Bianca Johnston is a Social Worker, Criminologist and Senior Youth Work Practitioner at YSAS with over 16 years’ experience working alongside young people in youth-focused statutory and community settings. 

Bianca has a focus on specialist responses for youth, youth AoD, early intervention, family violence and crime prevention. Her work has ranged from individual support, therapeutic groups, youth advocacy groups, research, large scale community arts projects and workforce and sector capacity building. 

Bianca is a current PhD Candidate at Monash University researching young women’s experiences of Intimate Partner Violence.

From 2018 onwards Bianca has designed, coordinated and delivered a capacity building project at YSAS aiming to enhance youth and Youth AoD responses to family violence. A key focus of her research and practice has been engagement and intervention with young women who experience complex issues including intimate and family violence, criminal justice system contact and trauma.