Children in Darwin are more worried about their safety than their grades

Amy Graham and Georgina Nutton

By Amy Graham and Georgina Nutton
Community contribution / February 4, 2021

At a time when the world has been in chaos, it’s easy to forget young people might have completely different, yet significant and real, worries. We asked children about their sense of safety and what they worry about in their community.

In July to August 2020 we used anonymous surveys with 176 young people aged between five and 15 from several ...

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