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Submissions from childrenand young peopleThis chapter summarises the submissions we received from children and young people.Submissions were received through two main channels:• Question and answer submissions: a phone survey carried out by Barnardos and a 14-itemonline questionnaire specifically designed for youth.• Free-form submissions: these submissions represented facilitated discussions with childrenand young people carried out by schools and organisations.Summary of submissions from childrenand young peopleParents and family: Children and young people said they want their parents and whānau tobe supportive, to keep them safe and secure, to meet their emotional needs and to providea sense of belonging. Submissions from young people said that parents and families had themain responsibility for ensuring that young people thrive, belong and achieve. They said theywant their families to provide the basics, love and nurture them and provide moral guidance.Children and young people also want parents and family be involved in their activities, to seethem as unique individuals and to see them as a priority. When asked how life could be madebetter for children and young people, young people said that providing support to both youngpeople and their families was a way to achieve this.Education and schools: From schools, children and young people said theywant safe and secure environments, good teachers, to get an education andlearn life skills. They said that they want to be treated fairly and asindividuals, listened to with respect and to be consulted. Submissions fromyoung people also said that education has made a difference for them intheir lives. In addition they said schools had a part to play in making lifebetter for all children and young people in New Zealand.Professionals: Children and young people’s submissions said they wantgood communication from adults who help them, and for those workers to be professional.They want these workers to check up on children and follow through with their promises.They want adults to know what they are talking about.20
The community and government: In their communities, children and young people wantservices for children, activities and venues. They also want safe communities. Children andyoung people said they want government to provide equal opportunities and access toservices, and for government to ensure that schools are supported. They want government tohelp keep families together by providing services. Submissions from young people said theywant the wider community and government to step in when there are opportunities to providesupport, particularly around helping parents raise their children. Young people said they wantto have a voice in legislation and policies that affect them.The importance of personal connections: Submissions from young people demonstratedthat personal connections make a difference for young people – in particular, having someonebelieve in them and love them, and having someone they could talk to. They emphasised howimportant it was to them that they felt supported and loved, and were given opportunities todo their best in all areas of their lives.Monitoring, information-sharing and prioritisation: Young people were asked specificallyabout monitoring, information-sharing and prioritisation. Submissions were generallysupportive, although some submissions stipulated the children or young people concernedshould give their permission before they were monitored or their information was shared withprofessionals. They also supported prioritisation of vulnerable children and children who wereat risk of abuse and neglect.Practice Changes Policy Changes Show Leadership Share Responsibility Children / Young People Executive SummaryThe Green Paper for Vulnerable Children Full Summary of Submissions21
Page 2 and 3: Published by the Ministry of Social
Page 4: Ministerial forewordWhen I launched
Page 9 and 10: MethodologyHow submissions were ana
Page 12 and 13: The role of government: Children an
Page 15 and 16: Features of an action plan: Some su
Page 17 and 18: Make child-centred policy changesTh
Page 19 and 20: Mandatory reporting: A small number
Page 21: Improving service deliveryWe want t
Page 25 and 26: What does it mean to thrive, belong
Page 27 and 28: When abuse is occurring: A minority
Page 29 and 30: A third party that would act as a m
Page 31 and 32: What kind of information can be sha
Page 33 and 34: A good school, with good teachers w
Page 35 and 36: Children and young people: Free-for
Page 37 and 38: Meet their physical needs: Adults s
Page 39: SchoolsChildren and young people wa
Page 42 and 43: Lower taxes, increase income: Relat
Page 44: Listen to usI reckon adults should
Page 47 and 48: Q&AParents and caregivers:Question
Page 49 and 50: There must be better financial supp
Page 51 and 52: Clearly something is wrong because
Page 53 and 54: When a child is notified or abuse i
Page 55 and 56: The gap between rich and poor is to
Page 57 and 58: Mental health: A small minority of
Page 59 and 60: I would love to see a strengthening
Page 61 and 62: Increase community action on child
Page 63 and 64: Not allowing alcohol to be readily
Page 65 and 66: Some submissions specified the poss
Page 67 and 68: Supporting familiesMoney and resour
Page 69 and 70: Through paid employment: A minority
Page 71 and 72: This theme was raised by a large mi
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Other submissions echoed the idea o
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We believe that the primary respons
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Show leadershipAn important element
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Q&AA Vulnerable Children’s Action
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Raise awareness: A minority said an
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• Improving education.Fund altern
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A Vulnerable Children’s Action Pl
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Goals and actions for a Vulnerable
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School ageEducation: A small minori
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Q&ALegislation changes:Question and
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What other actions or principles wo
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Other: A small minority of submissi
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• reviewing child support provisi
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families in. Service-based strategi
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Vulnerable Māori children need to
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What could be improved to ensure th
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Are the children aggressive (there
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Work in partnership to deliver serv
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Similar to the question and answer
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Reallocating funding: Submissions c
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Reduce funding when not child-centr
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• new motorways and bike tracks
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Review government spending to get b
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Support for universalism: A small m
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MSD has funded a vast array of inte
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SummaryPrioritising carers, family
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• prioritisation should be consid
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What services do you think should b
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• carers needed a realistic, live
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Q&AWatching out for vulnerable chil
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Ten years ago I would have said “
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This should be managed by key peopl
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What negative consequences are impo
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How much personal information shoul
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Under what circumstances should the
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Health professionals: A small minor
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As much as is fiscally practical. I
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from community meetings, other orga
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The ‘one child-one-record’ syst
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needs assessment, culture, mental h
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Removing funding and contractual ba
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Need to link agencies that have peo
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To support New Zealand families we
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The primary level services Plunket
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Q&ABetter connecting vulnerable chi
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All services should feed through sc
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Improving service deliveryThe Green
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What other opportunities exist to d
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Practice ChangesPolicy Changes Show
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