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Legal Education and Awareness Project (LEAP) (South Australia) Award: $3,000 and Certificate of Merit The Legal Education Awareness Project (LEAP) is an early intervention crime prevention project providing targeted legal education to at-risk youth, particularly refugees and socially excluded young people. LEAP works in collaboration with over 23 partner organisations including settlement services providers, SA Police and school communities. Young people are engaged in legal education at a range of venues including outdoor sporting grounds, public libraries, schools and community centres. The legal education modules include information about legal rights and responsibilities of young people, criminal offences, group offending, the role of police, information about the youth court and how to access legal advice and representation among other topics. LEAP was initially funded as a one year pilot project by the state Attorney- Generals’ Crime Prevention Grant and the Legal Services Commission. In recognition of the project’s achievements, the Commission has continued to fund the project in order meet the demand for targeted legal education and for professional development on juvenile justice issues for service providers. Contact: Mr Christian Cifuentes, Legal Education Officer, Legal Services Commission of South Australia Phone: 08 8463 3699 Email: cifuentes.christian@saugov.sa.gov.au GOTTAWANNA (got-to-want-to) (Tasmania) Award: $3,000 and Certificate of Merit The Holyoake Gottawanna program is a specialist therapeutic service for adults seeking help for their alcohol/drug misuse or other addictive behaviour. It combines therapy-based group work and one-on-one counseling. The program was funded between July 2006 and June 2008 by the Tasmanian Community Fund and continues to run because of client demand. However, continuation will not be economically feasible beyond July 2009 without further sponsorship. The program’s primary goal is to reduce violence and crime associated with addictive behaviours for individuals, families and the community. Outcomes: • the University of Tasmania formally evaluated the program in October 2008. Participants completed pre-, mid- and post-surveys assessing their quality of life. The outcomes were extremely positive demonstrating the program produced a reduction in violence and crime. Client outcomes include: • quality of life and health satisfaction ratings based on the World Health Organisation Quality of Life scale will (and do) indicate that perceived quality of life increases as people move through the program • a reduction in the level of dependence, as assessed by the Severity of Dependence Scale 12 | Australian Crime And Violence Prevention Awards
• a reduction in the severity of problematic behaviours through skills gained and development of self-efficacy • an improvement in client relationships, mood, activities of daily living and role functioning as assessed by the BASIS-32 (a standard consumer outcome measure in mental health) • an extremely high level of client satisfaction with the program. Unanticipated outcome: • based on Gottawanna’s reputation and success, Hobart Risdon Prison approached Holyoake to implement a tailored version of the program to prisoners prior to their release. Contact: Ms Sarah Charlton, CEO, Holyoake Tasmania Inc. Phone: 03 6224 1777 Email: sarah@holyoake.com.au Eleven projects received $1,000 and Certificates of Merit Awareness to Action—Fly a White Balloon ‘Breaking the silence of child sexual abuse: keeping kids safe in our community’ (Victoria) Award: $1,000 and Certificate of Merit Awareness to Action—Fly a White Balloon is a rural crime prevention project engaging local communities in collaborative action. Our vision is ‘communities united in keeping children safe from child sexual abuse’. Regional support bringing communities together: • raising community awareness • increasing community knowledge and understanding • facilitating and supporting community engagement in ongoing action. Outcomes include: • a 10 year awareness campaign with strong ‘whole of community’ engagement • widespread dissemination of information • events, workshops and school/community education programs • local government recognition of the role this plays in community safety • local and regional network and partnership development • a model for community engagement in crime prevention • ongoing research with evolution of specific projects addressing identified needs. Internal and external evaluation has identified ongoing community support and shifts in attitudes, local needs, ongoing commitment as well as gaps in knowledge. Project financing is through donation, in-kind support and minor issue-based funding. Winning projects 2009 | 13
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