OUTCOME 4: Improved health and life outcomes Service providers consider that Qualitative views from service View of hub coordinators Views of young people the support of the EKYSN has providers Views of other service providers Views of youth workers contributed to opportunities for capacity building in young people. View of community leaders Proposed sources: Hub coordinators’ reports on initiatives of the EKYSN and how they respond to assessed priority needs Proposed source: Youth workers collate input of communities; potential role for coordinators in surveying from youth and community consultations and other service providers to obtain snapshot of perspectives on document youth worker’s response. The report the impact of the EKYSN on improved opportunities for young can be in a form suitable for feedback to people. community level interagency meetings as part of ongoing review of priorities and progress. Health data for young people Improved health and wellbeing Partnership with local health clinics in each community Views of young people (quantitative and qualitative): indicators commencement of the Partnership with local schools in each community Views of youth workers EKYSN levels of marijuana, tobacco, and View of community leaders alcohol us; Proposed sources: Hub coordinators to support quantitative physical, mental, and sexual health; data collection and dissemination through regional and shire and level partnerships with breakdown of a common set of data underage pregnancies. to community level; youth workers to maintain ongoing Education attendance and dialogue with schools and health clinics including through attainment: interagency meetings to gather anecdotal information about school enrolment and attendance matters affecting young people. Anecdotal information to be rates; included in reporting on community status. educational performance; and educational attainment (completion for primary school, year 10, and year 12). Further education and employment (quantitative, and qualitative if quantitative data is not available): participation in further education and training; attainment in further education and training; linkage to employment following educational attainment; and levels of employment. OUTCOME: Positive impact on community safety outcomes Service providers consider there Qualitative views from service providers Views of local police Views of young people have been impressions of improved on the following aspects vandalism, — Proposed sources: Hub coordinators to gather, document and Views of youth workers community safety since EKYSN violence, and, offending (including disseminate information relevant to communities at shire
OUTCOME 4: Improved health and life outcomes Service providers consider that the support of the EKYSN has contributed to opportunities for capacity building in young people. Qualitative views from service providers View of hub coordinators Views of other service providers Proposed sources: Hub coordinators’ reports on initiatives of the EKYSN and how they respond to assessed priority needs of communities; potential role for coordinators in surveying other service providers to obtain snapshot of perspectives on the impact of the EKYSN on improved opportunities for young people. Views of young people Views of youth workers View of community leaders Proposed source: Youth workers collate input from youth and community consultations and document youth worker’s response. The report can be in a form suitable for feedback to community level interagency meetings as part of ongoing review of priorities and progress. Improved health and wellbeing indicators commencement of the EKYSN Health data for young people (quantitative and qualitative): levels of marijuana, tobacco, and alcohol us; physical, mental, and sexual health; and underage pregnancies. Education attendance and attainment: school enrolment and attendance rates; educational performance; and educational attainment (completion for primary school, year 10, and year 12). Further education and employment (quantitative, and qualitative if quantitative data is not available): participation in further education and training; attainment in further education and training; linkage to employment following educational attainment; and levels of employment. Partnership with local health clinics in each community Partnership with local schools in each community Proposed sources: Hub coordinators to support quantitative data collection and dissemination through regional and shire level partnerships with breakdown of a common set of data to community level; youth workers to maintain ongoing dialogue with schools and health clinics including through interagency meetings to gather anecdotal information about matters affecting young people. Anecdotal information to be included in reporting on community status. Views of young people Views of youth workers View of community leaders OUTCOME: Positive impact on community safety outcomes Service providers consider there have been impressions of improved community safety since EKYSN Qualitative views from service providers on the following aspects — vandalism, violence, and, offending (including Views of local police Proposed sources: Hub coordinators to gather, document and disseminate information relevant to communities at shire Views of young people Views of youth workers
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