Halls Creek community leaders to hold a forum for service providers, Indigenous agencies and government departments to tackle youth offending.
Community leaders in a Kimberley town, frustrated by high rates of youth crime, have pushed for a comprehensive analysis of services in a bid for improvement.Youth crime, truancy and housing overcrowding remain entrenched issuesLate last week, representatives from Halls Creek District High School held a meeting with parents, community members and service providers to brainstorm strategies to address youth offending.
"We all agreed, it can't continue. It's not a quick-fix solution … it's very complex and we need to look at it from all angles," she said.She said one idea put forward was to hold a forum involving Aboriginal organisations, service providers and government departments so they could conduct a 'mapping-and-gapping analysis' of current programs that tackle youth crime and disadvantage.
There are many Indigenous-led programs in Halls Creek working with struggling parents and children, but a lack of long-term funding is a barrier to meaningful change.Residents are desperate to see attendance rates turn around at Halls Creek District High School. Ms Garstone stressed that intensive work with at-risk households was the key to making a difference in the face of entrenched intergenerational dysfunction.
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