The impact of disasters on children and young people is felt across all aspects of their life, from education to recreational activities, health and wellbeing, employment and housing.
The Office of the Advocate for Children and Young People (ACYP) went to disaster affected areas of NSW and spoke directly to more than 400 children and young people face-to-face about their experiences of disaster. This was followed up with quantitative polling of a further 1,000 children and young people.
The combined results of this research informed the development of the Children and Young People’s Experience of Disaster Report.
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The ACYP Recovery Youth Support Service (RYSS) is made up of experienced, trauma-informed, and passionate specialists.
Find out about how the RYSS team can help you.
Our team can be contacted at: youthsupportservices@acyp.nsw.gov.au
ACYP's Recovery Youth Support Service team is made up of experienced, trauma informed and passionate specialists who can provide individual support to young people aged 12-24 years.
We speak with young people to better understand what supports will be most valuable to them, and we partner with local providers to make sure young people are receiving the tailored support that they need.
If you are a young person and require support to complete a self-referral, please contact us at: youthsupportservices@acyp.nsw.gov.au.
One-on-one support usually runs over a 6-week period.
If you are a young person in immediate danger and require urgent assistance, please contact the NSW Police Force or other emergency services by ringing 000.
P: 02 9248 0970
NSW Advocate for Children and Young People
Ground Floor, 219-241 Cleveland Street, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
The Advocate for Children and Young People is under the DCJ ABN 36 433 875 185.
P: 02 9248 0979 or 0439 346 249
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We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.
Informed by lessons of the past, ACYP is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.