Members of the Pathways Project gathered at the University of Sydney on May 15

We acknowledged the importance of a personalised, localised response to young people that listens closely to their needs. We agreed to work together in the following ways:

• Build a partnership with purpose
• Recognise the importance of innovators and instigators with big ideas
• Do what needs to be done to make it work
• Turn failure into success
• Commit to engaging young people and families
• Bring together different perspectives
• Involve community members and organisations
• Build relationships of trust
• Reject one-size-fits-all
• Secure commitment and funding
• Build consensus among partners
• Support a two-way process
• Sustainably