Child Friendly CB City Report 2019 Contents Dedication ............................................................................................................... 7 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................... 11 Executive Summary ................................................................................................... 12 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 13 Method ................................................................................................................... 17 Our focus ................................................................................................................................17 How we promoted the project ..................................................................................................17 This report ..............................................................................................................................17 Surveys ...................................................................................................................................18 Focus groups and interviews ....................................................................................................18 Who are we? ............................................................................................................. 20 UNICEF priority groups in our community context. ......................................................................21 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) .................................................................................21 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse ..........................................................................................21 Refugee and Asylum Seeker ......................................................................................................21 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer or Questioning, and Allied (LGBTIQA) ...........21 Child Protection and Juvenile Justice ........................................................................................22 Out-of-Home Care ...................................................................................................................22 Homelessness .........................................................................................................................22 Living in poverty ......................................................................................................................22 Single-Headed Households .....................................................................................................22 Children with Disabilities .........................................................................................................22 Health ..................................................................................................................... 26 Rights .....................................................................................................................................28 Physical Health ........................................................................................................................28 2 Child Friendly CB City Report 2019 Healthy Environment ................................................................................................................31 Mental Health .........................................................................................................................34 Rights in our Healthcare System ................................................................................................37 Alcohol and other drugs ...........................................................................................................37 Disability .................................................................................................................................39 Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing .............................................................................40 Maternal and Infant Health .......................................................................................................42 Community Recommendations .................................................................................................42 Safety ..................................................................................................................... 46 Rights .....................................................................................................................................48 Bullying ...................................................................................................................................49 Safety in schools .....................................................................................................................50 Lighting ...................................................................................................................................52 Perceptions of crime and risk ...................................................................................................52 Juvenile justice ........................................................................................................................54 Child protection ......................................................................................................................55 Road safety .............................................................................................................................57 Safety planning ........................................................................................................................58 Perceptions of police and police stations ..................................................................................59 Police perception of their relationship with children and young people .......................................59 Positive role-modelling ............................................................................................................60 Community recommendations .................................................................................................60 Education ................................................................................................................ 64 Rights .....................................................................................................................................66 What children and young people are interested in learning about at school ..................................66 Child Friendly CB City Report 2019 3 How children and young people want to learn ............................................................................67 Bullying and safety at school .....................................................................................................68 Funding and financial accessibility ............................................................................................68 Perceptions of teachers ...........................................................................................................69 Discipline in schools ................................................................................................................71 Mental health in schools ..........................................................................................................71 School facilities ......................................................................................................................73 Transition to high school ..........................................................................................................73 Schooling for children and young people with disabilities ...........................................................73 Inequalities in educational outcomes for priority groups ............................................................74 Planning for life after school .....................................................................................................74 School leadership and civic participation ..................................................................................75 Early learning and education .....................................................................................................75 Community recommendations .................................................................................................77 Participation ............................................................................................................ 80 Rights .....................................................................................................................................82 Knowledge of rights .................................................................................................................82 Access - Financial Barriers ........................................................................................................83 Access - Language Barriers .......................................................................................................85 Access - Physical Barriers.........................................................................................................85 Being listened to and taken seriously .........................................................................................89 Active civic participation ..........................................................................................................90