Improving Outcomes for Young People in Counties Manukau

This Plan of Action (the Plan) outlines the work programme for the financial year 2006/2007 and the rationale developed by the Auckland Youth Support Network (AYSN). The Network is a collaboration of the Ministry of Social Development, the New Zealand Police, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Youth Development.

This Plan provides systematic, integrated, intense, targeted commitment to the children, young people, families and communities of Counties Manukau and Otahuhu. Evidence shows that if government works in partnership with non-government agencies, communities, and local government, much better results will be achieved.

The work undertaken to develop this Plan has provided important lessons for future work, both in Counties Manukau and across other areas. Already, several of the initiatives in here are well under way and others have been completed.