Social inclusion
At a glance - Social inclusionSocial inclusion strategies aim to reduce social disadvantage by combating social distress and improving health outcomes, community safety, economic opportunities and opportunities for education among individuals, groups and communities. To ensure children and young people in Tasmania are not socially excluded, it is essential that they are connected to the community and to each other. In 2006, 97.6 per cent of 18 to24 year olds were able to get support in time of crisis from persons living outside the household. This age group accessed support from friends (74.4 per cent), neighbours (22.7 per cent), family members (77.5 per cent), work colleagues (22.4 per cent), community or religious organisation (9.7 per cent), government services (3.5 per cent) or health, legal or financial professionals (5.6 per cent) [1]. In 2006, 95.3 per cent of 18 to 24 year olds visited, or were visited by, friends, 62.5 per cent had participated in sport or recreational physical activity in the past 12 months and 98.7 per cent had attended at least one cultural and leisure venue or event in the past 12 months [2]. The proportion of children and young people (five to 14 years) participating in sport is below the national participation rate for this age group [3]. In Tasmania, 26 out of 29 councils have a youth advisory committee to enable young people to participate in decision making in their communities [4]. In 2005, 61 per cent (119,000) of households had a computer and 48 per cent of all households (94,000) had an internet connection [5]. Social inclusionReport - Alan Hayes, Matthew Gray and Ben Edwards Australian Institute of Family Studies - Social Inclusion - origins, concepts and key themes, October 2008 Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) Preventing youth disengagement and promoting engagement, August 2008 Social Inclusion Unit - Department of Premier and Cabinet Tasmania Together measures and indicatorsTasmania Together indicator - 5.5.1. Percentage of 15 to 19 year-olds not employed or in education Tasmania Together indicator - 5.5.3. Participation of young people in community groups Tasmania Together indicator - 5.6.3 Teacher training in discrimination Tasmania Together indicator - 8.2.1. Percentage of councils with youth advisory committees [1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 1307.6 Tasmanian State and Regional Indicators – Social Involvement by Age and Sex, 2006 [3] Stronger Communities Taskforce, The State of Our Community Report 2007: Starting the conversation, Department of Premier and Cabinet, 2008 |
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