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GENERAL
PRACTITIONER
Specialising in Young People's Health
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Dr
Leanne Rowe was the Founding Director of Clockwork
Young People's Health Service in Geelong. The
Clockwork Program promotes the accessibility,
relevance and quality of health care for young
people, by offering direct provision of a range
of holistic health care service in Geelong. The
established Clockwork drop-in centre, serviced
by a multidisciplinary team, currently see over
200 young disadvantaged people each week.
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For
her work on the Program, Dr Rowe was awarded 1997's
"Best Individual Contribution to Health Care
in Australia" by the Australian Medical Assocation.
Out
of the Clockwork Program, Dr. Rowe developed a
novel entitled, girl_X Recreated
(Random House), co-authored and illustrated by
herself and a team of Geelong youths. In the format
of a girl's personal diary, the novel takes an
affirmative look at the often destructive role
of drugs, depression, eating disorders, sexuality,
relationships with parents and friends, terrorism
and war can have on adolescents. Dr. Rowe and
her team of young authors approached these problems
through communication and trust, finding the strength
to tackle these issues directly.
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At
the end of her difficult year, Girl X, sends
her diary to the world via the internet
as a message of hope and asks if anyone
is listening. The response from people of
all ages is extraordinary. But the most
remarkable response comes from a boy living
in year 3002 who finds a way to communicate
with Girl X. His questions about our time
challenge the reader to respond to the book
via a website - www.girlx.com.au
- and to contribute to the sequel. This
site also includes curriculum materials
to assist teachers raise health and social
issues in creative and innovative ways.
Dr Rowe has been a Senior lecturer at Melbourne
University's Department of General Practice
and Public Health and Monash University's
Department of Psychological Medicine. She
is currently undertaking a Doctorate of
Medicine in the area of adolescent depression.
Check
out www.girlx.com.au
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"There is nothing more
fragile or powerful than hope. girl_X Recreated
is instructive and makes you think about the need
to talk to young people about their hope for the
future."
- Hon Dr. Brendan Nelson, Minister for Education,
Science and Training
"What projects like
girl_X Recreated deliver, is worth more than all
the self esteem programs in the country put together
and it provides tangible ways we can make our
lives happier."
- Dr. Norman Swan, Radio Presenter
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