Violence and young people

On 28 February 2008, the Ministry of Youth Development hosted a seminar by Terry Fleming on 'Violence and Young People'.

This seminar provided an overview of findings from the Youth2000 Adolescent Health Survey related to young peoples experience of violence and associated difficulties. Please see link.

Terry (Theresa) Fleming is a youth health specialist social worker with a background in service development and delivery with young people in South Auckland.

She is a youth social worker at Whirinaki - Counties Manukau Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and teaches Youth Health at the University of Auckland. Please see link.
 
Terry is member of the University of Auckland Adolescent Health Research Group (Youth2000 and Youth2007 New Zealand adolescent health surveys) and has recently published a report on Young People in New Zealand and Violence (www.youth2000.ac.nz).

More Information
Terry Fleming's presentation is available to download under the "Related documents" heading below.

For additional information, email us at mydinfo@myd.govt.nz


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