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PageAll page paths at 25 March 2024/about/about/contact-us/about/copyright/about/newsIndex of child and youth engagement reports
PageThis collections page pulls together New Zealand-based engagement reports (2018 onwards) that feature the insights and perspectives of children and young people.Copyright and licensing
PageCopyright material on the Child and Youth Wellbeing website is protected by copyright owned by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on behalf of the Crown. Unless indicated otherwise this copyright material is licensed for re-use under…Child Poverty measures, targets and indicators
PageMeasures The legislation establishes a balanced suite of measures to measure and report on child poverty.Reporting
PageThe legislation underpinning the Strategy ensures real public transparency and political accountability for reporting on child and youth wellbeing, including child poverty reduction.Recent reports include:Review of the Strategy
PageTThe Children’s Act 2014 requires the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy to be reviewed within three years of its adoption. The review of the Strategy (the Review) is now complete, meeting its 18 August 2022 deadline.Child poverty reduction and wellbeing legislation
PageThe child poverty reduction and wellbeing legislation aims to ensure reducing child poverty and improving child wellbeing remains an ongoing priority through successive governments.Development of the indicators
PageOverview The Child and Youth Wellbeing Indicators (the Indicators) set out by the Strategy framework are intended to provide a high-level overview of whether wellbeing is improving for children and young people in New Zealand.Reducing Child Poverty
PageAs part of its efforts to improve the wellbeing of all children and young people, the Government is committed to reducing child poverty.Languages
PageLANGUAGES New Zealand's population is growing, and becoming increasingly ethnically diverse.Involvement in community
PageINVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY Involvement in the community provides positive experiences for children and young people, and helps them connect with those around them and begiRepresentation of young people's voices
PageREPRESENTATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S VOICES Ensuring young people feel empowered to express their views and believe that their voice matters is crucial to their involvementMaking positive choices
PageMAKING POSITIVE CHOICES Young people are generally more impulsive than adults due to their brain development, making them more likely to engage in risky behaviours.Criminal offending
PageCRIMINAL OFFENDING Criminal offending in childhood and young adulthood is correlated with poor current and future wellbeing in a range of areas.Feeling loved
PageFEELING LOVED Feeling loved and receiving affirmation of unconditional love is important for children and young people, and their wellbeing.Feeling safe
PageFEELING SAFE Feeling safe is about the environments our children and young people are growing in.Family/whānau wellbeing
PageFAMILY/WHĀNAU WELLBEING The wellbeing of family and whānau is critical to, and interwoven with, the wellbeing of children and young people.Serious injuries
PageSERIOUS INJURIES Most serious childhood injuries are preventable.Harm against children
PageHARM AGAINST CHILDREN Children and young people can feel the effects of childhood trauma and maltreatment for the rest of their lives.Quality time with parents
PageQUALITY TIME WITH PARENTS Quality time helps build strong and enduring attachments between children and their parents or caregivers, and wider whānau. This indicatorMaterial wellbeing
PageMATERIAL WELLBEING Good material wellbeing means having the basics and “a little bit more”.Child poverty
PageCHILD POVERTY Children depend on the resources of their family, whānau and wider community for having their basic material needs met. This indicator looks at how theFood insecurity
PageFOOD INSECURITY* Food insecurity means not having reliable access to enough safe and nutritious food that meets personal and cultural needs.Housing quality
PageHOUSING QUALITY* Living in a safe, warm, dry home is essential to children's wellbeing.Housing affordability
PageHOUSING AFFORDABILITY* Housing plays an important role in child wellbeing.Prenatal wellbeing
PagePRENATAL WELLBEING The determinants of childhood wellbeing begin before birth.Subjective health status
PageSUBJECTIVE HEALTH STATUS Self-reported measures of health status provide a holistic picture of an individual's health.Potentially avoidable hospitalisations
PagePOTENTIALLY AVOIDABLE HOSPITALISATIONS* Every year thousands of children across New Zealand are admitted to hospital with avoidable illnesses and injuries.Mental wellbeing
PageMENTAL WELLBEING Adolescence is a key period for brain development, and negative experiences at this age can have lasting impacts.Self-harm and suicide
PageSELF-HARM AND SUICIDE When people consider or attempt suicide, it is an indication that their mental or physical wellbeing has deteriorated to a point of desperation or deParticipation in early learning
PagePARTICIPATION IN EARLY LEARNING Regular attendance at high-quality early childhood education can contribute to higher levels of overall wellbeing.Regular school attendance
PageREGULAR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE* Regular attendance at school is not only compulsory for students aged 6-16, but it also significantly improves wellbeing.