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What’s in your way?
Sometimes the challenges facing you can feel like they’re outside
your control. The sorts of things that can throw you off track and stop
you from achieving your potential include problems at school, personal
issues, or social, cultural and community challenges.
Do you have any of the following problems?
You might not read well or work well with numbers, or you might not have
done so well at school in the past. You might feel that you can’t go on
trying at school, or you might be getting bullied—and it’s worrying you.
Perhaps you might feel there is no one at school who understands or likes you.
Personal Issues: You may have medical conditions, a disability, or a problem with drugs. It may be that you don’t think much of yourself, suffer from depression, or can’t seem to get on with people very well. Or maybe you find it hard to do what a teacher says or behave the way other people think you should. Perhaps you might have problems at school, in training or in a job.
Social, cultural or community issues: Perhaps you’ve experienced homelessness, family violence or if you’ve spent time in foster homes or in correctional or other juvenile facilities. Or maybe you have to look after other people - for example, brothers, sisters, parents or other family members. It could be that money is a real problem in your life.
Often it’s not just one of these things that’s the problem, but a number of
them working together to make things tough.
Some young people face many of these problems, but are still able to
finish their schooling and move on because they are getting the support they
need from their school, family or other services.
But not everyone’s getting the help they need. A lot of young people are
still at risk of dropping out of school for different reasons. If you think
this could be you, Youth Pathways might be the right option for you.
