New Zealand Government is investing $10 million over four years (budget 2006) in South Auckland to fund youth workers and wrap around family services. It will be used in conjunction with other government funding to resource the Action Plan’s initiatives for prevention, intervention and crisis management.Project Plan Action:
Establish Youth Action teams
Increase out-of-hour support by youth workers to Police stations
Provide facilities for short term placement for at risk youth after hours
Provide improved centralized police facilities.
Intervention:
Provide integrated case management to 100 young people and families
Strengthen Youth Offending Teams across Auckland with initial focus on Counties Manukau
Improve Children and Young Person’s Youth Justice and Family Group Conference services
Link Police Youth Action Teams with Maori Wardens
Develop Pacific Wardens and link with police youth action teams
Implement Turn-Your-Life-Around programme in counties Manukau
Implement the NZ Police Alcohol Action Plan across Auckland
Evaluate provision of drug and alcohol rehabilitation services for youth in Counties Manukau
Prevention:
More community based youth workers across South Auckland
Extend family Start services to Papakura and Mangere
Provide parenting information to support parents and caregivers of young people
Evaluate provision of Social Workers in Schools in Counties Manukau
Introduce social and health assessments for year 9 students in deciles 1 and 2 schools in Counties Manukau
Improved reporting and management of truancy
Expand Youth Transitions within Counties Manukau
Evaluate provision of family support services
Ensure provision of local budgeting services
Increase Police Education Officers to cover low decile schools (years 7-13)
Establish dialogue with young people in South Auckland to identify their priorities
Identify youth support service gaps across South Auckland for future action
REF: Action Plan for Counties Manukau and Otahuhu Youth – Ministry of Social Development NZ.
http://www.msd.govt.nz.about-msd-and-our-work/newsroom/media-release/2006/pr-2006...9/10/2008
Establish Youth Action teams
Increase out-of-hour support by youth workers to Police stations
Provide facilities for short term placement for at risk youth after hours
Provide improved centralized police facilities.
Intervention:
Provide integrated case management to 100 young people and families
Strengthen Youth Offending Teams across Auckland with initial focus on Counties Manukau
Improve Children and Young Person’s Youth Justice and Family Group Conference services
Link Police Youth Action Teams with Maori Wardens
Develop Pacific Wardens and link with police youth action teams
Implement Turn-Your-Life-Around programme in counties Manukau
Implement the NZ Police Alcohol Action Plan across Auckland
Evaluate provision of drug and alcohol rehabilitation services for youth in Counties Manukau
Prevention:
More community based youth workers across South Auckland
Extend family Start services to Papakura and Mangere
Provide parenting information to support parents and caregivers of young people
Evaluate provision of Social Workers in Schools in Counties Manukau
Introduce social and health assessments for year 9 students in deciles 1 and 2 schools in Counties Manukau
Improved reporting and management of truancy
Expand Youth Transitions within Counties Manukau
Evaluate provision of family support services
Ensure provision of local budgeting services
Increase Police Education Officers to cover low decile schools (years 7-13)
Establish dialogue with young people in South Auckland to identify their priorities
Identify youth support service gaps across South Auckland for future action
REF: Action Plan for Counties Manukau and Otahuhu Youth – Ministry of Social Development NZ.
http://www.msd.govt.nz.about-msd-and-our-work/newsroom/media-release/2006/pr-2006...9/10/2008
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