Since the inception of the role of the Commissioner for Children and Young People WA in December 2007, the approach of the office has been to focus on what the best available research and evidence says about the wellbeing of our youngest citizens. This report, Building Blocks Edition Two, contributes to this by providing a...

The Commissioner for Children and Young People has called for a strong focus on diversion and improved collaboration between agencies to address the increasing numbers of young people in detention in Western Australia. In an issues paper Youth Justice released today, Commissioner Michelle Scott recommends a rapid increase in services and programs, including mental health...

This study reports encouraging trends for WA children, overall, but also confirms the ongoing disadvantage of Aboriginal children and young people across a range of wellbeing measures. • The inaugural The State of Western Australia’s Children and Young People report demonstrates that the majority of Western Australian (WA) children and young people are faring well...

The aim of this report is to showcase a selection of evidence-based programs from Western Australia and across Australia that demonstrate best or promising practice in strengthening the wellbeing of children and young people. Building Blocks is one of three reports which comprise the wellbeing monitoring framework project, an initiative of the Commissioner for Children...

The interviews and online survey canvassed young people’s views on a broad range of topics. These included knowledge of standard drinks and the national alcohol guidelines, the main influences on their decisions about drinking alcohol, their concerns about harms that arise from alcohol consumption and their views and ideas on strategies to reduce these harms...