{"id":55761,"date":"2021-01-29T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T08:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=55761"},"modified":"2021-01-29T00:03:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T08:03:59","slug":"children-in-darwin-are-more-worried-about-their-safety-than-their-grades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/children-in-darwin-are-more-worried-about-their-safety-than-their-grades\/","title":{"rendered":"Children in Darwin are more worried about their safety than their grades"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At a time when the world has been in chaos, it\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

In July to August 2020 we used anonymous surveys with 176 young people aged between five and 15 from several schools in Darwin, Northern Territory. These data were collected at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, so it is likely concerns were heightened generally.<\/p>\n

Here is what kids want you to know<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In the NT, addressing community perceptions of safety and concerns about crime levels has\u00a0long been a priority<\/a>. We asked students what they were worried about in their day-to-day lives with some specific questions on their sense of safety in the community.<\/p>\n

This was an open question in which students could freely respond with three worries of importance to them.<\/p>\n

We put children into two groups: 30 children aged ten and under, and 146 children aged 11 and over. Around 30% who responded were male across both age groups. Overall, the major themes that emerged about their worries were:<\/p>\n