Building a Better Future for Young Territorians

Building a Better Future for Young Territorians, the Northern Territory Government's Youth Policy Framework guides the delivery of programs and services to young people aged 12 to 25 years.

The framework contains key principles that have been developed to underpin policies, programs and service delivery for young people. These principles are:

Respect;
Diversity;
Access;
Empowerment;
Equity; and
Co-ordination.

The framework comprises five key directions to guide service delivery to young people and identifies priority actions against each direction. The directions are:

Improve young people's health and well being.
Improve access to education and employment for young people.
Provide more opportunities for young people to have fun and develop new skills.
Make sure that young people are able to participate in decisions that affect their lives.
Create communities where young people can feel safe and secure.

Thanks to the many young Territorians, youth and community organisations and Northern Territory Government agencies that contributed to the development of the framework.

Building a Better Future for Young Territorians - Progress Reports

The Progress Report outlines progress to date against each of the key directions in the youth policy framework as well as any new initiatives which have been developed in response to emerging needs and evidence based best practice.

The Fourth Progress Report (2006-07) was released by Government in October 2007.

The Third Progress Report (2005-06) was released by Government in November 2006.

The Second Progress Report (2004-05) was released by the Minister for Young Territorians, Marion Scrymgour MLA, on 19 October 2005. If you would like a hard copy of the report or would like to find out more, please contact us.

The First Progress Report (2003-04), which was released by Government in January 2004 is also still available.