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Of the colac otway shire
Population is aged 10 - 25 years
Of age
Of respondents
were In education
Or employment
Could easily access
Transport
Were homeless
Or couch surfing
Can only sometimes
Or never afford food
Or to pay bills
18.3%
93%
75%
91% 25% 26% 3.5%
YouthIn the
colac otw
ay
Shire
First point of call for health
Information for young people
69% Parents
67% Doctor
66% Internet
Of young people felt good about
Themselves sometimes or always
Of respondents exercise regularly
Over 84% of young people indicated they
Have heard of the services available
For young people in the colac otway shire
Of the youth services listed in the
Survey, 20% of respondents said they
Would access these services if needed
Feedback about the youth health hub was themed to identify what young people wanted to be considered when developing the hub:
Access to entertainment, activities and food
Input from Young people about the design,
Aesthetics, services
What we know
Challenges
Strengths
Youth health hub development
Inviting, bright and fun aesthetics
Confidentiality, anonymity and free services
Safe and friendly atmosphere
colac area health completed a youth health and wellbeing needs assessment in 2012.
We surveyed 176 young people in the colac otway shire, to find out what the issues
Are for young people and how we can support development of
the Youth Health hub.
A summary of the findings are below
Experienced physical
Violence sometimes or often43%
Of young people surveyed said
Violence was the main
Health and wellbeing
Issue for young people
64%
Of respondents who
Experienced violence
Did so in a school setting46%
Experienced sexual Violence
sometimes Or often14%
VIOLENCE
Have become friends with
People they have never met
On social media
24%
16%
Have been bullied
Via social media
Smoke either every day
Or on a regular basis
20%
Unplanned pregnancy and
Accessibility of sexual
Health services/treatments
Was of high concern to respondents
Of young people are
Always worried
13%
Drink to get drunk
14%Of respondents sometimes
Or never felt connected
To their community
75%
For the full youth health and
Wellbeing report please head to
The colac area health website
www.cah.vic.gov.au