Intro
The Commissioner for Children and Young People advocates and promotes the rights, wellbeing and best interests of children and young people across South Australia.
SHARED STORIES AND EXPERIENCES
SHARED STORIES AND EXPERIENCES
Commissioner’s Diary
Find out about Helen Connolly’s role and follow her whereabouts as the South Australian Commissioner for Children and Young People as she makes her way around the State, promoting the awareness and understanding of the rights of children and young people.
Gallery
A visual journal of the ways in which children and young people are engaging with our office on issues that affect them through different mediums.
Your Rights in Pictures
See your rights in cartoon form, and discover why they matter to you. Pictures of children and young people by Alex Leonard, the illustrator can help you understand your rights as laid out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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We need to support the whole family when tackling truancy.
All of us would agree that education is vitally important for our children and young people’s future outcomes. It’s also true that good…
2018.06.22 / 3min read. Read More
Imagine Being 25: the hopes and dreams of South Australia’s regional children and young people.
Last year when I started as Commissioner I went around the State and asked children and young people what they wanted to change, what they…
2018.06.08 / 3min read. Read More
Last year children and young people told me that bullying was one of the biggest issues for them…
It’s also a priority of the State Government with their pledge to implement anti-bullying strategies in all schools. Schools will now be…
2018.05.25 / 4min read. Read More
Last week many commentators, politicians, journalists and others were debating the pros and cons of…
At the heart of the report was a plan to better prepare students to succeed in a changing world.
2018.05.10 / 3min read. Read More
Just over a year ago I was appointed Commissioner for Children and Young People in South Australia.
I want to use this as an opportunity to tell you the story of what’s happened so far, but also tell you about what you can expect in the…
2018.04.27 / 4min read. Read More
This week I had the honour of chairing a meeting with His Royal Highness, The Prince Edward, Earl…
He was here to talk to civil society leaders about the Duke of Edinburgh Award being rolled out in the youth justice system in SA. I was…
2018.04.20 / 3min read. Read More
Children born this century are growing up in a completely digital world.
This impacts on the way children and young people view their world, access information and services, gain knowledge, form opinions and…
2018.04.13 / 4min read. Read More
Recently I have been thinking about how to get South Australians fired up about youth unemployment.
The data released last week by the Brotherhood of St Laurence identifies the twenty hot spots nationally that have the highest youth…
2018.04.06 / 2min read. Read More
Re-branding South Australia with young people
Sometimes when you are flat out you lose sight of the significance of things. That’s what happened last week when I facilitated a…
2018.04.06 / 2min read. Read More
We should ask our young people what to do about bullying
On the National Day Against Bullying and Violence, it is a good day to talk about bullying. We should really reflect on how to tackle this…
2018.04.06 / 2min read. Read More