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South Australian Youth Forum Annual Report 2022

The South Australian Youth Forum has addressed the issues of gender equality, youth representation and participation, consent education, mental health and civics education. The Forum has formulated models regarding how adults should appropriately engage with young people, how to improve gender inequality in schools, how to improve mental health in young people and a reform to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Further, the SA Youth Forum ran an Open Workshop as part of Youth Week 2022 to engage and represent the broader interests of young people in South Australia. All of this data is collated in the South Australian Youth Forum Annual Report.

"Being part of the SA Youth forum has broadened my perspective on the world and helped inform me on the multitude of challenges that youth are facing across South Australia. I have been able to meet and have meaningful conversations with people my age about youth issues which has been complied into a report that will help educate others and provide the steps needed to improve the lives of young people across the state."

- Brandon Marlow (SA Youth Forum Executive Member)

At the end of 2022 and beginning of 2023, the Forum has presented and shared the report to:


  • 8 Ministerial Portfolios including the Minister for Human Services, Minister for Education, Minister for Women


  • Shadow Minister for Youth and Communities


  • Greens Youth Portfolio, Hon. Robert Simms MLC


  • 8 Federal Members of Parliament


  • 15 State Members of Parliament


  • 17 Local Councils (both metropolitan and regional)


  • 5 Academics from Universities across Australia


  • Youth Affairs Council of South Australia


  •  Commissioner for Young People and Children


  • Local Government Association Youth Development Network


  • Southern Youth Development Round Table
     

The South Australian Youth Forum travelled regionally to present our report to the Mayors and Representatives from the Mount Barker District Council, the District Council of Yankallila, the Alexandrina Council and the Holdfast Bay Council. We also met with Independent MP and Speaker of the House of the Assembly, Dan Cregan MP.

The South Australian Youth Forum has developed frameworks about how adults can effectively and appropriately engage with young people at a decision-making level as well as how to establish a Youth Advisory Committee in Local Councils. The Founder of the Forum, Amber, presented these frameworks to Youth and Community Officers across the State at the Local Government Association Youth Development Network and the Southern Youth Development Round Table.

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The South Australian Youth Forum live and work on the traditional and unceded lands of the First Nations People. We pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging.

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