More than 1,000 Jersey children have had their say on what support they'd like to see for youngsters in the island.

These thoughts were taken from a consultation which ran between April and June 2024. 

More than 1,000 youngsters responded to a survey sharing their views, and 16 schools were visited where the Office for the Children's Commissioner of Jersey spoke with 300 more pupils.

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These thoughts have been used to influence Children's Commissioner Dr Carmel Corrigan's four year plan going forward. 

She tells us what issues young people were raising: 

"Lack of play and leisure facilities, particularly for the winter months, particularly indoor facilities. 

"They talked a lot about the cost of living in Jersey and about poverty.

"They talked a lot about school and their experience of education, about mental health and delays with being able to access mental health services."

Responses from the consultation, credit: the Office for the Children's Commissioner of Jersey

The 2024-2027 strategic states that 6 key areas will be prioritised to support children's rights.

These include: educational inequality, children experiencing poverty, play and leisure, mental health and wellbeing, children in care and those in the youth justice system.