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WESROC Youth Needs Study Final Report WESROC Youth Needs Study Final Report Creative LINKS Foundation Paul Rajan Bindi Öther-Gee Matrix Consulting Group Colin Penter August 2004 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY....................................................................................................................3 1 INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND......................................................................................8 1.1 WESROC YOUTH NEEDS STUDY ..........................................................................................8 1.2 BACKGROUND........................................................................................................................8 1.3 OUTLINE METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................................9 1.4 OVERVIEW OF POLICY AND OTHER ISSUES IMPACTING YOUNG PEOPLE ..............................11 2 FINDINGS...................................................................................................................................17 2.1 INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................17 2.2 LITERATURE REVIEW - ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT .......................................................17 2.3 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF YOUNG PEOPLE & THE WESTERN SUBURBS .............................21 2.4 FINDINGS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE...........................................................25 2.5 CONSULTATION WITH AGENCIES & SERVICE PROVIDERS.....................................................42 2.6 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS .......................................................................................................44 3 DISCUSSION & RECOMMENDATIONS..............................................................................46 3.1 AN OVERALL PICTURE .........................................................................................................46 3.2 FINDINGS ON KEY PRIORITY AREAS AND KEY RESULT AREAS ............................................47 3.3 FORMING PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS .................................55 3.4 REGIONAL AND LOCAL STRATEGIES ....................................................................................56 3.5 A STRATEGY FOR PROVIDING PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES .................................60 WESROC Youth Needs Study Final Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Report presents the findings of a Study commissioned by WESROC which is a voluntary alliance of six Western Suburbs local government authorities. The six Councils are Claremont, Cottesloe, Nedlands, Peppermint Grove, Mosman Park and Subiaco. WESROC has been progressively considering opportunities to review existing programs, services and facilities and decided to investigate the needs and expectations of its younger residents. As a result this Study was commissioned during 2003. METHODOLOGY The research was carried out over a six month period and the methodology included the following: a review of relevant literature and documents; recruitment of a group of Young Project Advisors; consultation with members of Youth Advisory Councils; analysis of Council services, programs and activities for young people; consultation and discussion with Council staff; extensive consultation with young people in both formal and informal settings; a survey of young people; extensive consultation with service providers; and a study of demographic data. Between 700 and 800 people contributed information to the Project. It is important to note that the research approach was to use a number of data sources to answer the questions posed by the Project Brief. The research process included comparison of responses to similar questions or enquiries to test the validity of the information. There was, in fact, very great consistency of information gathered from all sources, including the survey, which provides for considerable confidence in the findings. Literature Service Youth Review Provider Consultations Consultations ANALYSIS & Demographic FINDINGS Survey Data RECOMMENDATIONS Creative LINKS Foundation & Matrix Consulting Group 3 WESROC Youth Needs Study Final Report KEY FINDINGS, GAPS AND ISSUES 1. Demographics: Demographic data indicates that that Western Suburbs population: is older and better off than the Perth metropolitan population as a whole; has a higher proportion of young people (15-19 yrs) than in the Perth metropolitan area as a whole but the rate of increase is lower; there are pockets of very high incomes, of lower incomes and of disadvantage in the general population; the proportion of young people is likely to decrease slightly in coming years; numbers of young people over 19 years tend to decline, except in Subiaco; and youth unemployment is lower than Perth metropolitan area, except in Mosman Park. 2. Recognition and priority: Young people want to be a valued and recognised part of the community and accorded a higher status in the policy and resource allocation decisions of WESROC and its member Councils. Young people want to have a greater say in local government decisions that affect them and their communities. 3. Regional co-ordination and service provision: Young people who live and recreate in the Western Suburbs are unaware of administrative boundaries in their area and move widely and freely across the region as they recreate and engage in all kinds of social, educational and other activities. Youth policy and service development strategies would be more effective if framed on a regional basis, as well as a local government- specific basis. 4. Information and communication: There is a wide variety of resources, facilities, events and services available to young people in the Western Suburbs. However, young people are often not well informed about these and/or ways of gaining access. They find current information sources about youth specific services, events and facilities to be lacking and inadequate and not well targeted, in style and/or content, to their specific needs. 5. Young people as valued citizens; participation and engagement: Young people want to be active and contributing citizens in their communities and they seek opportunities to contribute as part of a broad and inclusive community engagement process. They take a real interest in the world, but express a sense of frustration about having limited opportunities to develop that interest in local government matters. They are critical of tokenistic efforts to involve them. 6. Access to mainstream public infrastructure and services: Young people want to access mainstream public infrastructure, programs, activities and services, as well as those designed specifically for young people. Parks, ovals, public open space, green spaces, libraries, and public facilities and services are well used and highly valued by young people. However, young people would like to see mainstream infrastructure and services be more “youth friendly” (in terms of accessibility, cost, availability, attractiveness for youth and staff attitudes towards young people). Creative LINKS Foundation & Matrix Consulting Group 4 WESROC Youth Needs Study Final Report 7. Gaps in current provision: Young people identify a number of gaps in services and facilities in the Western Suburbs. These include: health services for young people and access to bulk billing; specialist mental health services for youth; alcohol and drug education programs; community education for the wider community on youth issues; low-cost youth–specific entertainment and recreation facilities; a ‘centre’ for the development of youth initiatives, engagement and activity; lack of information about existing entertainment and recreation facilities; inadequate public transport system (in terms of cost, lack of bus routes, difficulty moving across the region, train timetables, concerns over safety) lack of accessible and appropriate information about public transport; affordable housing options for young people; opportunities for participation in local affairs; and dedicated resources for youth development in a number of member Councils. 8. Safety & Security: Many young people, largely but not exclusively young women, report feeling unsafe and insecure in specific locations such as entertainment precincts and access routes to public transport and transport infrastructure. 9. Health & Wellbeing: Young people, particularly young women, express high levels of concern about health and wellbeing issues facing them and other young people. Issues of concern include; the pressures placed on young people in the Western Suburbs by expectations for high achievement, the risk and prevalence of substance misuse, the prevalence of mental health problems, and the absence of well targeted and cost accessible youth appropriate health services of all kinds (particularly the absence of bulk billing GP services and sexual and reproductive health services). 10. Recreation, community education, culture and the arts: Young people are a diverse group and seek access to and participation in a wide range of recreational, cultural and educational activities and events, both mainstream and youth specific, which reflect their wide ranging needs and recognise cost as a barrier to access. While they want access to youth specific events, programs and services, they also want to be able to access events, services and programs accessible to the wider community. These mainstream services and programs need to be more youth friendly. 11. Access to public
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