What is the Youth at Risk Initiative (YARI)?
The Youth at Risk Initiative combined eleven existing funded youth initiatives into a single initiative. This will improve services to vulnerable young people by specifying expected outcomes, prioritising services to the most vulnerable young people, and streamlining administrative processes.
The following initiatives have been consolidated to form the Youth at Risk Initiative:
- Early Intervention Young Parents Support
- Innovative Health Service for Homeless Youth
- Outside School Hours Care
- Personal Support and Skills Development
- Regional Crime Prevention
- Social and Economic Development Services
- Youth and Community Combined Action
- Youth at Risk Outreach Services
- Youth Crime Prevention
- Youth Suicide Prevention
- Youth Sector Development Services
YARI Statewide Support Services: Youth Affairs Network of Queensland, Local Government Association of Queensland and Impact; will have a key role in supporting the implementation and ongoing development of the Youth at Risk Initiative.
Interim Program Guidelines and Referral and Information Sharing Protocol
The Interim YARI Program Guidelines and the Interim YARI Referral and Information Sharing Protocol are now available to provide funded organisations with clear direction and information to deliver services under the initiative.
- Interim YARI Program Guidelines Interim YARI Program Guidelines
- Interim YARI Referral and Information Sharing Protocol Interim YARI Referral and Information Sharing Protocol
History and Development of the Youth at Risk Initiative
The Youth at Risk Initiative Sector Forum
On 12 October 2010, the Minister for Community Services and Housing and Minister for Women attended a forum with 29 service providers, peak and state-wide organisations to discuss the implementation of the Youth at Risk Initiative.
The Youth at Risk Initiative Discussion Paper
The Office for Youth developed the Youth at Risk Initiative Discussion Paper to facilitate consultation with regions and funded services. The discussion paper:
- articulated government priorities about services for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people
- described evidence-based interventions
- outlined practice principles to guide service delivery
- aimed to promote coordinated and integrated service delivery.
Consulation: Youth at Risk Initiative Discussion Paper
All funded youth services were posted and emailed the discussion paper for feedback.
Relevant departmental staff were emailed a link to the discussion paper and encouraged to provide comments.
Regional forums also took place across the state.
Consultation remained open until 28 February 2011.
A Consultation Report Summary was developed and is now available.
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