The Commissioner for Children and Young People, Colin Pettit wants children and young people to sign up to be online Change Champions so their voices are heard on topics of interest to them.
Mr Pettit said more than 800 children and young people recently wrote to him about their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic, showing their strong desire to be heard and considered in decision-making.
“Children and young people from all walks of life wanted to share their thoughts on how the pandemic affected them to help provide insights to Government and other decision-makers about their needs,” Mr Pettit said.
“Young people are very articulate in expressing the thoughts and ideas they have about the state of the world around them and listening to them is vital to getting policy and action right.”
He wanted children and young people under the age of 18 to become Change Champions “telling me what they think needs to be improved in their community”.
“I encourage young people to sign up at my website and we will email you once a term to ask for your feedback on an issue of focus,” Mr Pettit said.
“Your views and those of other Change Champions will be used to inform my work with organisations supporting children and young people and will provide the voice of children to decision-makers at all levels to consider in planning for WA’s future.”
He said that given children and young people made up a quarter of the State’s population, it was critical to listen to what they had to say on matters that were important to them.
More information is available from the Commissioner’s Change Champion page which can be accessed at this PS News link.
