Youth Week

Over the last decade, Youth Week in NSW has worked closely with other Government agencies to raise issues of importance to young people and provide information and support to address these issues. Since 2012, Youth Week in NSW has been launched at a forum for young people held at Parliament House, Sydney. Each forum has focused on a topic relating... to the wellbeing of young people. WorkCover NSW co-hosted a forum on young worker safety in Youth Week 2012, the Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Programs Unit in NSW Health co-hosted a forum Addressing the rise in STIs in Youth Week 2013, the Mental Health Commission of NSW co-hosted the forum Minding Our Mental Health in Youth week 2014, and Multicultural NSW co-hosted the forum Connecting Culture and Community - It Starts With Us in Youth Week 2015. This year, Youth Week in NSW is partnering with NSW Volunteering to look at ways to overcome the barriers which make it difficult for young people to volunteer, and propose strategies to make it easier for young people to volunteer. The It Starts With Us! forum will bring together over 120 young people between the ages of 15 - 25 years from across NSW, who were nominated by local community organisations and local council advisory groups. The forum will provide an opportunity for young people to network with a range of policy makers and service providers, and to participate in activities, discussions and workshops that build their knowledge, skills and confidence to participate in their communities.Read More