The Communities That Care Warrnambool survey found the most prevalent risk factor influencing outcomes for young people is low commitment to school.
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CTC Warrnambool co-ordinator Cameron Price said research had found factors such as not liking school, spending little time on homework and perceiving coursework as irrelevant are predictive of drug use, violence, delinquency and school drop-out.
“One in three grade six students have a low commitment to school and by year 8 the number approximately doubles with a massive jump to 71 per cent, compared to a national year 8 average of 60 per cent,” he said.
Look out for the full story in Saturday’s edition of The Standard.
The Communities That Care (CTC) youth survey has highlighted a number of issues facing adolescents across the south-west. Each Saturday RACHAEL HOULIHAN will explore these problems and the people trying to find solutions.
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