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The 2021/22 Annual Report is the second statutory report under the Children’s Amendment Act 2018 legislation. A voluntary Annual Report for the 2019/20 year was published, which established baseline data for 21 of the Strategy’s 36 child and youth wellbeing indicators.

The Annual Report details progress towards achieving the outcomes, as measured against the Strategy's indicators. It includes specific information on outcomes for Māori and Pacific children and young people, and for other population groups where data is available. It also includes progress updates on key actions in the Strategy’s Programme of Action.

For the first time, this year’s Annual Report features the findings from the Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey, ‘What About Me?’, along with quotes from children and young people themselves, giving us a much richer insight into their lived experiences. Supplementary data sources have been used in some instances, to provide further insight into how children and young people are doing. (From the website). Record #8743