Cornall on the Changi eet aan‘Ader Blakester ate bansie Woe or Wellbeing? Creating a Child Friendly Macarthur Region A child is abused in Australia every thirteen minutes-more than 40 000 per year-and experts believe this is only the tip of a much larger problem INTRODUCTION ‘he Macarthur Region in wth wt Sydney has become notorious fo i soca Any coon snuen graphialiysepresneed by the Macyearie Fields in Fobeaury 2005 that bombarded tlerston screens, rallo sions and evopaper ia Auras ad around the wor ‘ec he region has many gest tenga tong sense of commit long Uh sch Hotry—Todigentus,Esropean, and mulscaaral, Attala age ‘Glare sd tan Jo atu wh Has delvered great innoraon— Rah'as te Macarhor Youth Coamiament. Macardhur Region of Counce {Blacec, Dusweldorp Skis Ream, Macarthur Community Forum and NAPCAN foundation worked wi eidren, young people and Government ‘Pebnghou 2008 to ardeulate avon for Cd Panay Macarthur Rion 8 Ege which nopports and enables the wel-being of all hdres aod young oboe ensues ey gop re from harm tat achieving tis vison ag that they often dat “hws primarily about reionsip, how we imale, support and relate wih cach oer Our share chalenge ow sto bring cis vison nt being ABOUT NAPCAN FOUNDATION NAPCAN Foundation was funded in 1987 ax Australis First satnal TeAioaniy ongonton working to prevent abuxe and neglect of chien NAPCAW ses to ahlewe oh miston By parmering wih communities © Mischlaienaly ennenmems, te of arm to dren and young peopl [A Child Peny Community provides children and young. people with Qpportnites for opuinal grovth and development Socal. emotionally PEReray ae spiitall 1 eabodies Me free fom barmnfal or abuste Sirius mses aod service, Fue, parents and carers are supported Sea community and Tea acces lp when experiencing due. Children wad young people sre weed tespycted snd ace incded in De formu “The calenges faced by Maca are shared by ll Ansa. Ald # Wiscdin Ausala very hire mlnuter-more than 40000 per year—a0d ‘pee alin thie only the Bp of mach larger problem[NAPCAN betes thar abuse and neglect of clive it Austtalas moat serous socal problem, Lifesme ‘omoquences inde higher risk ‘of unemployment, ‘ent and phys ness erie and atc sae to same just a fox Economie coms were recy ‘alesse to be $5 lion per year, NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION WEEK In 1990 NAPCAN crested National Child Proton ‘Week, to inspite indidul and communes tothe responsi or the walling and proton of tien, 1 2005, National Procetion Wek aw ney 800 000 rope fartcipate in one of 2000 atte and event ‘act Ausra Media stories inervewe ant mags Tad combined creation of lion of people 59% of individuals surveyed in 2004 indicated the ‘nvahement in National Chl Protection Week hod 2 positive fleet on thein or someone ees ‘eltonship wi ren To 2005 it was decided to lunch National Child Prtation Wek a Sicachu, Economic costs were recently calculated to be $5.5 billion per year: WHY MACARTHUR? Macarthir’ popatao be forecast 1 grow By more han 800 O00 over the ues ton yeas, Grom of is scale wil og great opportunites and eemendous ‘lenges for Macarthur eommunier Despite the region's much-publicited vocal and ‘conomic challenges, NAPCAN sa st opportunity to imate a eiference through supporting ad. eating local communities to become more. cit friendly arthur track record of inoration encouraged INAPCAN thatthe replon could create todel or bbulding chdfiendly communes thet could Be repbested around Auer. NAPCAN tad worked with the Macarthur regon previous in providing edweaton mates or pent And comm series working wth eidien and amie. However this campaign presented igen ‘henge Success demanded set reltconstps to be developed with government, scien, Heal Duss and eommunksy members throughout the Region. And bulding meaning sport nd tat ith communis ike Macquarie elds seman ‘eptalof outsiders was area callenge VISION WORKSHOPS WITH CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE (Over 3 fe month period NAPCAN met with over thre hundred community memes government a Trusiness and community service These mectings cogendered a srtegy to bud the von of «Child ‘ren aco Popo. + Iaunch Navona Cid Protection Week in Mcardhura¢3ommusty een + Sent community leader to work wih NAPCAN In organising von workshops mth cde and young peoples + develop parneihips with Ay renal networks rome and communicate key event cies and Sevelopmen, * host a forum of decison ales from across the Region t showcase the outcomes from these Inia, Four community leaders were found to asst in ‘organising. the viion workshops whieh would be ‘ated by Tew Skuthorpe,» longterm NAPCAN. Parte: The workssope woud oie * sade from Ads igh Schoo, particule Student Leaderstp Coun + clden pardpuing in Uniting Care Borsies {unl Leming progaia 1 The Dru Campton, * Indigenous sadent from Eagerle High Shoo, Baimount Peimary School. Claymore Priary Shoal acho Pak Peary Scho stRenas thikren fom James Meehan High School James Mectan High Schl, Caran Pray Sea Case Primary School and Marque Hels High Scot “The workshops dis involved eighty children and young people aged between ten Bnd seen ls thinySduts, The sdulr were ven the Tle of facing and supporung the chitten in expeessing tei sions for Macarena ‘Whe each wodkchop mat nique, they broad Tocaed upon the sane ste ow would you tke your comsmuniy tobe ia 100 ean tne, for your grande? TEX SKUTHORPE ‘Tex s an Aboriginal man fom Goodoogs, in north weatzn NSW Tex peop are the Nooaghaburrs prope fom Noongalcounry As the ee fy a is aml iciTexsroleto record and tech Noooghaburrs Ew and religion, and he wes at commute with young. people thoagh ‘msdona sores and Whe Ieiiaton process. Juveservennen 200 55;