Stepping Forward - Sharing What Works

Recommendation 19

The taskforce recommends that:

• the Commonwealth government work with State, Territory and local governments to ensure that:
  

  • community-based networks are identified in each local government area to develop localised approaches which identify and support young people not in education or employment;

  • all young people living without adequate support are linked to a local service network with an individual worker or agency assigned a key support responsibility;

  • appropriate, accessible and affordable services for young people with high needs are available in all local communities;

  • local community-based networks should assist young people with high support needs to reconnect with peers, family and community; and

  • local support services commit to delivering an integrated response to young people which offers holistic support across community and government agency jurisdictions.

Below is a compilation of initiatives, listed by State/Territory and Commonwealth, that contribute to building the foundations of support needed to promote the wellbeing, participation and identification of young people in vulnerable circumstances. In addition, you are encouraged to look at the current selection of Snapshots gathered for the State/Territory and Commonwealth initiatives targeting Recommendation 19.

| Queensland | Victoria | Northern Territory | South Australia | New South Wales | Tasmania |
 | Western Australia | Australian Capital Territory | Commonwealth |

Education Queensland

• School-Community Conferencing
• Local School-Community Initiatives

Queensland Health

• HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and Sexual Health Website for Young People
• Young Parents Support Program 
• Innovative Health Services for Homeless Young People and Health Services for Disadvantaged Young People
• Rumble in the Jungle

Department of Housing

• The Community Renewal Programs – Partnership in Prevention Project
• The Community Renewal Programs - Fostering Self- Esteem
• The Community Renewal Program – West Cairns Youth Development Project

Department of Families

• Youth at Risk Outreach Services
• Youth Crime Prevention Services
• “Which Way You Mob” Youth Project

Queensland Government

• Queensland Government Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy

Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs

• Local Justice Initiatives Program

Department of Employment and Training

• Community Employment Assistance Program
• Get Set for Work
• “Yindingi Gibar” (youth messengers) Indigenous Youth Leadership Conference 2001

Department of Corrective Services

• Youth Alcohol and Drug Action Group
• Peer Support System
• The Elder Visits Program
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Literacy Program

Department of Education and Training

• Managed Individual Pathways
• Local Learning and Employment Networks

Department of Justice

• Pilot Bail Support Services Program
• Bridging the Gap

Department of Human Services

• Enhancing Specialist Behaviour Services - Adolescent Initiative
• Youth Services Program

Northern Territory Police

• NT Police Juvenile Pre-Court Diversion Scheme – development of Community Youth Development Units (CYDU)

Department of Health and Community Services

• Youth Policy Officer Positions
• Resourcing Adolescent for Tomorrow

Department of the Chief Minister and Department of Health and Community Services

• Office of Children and Families

Department of Employment, Education and Training

• Partnership

South Australian Youth Arts Board program

• Young People, Crime Prevention and the Arts Initiative

Department of Human Services

• Aboriginal Youth Accommodation Options Working Group Bail Options
• Family and Community Development Program
• Independent Living Support Teams

Carclew Youth Arts Centre

• Carclew Youth Arts Centre

Department of Education, Training and Employment

• Online Forum
• Youth Network Grant
• Youth Employment Program
• Youth Advisory Committee Grant Scheme
• South Australian Youth Advisory Forum “SAYit”
• Partnership and Outreach Education Models (POEMs)
• Transition Support Networks

Office of Consumer and Business Affairs (OCBA)

• Ministerial Advisory Committee on Victims of Crime

• Schools as Community Centres

Hobart City Council

• Youth Arc

Hobart City Council and Colony 47

• Reconnect

Department of Education

• Students at Educational Risk (SAER) Strategy, Making the Difference
• School Leaver Program
• Safety Net Making it Happen
• Joblinks
• Aboriginal School-Based Traineeship Program
• Competitively Allocated Training (CAT)
• Jobworks

ACT Department of Education and Community Services

• ‘Schools as Communities’ Project

Department of Education, Science and Training

• Australians Working Together - Indigenous Education and Training
• Indigenous Ambassadors Programme
• Career and Transition (CATS) Pilots
• Career Counselling Programme
• Language, Literacy and Numeracy Programme (LLNP)

Department of Family and Community Services

• Stronger Families and Communities Strategy
• Reconnect
• Supported Accommodation Assistance Programme (SAAP)
• SAAP services targeted for young people
• Redevelopment of the Youth Protocol
• Collaborative Youth Services Trials
• Innovative and Collaborative Youth Servicing Pilots (ICYS)
• Jobs Placement Employment and Training (JPET)
• Personal Support Programme

Department of Family and Community Services, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, and Department of Education, Science and Training

• Australians Working Together

Department of Family and Community Services and Department of Transport and Regional Services

• National Awards for Local Government - Youth Services Category

Department of Family and Community Services, and Centrelink

• Centrelink Community Officers and Centrelink Homebound programme

Centrelink

• Australians Working Together – Centrelink Personal Advisers
• Centrelink/South Australia – Youth Connect

Department of Health and Ageing

• Innovative Health Services for Homeless Youth

Attorney-General’s Department

• National Crime Prevention Program
• Commonwealth Community Legal Services Programme (CCLSP)
• Northern Territory Diversionary Scheme

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