2024澳大利亚儿童与青少年健康成长需求调研报告

A review of what Australianchildren and young peoplesay they need to thrive September 2024 If the issue is about us, we should beable to have a say Young person (Australian Child Rights Taskforce, 2018). Often research fails to engage youth inthe process, so it falls short ofreflecting the true concerns andopinions of youth Jane, young advocate (Nguyen et al., 2021, p. 15). We provide a lot of feedback, but wenever hear back from those who askfor our advice. Was our feedbackvaluable? Does it create positivechanges? … It would be courteous torespond with an update… –Young person (Starlight Children’s Foundation, 2021) About ARACY ARACY's mission is clear: to champion all Australian children and youngpeople to thrive. As children’s needs grow and change, so too must the support systems around them.We back good practices and best policies to prevent disease and provide the bestconditions for their holistic health. Our team stands at the frontline of this mission, bringing the latest evidence,practitioners, and policymakers together to develop child-centred strategies thatmake a real difference. In solidarity, ARACY supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the need fortruth-telling about the history and impact of colonisation. We treasure the rich anddiverse cultures and customs of First Nations people - valued knowledge holders,leaders, and partners in creating the conditions for all our children to thrive. We arealso dedicated to bridging the equity gap between First Nations children and theirnon-First Nations peers. We listen to and amplify the voices of young people. Amplifying their issues andsolutions. When we say ‘thriving’ and ‘wellbeing’, we mean living a life of value asdefined by children and young people. Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following organisations for their valuable insights: Australian Association for Adolescent Health (AAAH)CREYATE, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children’s ResearchInstituteYouth Health Network Collaboration, convened by the AAAH We would also like to thank the young people who helped us understand,contextualise, and improve the findings of this report, including: Amani NunanArjun MalhotraChelsea AdamsGrace DurantJoshua Patrick - Department of Education, Western AustraliaJulian Macasil - Bayanihan SydneyQNSania AliSophia – South Australian Student Representative CouncilVivien TranZiyan Tejani We also thank the children and young people of Australia who shared theirexperiences to help create a better future. ARACY’s Young and Wise Report is supported by theAustralian GovernmentDepartment of Health and Aged Careunder the Health Peak and AdvisoryBodies Program. Recommended citation :Noble, K., Renshaw, L., Barker, B., Winter, C., Giordano, M., Sampson, K., Narayanan,S., Morris, B., Dakin, P., Dundas, R. (2024). Young and Wise: A review of whatAustralian children and young people say they need to thrive. Canberra, ACT: ARACY.ISBN: 978-1-921352-43-0 ARACY acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands we work. We payrespects to Elders pastand present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander people. ARACY treasures the rich and diverse cultures and customs of First Nations people -valued knowledgeholders, leaders and partners in creating the conditions for all ourchildren to thrive. Contents Forward ARACY exists to ensure all children and young people in Australia thrive. Based onwhat Children, young people, their families, and experts have told us, this meansfeeling: valued, loved, and safe; having their basic material needs met; having theopportunity to learn and participate; being healthy; and having a positive sense ofidentity and culture. Children and young people have a wealth of lived experience and insights to shareabout what they need to thrive. The evidence is clear – children and young peopleare capable participants, that the opportunity to share their views is empoweringand beneficial to them, and the incorporation of their views makes outcomes better,across research, policy, and service provision. The right to have a say is enshrined inthe United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Yet despitethis compelling evidence and human rights imperative, partnerships with childrenand young people in policy-making, research and service and program design andimplementation are not yet routinely embedded. Children and young people are our futureleaders. Empowering their voices andlistening is key to building a brighter,fairer future where every child inAustralia thrives. This publication aims to shine a light on some of the valuable insights children andyoung people have already shared with us. It is by no means a comprehensiverepresentation of all the avenues where children and young people can besupported to thrive. It does, however, provide a starting point. It shows what wecan do now to begin to build a brighter future together. Children and young people are