Partnership Health continues to advocate for the provision of a range of services to meet the needs of Canterbury's culturally diverse youth population, to get youth the care they need, and help them stay as healthy as possible.

Following the closure of the 198 Youth Health Clinic, we facilitated work with health and social service agencies and providers looking at the needs of youth, especially those who face many challenges. Recommendations were presented to the Canterbury District Health Board on better navigation of the system for young people and providers, mental-health services for youth with complex needs, and assisting GP teams to work with all youth.

Partnership Health works with Pegasus Health and the justice system to deliver school health services at Christchurch's two youth-justice facilities, and also collaborates with Nurse Maude to provide these services in two low-decile high schools and a range of alternative education providers throughout Canterbury. Four Partnership Health Community Workers are active in Linwood College, Aranui High School and Hillmorton High School.

General practice teams are funded to deliver youth sexual-health services, nd is well utilised. We are pleased with our rate of immunisations for HPV(cervical cancer) in youth aged 17-18, but remain concerned about the uptake and acceptability of this vaccine for 12-year old girls.

Partnership Health Canterbury has also provided funding support to Right Service Right Time (RSRT) service for health practitioners to access additional comprehensive social support for youth and their whanau from non-government organisations in Christchurch. Over 30% of referrals into RSRT during 2010/2011came from the health sector.