National Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell’s 2017 Children’s Rights Report has reported young parents are at risk of poor health and have limited access to education.
While the report found teenage pregnancy has declined in recent years, Commissioner Mitchell’s eight-month report found 64 percent of young parents had stopped attending school and only 30 percent of the participant’s schools supported their attendance.
Commissioner Mitchell is calling on the Australian governments to ensure all teenage parents have access to education and health care to break the cycle of inter-generational disadvantages.