1. Wellington Youth Service

2. Based in Central
Wellington

3. Free & confidential
• Primary healthcare
• Sexual Health
• Social Worker
• Youth Worker
• Peer support
• Counselling
• Hang out space
• Pool table
• Foosball
• Internet
• Projects
• Activities

12. • Based on principles of youth participation, youth
development and community development
• Provision of easily accessible primary health
and social services
• Development and provision of innovative,
flexible, experimental programmes to address
the needs of specific groups

21. • Around 2500 young people registered with
the service
• Ethnicity breakdown: 20% Maori, 10% Pacific
Island, 15% Other, 55% NZ Euro
• High percentage of young people from
refugee backgrounds
• Significant group of “at risk” young people
who are not accessing any other services

22. Ethnicities of registered patients at November 07
African
Other Asian
2%
5% 4%
European
Pacific
5%
9%
Maori
19%
NZ Euro
56%

23. Age range of patients at Evolve Nov 07
350
300
250
Number of patients
200
150
100
50
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Age in years