Initiatives targeting Recommendation 20

South Australia

Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP)

The aim of SAAP is to assist:

People who are homeless and in crisis
People who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless
People who are experiencing domestic violence and are homeless in crisis, or at imminent risk of becoming homeless.

Target group: Youth specific component

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible agency: Department of Human Services - Metro Division

Website: www.dhs.sa.gov.au

Ceduna Bush Breakaway Project

For young Aboriginal people at risk who are repeat offenders. Involves a mentoring component, and involvement of Elders and a family conferencing component and will develop a culturally appropriate diversion model for Aboriginal young offenders

Target group: Aboriginal young people

Coverage: Ceduna

Timeframe: Pilot

Responsible agency: Department of Human Services - Aboriginal Services Division

Website: www.dhs.sa.gov.au

Community Residential Care

Young people unable to live at home with a history of multiple placement and young people in this system are at risk of entry to juvenile justice system, a significant % have current orders.

Target group: 12-18

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible agency: Department of Human Services - Country and Disability Services - FAYS

Website: www.dhs.sa.gov.au

Home Detention

Provides alternative to secure care remand and detention. Intensive case managed and supervised service using electronic monitoring and 24-hour surveillance.

Target group: 12-18

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible agency: Department of Human Services - Country and Disability Services - FAYS

Website: www.dhs.sa.gov.au

Reunification

Case planning, casework, case management to assist children to return safely to birth families (for children and young people voluntarily placed in care, or under protection order).

Target group: 0-18

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible agency: Department of Human Services - Country and Disability Services - FAYS

Website: www.dhs.sa.gov.au

Youth at Risk

Young people at risk. Reconnect young people to education. Young people have designed a web site on crime and safety issues.

Target group: 12-15

Coverage: Metropolitan

Timeframe: Pilot

Responsible agency: Department of Human Services - Country and Disability Services - FAYS

Website: www.dhs.sa.gov.au

Carclew Youth Arts Centre

Carclew aims to develop and provide programs of excellence in all art forms for children and young people to the age of 26 years, including disconnected young people. Carclew delivers arts workshops, activities, training, volunteering, skill development, networking and performance opportunities for all young people

Target group: Under 26

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible agency: Carclew Youth Arts Centre

Website: www.carclew.com.au/carclew/

Young People, Crime Prevention and the Arts Initiative

Arts SA in partnership with the Office of Crime Prevention (Justice Portfolio) is developing a joint initiative targeting young people "at risk", using arts activity (eg drama, contemporary music, or visual art) as the medium.

The objective is to offer high quality opportunities for young people to explore and express their creativity and their aspirations, provide pathways to employment and other community support systems, and to demonstrate to young people that their contributions are valued and respected.

To be jointly funded initially by Arts SA and the Office of Crime Prevention.

Target group: 10-18 years

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: In operation by June 2002

Responsible agency: Arts SA and the Office of Crime Prevention

Website: www.arts.sa.gov.au

active8 Premier's Youth Challenge

active8 provides training and community participation opportunities for young South Australians through partnerships between schools, community, youth organisations and young people.

active8 promotes in young people leadership, team work, community service, individual responsibility, self-reliance and confidence, skills development, respect for others and communication skills.

Twenty service providers work in partnership with host organisations to deliver the program in places as geographically diverse as Allendale East, Keith Loxton, Streaky Bay and Coober Pedy. The broad range of service providers includes: Air Force Cadets, Air Youth, Army and Navy Cadet Corps, Carclew Youth Arts Centre, Conservation Volunteers Australia, Country Fire Service, Police, Red Cross, Royal Life Saving, Surf Life Saving, Scouts and Guides, State Emergency Service and St John Ambulance.

The active8 Premier's Youth Challenge is an initiative in which the partnerships between government, the community sector and the private sector provide significant benefits for the young people of South Australia.

Target group: 15-19 year olds not engaged in formal education and year 8-12 students in government and non-government schools

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Dec 2003

Responsible agency: Department of Education Training and Employment-Office of Employment and Youth

Website: www.dete.sa.gov.au

Partnership and Outreach Education Models (POEMs)

Regional networks will ensure broad cross sectoral partnerships involving the education, community and business sectors are instrumental in building education and training pathways for young people unable to participate in mainstream education.

POEMS will be developed where:

Education and training services are delivered in settings where young people gather and are comfortable
Local partnerships involving youth and community agencies, schools, training providers and local employers are essential
Education and training approaches are developed and delivered in consultation with young people
Foundation and employability skills are a primary focus

Young people at risk or disconnected have:

opportunities to develop their understanding of work culture.
Vocation experiences in supportive and well supervised work settings
Opportunities to participate in SWL, obtain employability competence in IT use.

Target group: Young people who are disconnected from mainstream education and training

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: 2002 - 2003

Responsible agency: Department of Education Training and Employment - Enterprise and Voc. Ed.

Website: www.dete.sa.gov.au

Transition Support Networks

Regional networks will, through Transition Support Networks develop approaches to career and transition support which will provide assistance to young people and their families. It will be driven by local partnerships and will allow regional networks to respond collaboratively to the needs of young people and the local community.

The project aims to support transition support networks to:

Set their own locally relevant objectives within the agreed Career and Transition Management Framework
Design their own advisory and planning structures and local action structures
Pool local, state and CW bodies to support local initiatives
Support 13-19 year olds, especially young people who are disconnected from schools or are at risk of leaving school early, by strengthening their abilities to make successful transitions to post school options.

Target group: 13 -19 year olds, especially those who are at risk or disconnected

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: 2002-2003

Responsible agency: Department of Education Training and Employment - Enterprise and Voc. Ed.

Website: www.dete.sa.gov.au

Tutorial centres

Tutorial Centres are a joint Department of Education Training and Employment/ DHS initiative for students in the metropolitan area. These centres are situated in various locations within pre-existing youth services eg 'Shopfront'. Tutors work with students in an informal environment, including flexible hours, on improving literacy and numeracy while developing links back into a more formal school environment.

Target group: Young people with chronic offending and non-attendance patterns known to DHS and Department of Education Training and Employment services.

Coverage: Metropolitan

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible agency: Department of Education Training and Employment-Student and Professional Services and Department of Human Services

Websites: www.dhs.sa.gov.au
www.dete.sa.gov.au

Youth initiatives

Youth section of OCBA's Website
'Before you Splash your Cash' brochure

OCBA does not have any specific initiatives to address these recommendations however there are a range of packages which can be incorporated in bigger strategies. Eg, OCBA maintains a range of financial, renting and purchasing advice specifically aimed at younger people who are trying to make their respective ways in late teens or early adulthood.

OCBA is also a regular contributor to school curriculum work on consumer-related issues by providing materials and presentations. OCBA can provide supporting information to teachers who want to equip students with basic personal survival and life skills in the areas mentioned above as well as provide presentations to groups of students and has regularly done so in the school environment.

Target group: Any age

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible agency: Office of Consumer and Business Affairs (OCBA) - AGD

Website: http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/

Youth Court - Family Conferencing Team

The Family Conference Team provides a service to youth and victims of crime, where the coordinator facilitates conferences between a young offender and the victim of the offence including a police officer.

The aim of the meeting is to attempt to use a restorative model to implement 'care and correction' principles, as outlined in the Young Offenders Act, for the young person to not re-offend. Each outcome is specifically tailored to the young person and victim's circumstances.

Target group: Young offenders 10-17

Coverage: State wide

Timeframe: Ongoing

Responsible agency: Courts Administration Authority

Website: http://www.courts.sa.gov.au/