The Department of Human Services (DHS) is developing a new Youth Action Plan for South Australia in consultation with young people and youth stakeholders.
The new plan aims to provide young people with better access to opportunities, resources, and support; especially those young people experiencing isolation, disadvantage, marginalisation, and discrimination.
DHS has actively partnered with South Australians aged 15 to 25 throughout the development of the plan. This includes 3 rounds of consultation, where young people’s voices were prioritised, and their feedback incorporated.
The plan incorporates 6 key themes identified by young people:
- Greater access to mental health support and services
- Connection to services and activities available in the young person’s community
- Increased access to age appropriate, affordable, and accessible sport and recreation activities or opportunities
- More support with post-school pathways, including the teaching of `life skills’ or `how to adult’
- Greater access to housing and rental accommodation
- Inclusion in decision-making.
The draft plan includes 27 key actions covering these 6 key themes, which have been carefully crafted, tested and refined with young people.
Have your say
DHS is now inviting young people aged 15 to 25, youth-led organisations, and those that support young people to provide feedback on South Australia’s draft Youth Action Plan 2024–2027.
Consultation is open until 15 January 2025.
The final Youth Action Plan 2024–2027 will be launched during SA Youth Week in April 2025.
Have your say on the draft Youth Action Plan 2024–2027 through the YourSAy platform.
SA Youth Action Plan - Youth Mental Wellbeing grant
Throughout the consultation process, young people identified access to mental health support as their key area of concern. In response, DHS provided $180,000 in funding through the SA Youth Action Plan Youth Mental Wellbeing grant.
Successful applicants were funded up to $15,000 to deliver community-based and peer-to-peer mental health support initiatives, with consideration given to those targeting regional and remote locations.
See the list of grant recipients
Contact us
For more information, contact the DHS Social Inclusion team
Email youthactionplan@sa.gov.au