Young people's participation - "Meeting together-deciding together"

A practical resource to help adults involve children and young people in meetings where decisions about their lives are made.

“Everybody should have a say in what they do in their life.” (John, 12 years)

Adults often have formal meetings to make decisions about what will happen in the life of a child or young person. It could be a meeting about a child or young person’s legal, health or housing needs or a regular case-planning meeting for a young person in care.

Whatever the circumstances, it is important that the child or young person has the opportunity and support to have their say about what they would like to happen.

Meeting together – deciding together has lots of practical ideas and exercises to make it easier for adults to help children and young people ‘have a say’ in meetings. It looks at how to prepare for a meeting, how to support the young person’s participation during the meeting, and how to follow-up after the meeting.

Children and young people helped to write the resource, contributing their great ideas and practical suggestions.

TAKING PARTicipation seriously kit.

Meeting together – deciding together is the third part of the NSW Commission for Children and Young People’s TAKING PARTicipation seriously kit.

The kit also includes:

• Sharing the Stage helps organisations involve young people in decision-making.
• Conference and Events has lots of ideas for helping kids play a meaningful role before, during and after events so everyone benefits from their participation.
• All aBoard! covers all the things you need to know to get young people involved on your board or committee
• Checking the Scoreboard helps you get feedback from both staff and children and young people 

The TAKING PARTicipation seriously kit can be downloaded free from the NSW Commission for Children and Young People website (opens in a new browser window)

or purchased in hard-copy by contacting the Commission on:
Phone:02 9286 7276
Email: kids@kids.nsw.gov.au.

"Meeting together-deciding together"

For further information

Contact	:	Anna Sale, NSW Commission for Children and Young People
Address	:	2/407 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills, NSW, 2010
Phone	:	02 9286 7238
Email	:	anna.sale@kids.nsw.gov.au

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http://www.kids.nsw.gov.au