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1998-99 – the research phase of Keep Safe Stay Cool. 95 sessions were conducted with 2036 students. The information gleaned formed the basis for targeted training and initial school sessions were trialled in three schools.

1999-2000 Keep Safe Stay Cool focused on connecting to the community by working opportunistically to create links with schools and youth groups in the Outer Southern region of Adelaide. Individual sessions were offered and Peer Educators delivered 210 sessions involving 2 731 students and young people.

2001 - 2002 the Program has consolidated its approach by working intensively with specific schools across the region to deliver series of sessions to the same classes in line with research findings that whole of school commitment is more effective. Up to January 2002, 131 sessions have been delivered to 2137 students and young people. 

Keep Safe Stay Cool  -  3 Year Plan  -  2002-2005

GOAL 1:  To ensure Peer Educators have appropriate skills and

              knowledge

Objective
Strategies

Key Performance Indicator

1.1 Train 10 young people per year to be Peer Educators.

Annually recruit and provide training for at least 10 young people. 

Minimum of 10 young people trained per annum.

1.2 Establish a pool of young people available to lead education sessions.

Encourage and support continued involvement of young people.

A register of 20 young people available for education sessions has been established.

GOAL 2:  To provide best practice peer education sessions to young

               people

Objective
Strategies

Key Performance Indicator

2.1  Provide best practice peer education sessions addressing relationship issues in a range of high schools across the Noarlunga Health Services catchment area. 

Network, liaise and form partnerships with schools in the catchment area.

Provide best practice education session.

To assist with addressing relationship issues Keep Safe Stay Cool (KSSC) has been incorporated into the curriculum of three schools in the catchment area.

2.2 Provide best practice education sessions addressing relationship issues to youth groups across the Noarlunga Health Services catchment area.

Network, liaise and form partnerships with youth service managers in the catchment area.

Provide best practice education sessions to youth groups as requested.

Two youth groups have been provided with a series of KSSC sessions.

GOAL 3:  To produce a comprehensive training package for peer

               education

Objective
Strategies

Key Performance Indicator

3.1  Produce a comprehensive KSSC training package, which can be transferred to other locations. 

Trial, evaluate and document peer educator’s training in order to produce a quality training package.

Copies of completed KSSC training package available.

3.2 Promote KSSC training package.

Network and liaise with key stakeholders in order to promote the KSSC training package.

Training packages utilised by other organisations.

GOAL 4:  To work collaboratively across agencies

Objective
Strategies

Key Performance Indicator

4.1 Establish a reference group consisting of a multi-agency, multi-sector membership.

Utilise the skills and knowledge from within the reference group to act as consultants to KSSC re:

*  Prospective Peer Educators

*  Participating schools and
   youth groups.

KSSC has accessed interagency resources through the reference group.

GOAL 5:  To develop resources that inform the target group

Objective
Strategies

Key Performance Indicator

5.1  Written information about healthy relationships, domestic violence and human rights will be available to a broad range of young people. 

Create a package of resources for distribution schools.

3 000 information packages will be distributed through schools and youth groups.

5.2  National and international links will be maintained.

A web page will be created.

Web page operational.

Longitudinal Evaluation

Keep Safe Stay Cool is, at present, developing strategies to evaluate longitudinal change. Pre and post testing then re-visiting classes after a year, enlisting teacher’s help to review attitudinal changes and holding focus groups with students in control group situations are possibly strategies we shall employ.

The research undertaken in 1998 (see research and resources page) is being used as a baseline to establish longitudinal change.

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