This is a brief response (36.89 Kb) from the Office for Youth (Dept. of Communities) acknowledging their receipt of information via the Youth Consultative Network.

This response ( Download here 82.25 Kb) from the Queensland Department of Housing briefly discusses the State Government's 'Responding to Homeless' initiative as well as the new funding arrangements for housing Peaks.

In this letter (  177.92 Kb), Queensland Transport highlights the State Government's spending on public transport in South East Queensland.  The Department also responds to the specific concerns raised by services in Caboolture and provides details of proposed changes to bus services in the area. 

This brief response from the Commonwealth Department of Employment & Workplace Relations (, 41.87 Kb) highlights JPET services and the jobjuice website for young people seeking work.

The Children and Young People's Participation Strategy 2006-2009 is the focus of  this letter from the Department of Child Safety.  In it, the Department's Director General Robyn Sullivan describes the strategies the Department is using to involve children and young people in decision making.

 This letter is a response from Queensland Transport to the YCN report for the 1st quarter of 2007.  In it, the Deputy-Director General of QLD Transport discusses the TransLink system that isbeing introduced in South East Queensland (starting in 2004).

Responding to issues raised in the 1st quarter of 2007,  in this letter the Department of Housing summarises the activities that aim to support young people under the One Social Housing System.

In this response to issues raised in the 1st quarter of 2007, the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing provide information on:

• The National Illicit Drugs Strategy;
• The National Mental Health Strategy and initiatives funded under it; and
  
• The National Suicide Prevention Strategy.

In June, the Office for Youth (within in the Department of Communities) responded to some of the issues raised via the YCN.  A copy of the letter can be downloaded here (PDF).

The Office provides a response to complaints about the new funding model for National Youth Week, provides some information about resources in regard to suicide and self-harm and also asks some questions of YANQ regarding VSM use in the Goodna area.

This brief response from the Department of Premier and Cabinet to issues raised in the 1st quarter of 2007 highlights the Government's Education and Training Reforms for the future, and the recent Youth Drug and Alcohol forum.

This brief response from the Department of Education, Training and the Arts summarises a range initiatives undertaken by the Department.

 

A brief letter from the Department of Child Safety in response to issues raised in the 1st quarter of 2007.

This is YANQ's brief response to issues raised by interagencies in the 1st Quarter of 2007:   YANQ Response - YCN 1st Quarter 2007 313.61 Kb

In the response you will find some information on a variety of issues, along with information about what YANQ does with the information we are given.  The topics responded to in this response are as follows:

• Housing & Accommodation
• Transport
• Education
• Anger Management 
• Employment
• Funding – Youth Week Funding
• Funding – General Lack of
• Cooperation/Collaboration
• Training re: Standards for Community Services, and Self-Harm

A letter from Multicultural Affairs QLD responding to issues raised via the YCN.

This is YANQ's brief response to issues raised by interagencies in the 1st Quarter of 2006:  YANQ Response - 1st Qrtr 2006 141.91 Kb.

In this document YANQ provides information regarding the following topics:

• Support for the Sudanese community
• Housing & Accommodation
• Mental health
• Accountability requirements
• Funding for youth services
  

This letter is from the QLD Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport & Recreation .  The letter summarises the relevant programs and grants administered by the Department, as well as recent research investigating the health of Queenslanders and participation on junior sport.  It was written in response to issues raised via the YCN in 2006.

Below is YANQ's initial response to issues raised by interagencies in the 2nd Quarter of 2006.  In this document YANQ provides information regarding the following topics:

• Services for 12-16 year olds, and general availability of services
  
• Education (literacy, numeracy and disengaged young people)
  
• Housing and accommodation
• Move-on powers
• Mental health
• Sexuality
• Wage levels for NGO workers

 Respnose - 2nd Quarter 2006 294.24 Kb

A letter from the Department of Housing responding to the YCN issues raised during 2006.

This is YANQ's brief response to issues raised by interagencies in the 3rd Quarter of 2006:  Response - YCN 3rd qrtr 2006 324.25 Kb

In this response we deal with the following issues:

• Housing & Accommodation
• Young Women
  
• Education
• Transport
• Employment
• Drugs and Alcohol
  
• Mental Health
• Staff recruitment
• funding levels of youth services

A letter from Ms Uschi Schreiber (DG, QLD Health) responding to the YCN (1st Quarter, 2006) and commending YANQ on the initiative.

Here is YANQ's response to the issues raised by interagencies in the 4th Quarter of 2006:  Response - 4th qrtr 2006 201.73 Kb

The topics responded to in this response are as follows:

• Housing & accommodation
• Drugs and alcohol
• Mental health
  
• Low funding levels for services

A letter from Ken Smith, Director General of the Dept. of Education and the Arts in response to the YCN Issues raised during the 1st Quarter of 2006.

This letter from Ms Linda Apelt (DG of the Department of Communities) is in response to YCN Report for 1st Quarter of 2006.

In March the QLD Department of Justice and Attorney-General responded to YANQ's letter regarding issues raised via the YCN in 2006.  The Dept. also provided details on ways they will be engaging young people during 2006/07.

In response to YANQ's letter outlining issues raised via the YCN during 2006, the Federal Dept. of Transport & Regional Services provided the following information regarding policy development and funding opportunities among others...

In this letter to YANQ , the Department of Education, Training and the Arts provides a comprehensive a list of resources (copied below) on Education Queensland's (EQ) website, particularly related to the Education & Training Reforms for the Future (ETRF). 

The Participation of Children and Young People in Emergencies captures examples of children's involvement in the tsunami disaster response and recovery phases, as collected by UNICEF and a wide array of partners and UN agencies. While a large portion of the material in this guide refers to the December 2004 tsunami, the guide also includes examples of children's participation in emergencies drawn from elsewhere to show how their actions in the tsunami were not isolated.