The organiser of the Nation’s largest annual survey of young people says the results highlight a need for more culturally relevant services to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth.
Responding to the survey, 1 in 5 young Aboriginal people said that they did not feel safe in their neighbourhood, and there was great concern about drugs alcohol and gambling.
Dr Bronwen Dalton, Head of Research at Mission Australia says 1 in 5 Aboriginal respondents said that they would have no-one to turn to that was not living with them in times of a crisis.
Dr Dalton told CAAMA Radio that 7 out of 10 young Aboriginal people rated the ability of their family to get along was either good or excellent.









