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Helping youth with the law
Date : 03 Sep 2009
With young people experiencing vulnerability around the legal system and authority figures, Youthlaw’s Tiffany Overall is excited about the new edition of youth education resource, What’s the Deal?
'We regularly give legal advice and represent young people at Youthlaw, so we know that a resource like this helps young people become empowered decision-makers in their day to day lives,' said Ms Overall, Youthlaw’s advocacy and human rights officer.
Developed by Victoria Legal Aid in partnership with community legal centre Youthlaw, this free and unique resource is designed for teachers and educators across Victoria to run fun and engaging legal education lessons for young people, especially 14 to 16 year olds.
Its fact sheets and activities cover such topics as authority, independence, discrimination and sex. The 2009 edition features a new section on Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights, including references to schoolyard bullying.
Victoria Legal Aid and Youthlaw have distributed a total of 14000 copies of What’s the Deal? to nearly 1000 organisations across the state since the first edition in 2005. The kit was initially created after consultation with regional and metropolitan high school teachers and students, and workers in community organisations.
What’s the Deal? complies with the Victorian Essential Learning Standards, meaning it can be taught in Year 9 and Year 10 classes. It can also be used by community agencies that run legal education programs.
The kit is one of many resources produced by Victoria Legal Aid to provide Victoria’s most disadvantaged with plain English legal information relevant to their experiences and legal needs. These publications can be ordered free of charge or downloaded from this website.
