Community Assessment 2018 (Report 3.1)
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Community Assessment 2018 (Report 3.1) Prepared by: Community Assessment work group, CTC Mandurah community board Supported by South Metropolitan Health Service – Health Promotion Communities that Care Mandurah - Community Assessment 2018 (Report 3.1) Collated by South Metropolitan Health Service - Health Promotion, for Communities that Care Mandurah (CTC Mandurah). Acknowledgements: Acknowledgement of Country The City of Mandurah acknowledges the Bindjareb people as traditional custodians of this land. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the unique contribution they make to the life of this community. CTC Community Board South Metropolitan Health Service – Health Promotion City of Mandurah School Drug Education and Road Aware (SDERA) Deakin University Valued community members Rotary Club of Mandurah City Department of Education WA Catholic Education WA Palmerston Association Inc. The Makers Peel Youth Services EdConnect Australia Street Net Youth Service Parenting Connection WA CTC Key Leaders (Mandurah ‘Group of Six’) City of Mandurah WA Police Department of Communities, Child Protection and Family Support Department of Corrective Services Department of Health Department of Education Mandurah Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service PaRK Mental Health Service WA Primary Health Alliance 2 Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 5 2.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................ 8 2.1 Communities that Care Process ............................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Risk and Protective Factors Framework ................................................................................................. 10 3.0 Demographic Profile ................................................................................................................ 11 3.1 Population ............................................................................................................................................ 12 3.2 Socio-economics ................................................................................................................................... 15 4.0 Communities that Care Youth Survey .................................................................................... 17 4.1 Survey Instrument................................................................................................................................. 17 4.2 The Risk and Protective Framework....................................................................................................... 18 4.3 Method ................................................................................................................................................ 22 4.4 Validity ................................................................................................................................................. 22 4.5 Interpreting the data ............................................................................................................................ 22 4.6 Interpreting the results ......................................................................................................................... 22 4.7 Comparative data ................................................................................................................................. 22 4.8 Survey Demographics ........................................................................................................................... 23 5.0 Results from Youth Survey ..................................................................................................... 24 5.1 Behavioural Outcomes .......................................................................................................................... 24 5.2 Risk Factors .......................................................................................................................................... 30 5.3 Protective Factors ................................................................................................................................. 34 5.4 Diet and Exercise .................................................................................................................................. 38 6.0 Findings from Supplementary Public Data Search ................................................................ 42 6.1 Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) ........................................................................................ 42 6.2 Health and Wellbeing Profile ................................................................................................................ 46 6.2.1 Chronic diseases ................................................................................................................................ 46 6.2.2 Lifestyle and physiological risk factors ................................................................................................ 47 6.2.3 Mental Health ................................................................................................................................... 49 6.3 Alcohol related harm ............................................................................................................................ 49 6.4 Hospitalisation and Fatalities ................................................................................................................ 61 6.5 Family Violence .................................................................................................................................... 62 6.6 Youth Suicide in Western Australia ........................................................................................................ 63 6.7 Education statistics ............................................................................................................................... 64 7.0 Implications for Prevention Planning ..................................................................................... 68 8.0 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 68 9.0 Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 70 3 10.0 Next Steps .............................................................................................................................. 73 Bibliography .................................................................................................................................. 75 4 1.0 Executive Summary Communities that Care Mandurah (CTC Mandurah) have developed this Community Assessment Report as part of a commitment to the Communities that Care framework, which has been adopted by the City of Mandurah and its many community partners. CTC Mandurah is committed to implementing local initiatives that are evidence-based and have the potential to increase the health and resilience of local young people in the Mandurah community. Mission and Vision Vision Mission Building connections to grow healthy, CTC Mandurah will work collectively resilient communities. to build a healthy, resilient community using data to plan and deliver preventative evidence-based interventions. Purpose The Community Assessment Report analyses community data and details the CTC Mandurah Community Board’s prioritisation of risk and protective factors which are predictive of health comprising factors and outcomes for young people in the Mandurah area. In relation to the CTC framework it represents Phase 3, “Develop a Profile”. 1 1 http://www.communitiesthatcare.org.au/5-phases-ctc 5 CTC 5 phase diagram The Phase 3 Community Profile includes two documents: Community Assessment - Report 3.1 (this document); and Community Resources Assessment - Report 3.2 This Community Assessment Report provides a summary of the analysis of the CTC Mandurah youth school surveys that were implemented in early-to-mid 2017, in three local schools. A broader (community-wide) data set is also provided through the provision of statistics by key partner organisations including health, mental health, education, child protection and police that is pertinent to the risk and protective factors for community health and wellbeing. Finally the report presents recommendations to progress investigations into available resources to address the CTC Mandurah priorities. In essence, this report provides a data driven platform to stimulate and justify service provision via the recommendations that serve to effectively deliver healthier outcomes for young people and their families in the Mandurah community. 6 Priority risk and protective factors The CTC Mandurah Community Board has prioritised the following risk factors requiring attention, in order to ensure better health and wellbeing for the young people of Mandurah. The following risk factors were selected (in no particular order): · Attitudes favourable to alcohol and other drug use; · Community laws and norms favourable to alcohol and other drug use; · Family management / Family conflict; and · Low commitment to school. The protective factor that has been identified is: · Community opportunities and recognition for pro-social involvement. These priority risk factors will be the next focus of the CTC Mandurah