An ambassador for the Deadly Choices programme through the Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service says education will empower the next generation to close the gap.
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Brisbane’s Shea Spierings who has just returned from his involvement in the United Nations Millennium goals programme which sets out to eradicate poverty.
’I am a huge advocate for education.Empowering individuals for a greater social impact. There are compounding social factors we know. Smaller towns have drugs and a lack of opportunities, moving away from family. ‘’ he said.
Mr Spierings says Australians need to be put a greater emphasis on mentoring as he talked with children and teachers at St Marys and Wellington High schools.
He is also deeply concerned with the growing rate of young people taking their lives and wants community to listen and de-stigmatise the disenfranchised..
‘’We talking about inter generational change.There will be a massive change ‘’
