About the Australian National Child Health and Development Atlas (ANCHDA)
The ANCHDA Atlas will create a national interactive platform for visualising data on children and young people’s wellbeing and development. This includes data on physical health, mental health, education, participation, safety and more.
By showing data in creative ways such as through maps and graphic visuals, the Atlas will make it easier for everyone to look at the data and tell the stories of children and young people’s wellbeing in all parts of Australia.
The ANCHDA Atlas project is led by the University of Western Australia and delivered in collaboration with a range of partners including Children’s Health Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, University of NSW and the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Young People (ARACY). A National Oversight Group staffed with senior academic and government representatives provides strategic direction and guidance for the project.
About the ANCHDA Advisory Group
We recognise that children and young people are experts in their own lives. Your experiences and knowledge are unique to your situation and as a result, you can tell adults things that adults do not know and change our perspectives.
In order to gather input and feedback from children and young people about some of the project components we are looking for
- young people aged from 13 to 24 years,
- from all parts of Australia,
- from all cultural backgrounds,
- First Nations young people, and
- young people with a disability.
The Advisory Group will be asked to contribute views and opinions to the following project components:
- what data is being included – highlight potential gaps
- how is data presented
- platform design – how ‘young user friendly’ is it
- visualisation techniques
There will be around 10-15 young people on the Advisory Group.
The views of the members of the Advisory Group are valued by the project team. To recognise young people for their contributions, Advisory Group members will receive 2 x $50 Coles Myer vouchers at different intervals during the project cycle (one half-way through the project cycle and one at the end), and a Certificate of Participation at the end of the project in July 2023.
Who can apply
Young people aged between 13 to 24 years (as at May 2022), and living in Australia are invited to apply to the ANCHDA Advisory Group.
How to apply
Each young person interested must submit an Application Form (Jotform) and Consent by 5pm on Monday 30 May 2022.
The Consent form needs to be supported and signed by the young person’s parent/guardian if they are under the age of 18. If it is not possible to provide parent/guardian consent or if there are any other issues completing the application, please contact the project manager Marketa Reeves before the deadline to discuss (contact details are below).
We understand that not all young people will be comfortable completing all of the information in the Application Form, however providing this will help to ensure the Advisory Group represents a broad range of diverse young people. Young people who are not comfortable providing this information in writing can contact Marketa to discuss.
As the number of places in the Advisory Group is limited, all applications will be reviewed to determine the successful applicants. Successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified via email in early June 2022.
More information
For more information about submitting your application, contact the project manager Marketa:
• Marketa Reeves, email marketa.reeves@uwa.edu.au or phone 0424 197606