of a sell-out Victorian tour by Male Health Victoria (MHV), a not-for-profit organisation promoting better health and well-being for men and boys.
Ms Lashie earned her degrees in Anthropology and Maori as a single mother and was the first female prison officer to work in a New Zealand men’s prison. There she observed first hand, the impact wrong choices could have on boys’ lives.
In 2004, she completed the ‘Good Man’ project studying boys in 25 schools across New Zealand aiming to create a working definition of what makes a good man in the 21st Century.
She now works on a number of projects aimed at improving the lives of at-risk children and empowering families to find their own solutions to the challenges they face.
