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