Stark differences between genders in relation to teenagers’ experiences of safety
South Australia’s Commissioner for Children and Young People, Helen Connolly, has today released her latest report Teenagers and Safety – an examination of the 908 survey responses received from South Australian 12 to 19-year-olds who participated in her Teenagers and Safety Survey conducted throughout May and June this year.
Commissioner Connolly highlights the different understandings and meanings of safety that young people of different genders have, thereby identifying the need to explicitly address the relationship between safety and gender in any policy strategies or activities relating to teenagers and safety currently in development.
Along with gender, demographics contribute to different experiences of safety amongst teenagers, and the likelihood of when or where a teenager may feel unsafe. It is clear from the responses that teenagers experience safety differently in different settings.
Given the wide-ranging impact experiences and feelings around safety have on all aspects of a young person’s life, the onus is on education, business, health, and the wider community to recognise children and young people’s right to feel safe.
Read the full Media Release here.
Read the full report here.
