Blue Light is a crime prevention initiative that began in 1982 to provide young people with safe and well-supervised activities.

The Blue Light programs give young people:

• the opportunity to interact with police at a social level, effectively breaking down barriers and forming positive relationships
• the chance to learn life skills, including making decisions and the possible consequences of those decisions.

Blue Light activities include:

Discos

Check out www.bluelightsa.com for information about where and when your nearest disco will be.

Camps

Blue Light camps provide a broad range of activities, including:

• recreational and behaviour modification activities
• youth leadership skills
• specific activities for primary and secondary school students with strategies centred on making good choices and good citizenship
• activities to increase self-esteem, particularly for young people with disabilities, young migrants, young indigenous people and victims of crime

Sporting activities

Such as:

• sailing program
• basketball program
• skate competition

Living skills program

The Living Skills program focuses on young people aged between 12 and 14 years, to increase their self-esteem, social skills and understanding of the role of police. Its activities are geared to specific environments including, but not limited to:

• City Safe Walk
• Drop-in centre at Leigh Creek
• Police Link program at the Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital
• Big Night Out.

Benefits of Joining

Lots of organisations offer discounts to members of Blue Light. These are listed on the discounters page at www.bluelightsa.com.

Members can also enter online competitions based around crime prevention themes.

More information

Visit the Blue Light web site www.bluelightsa.com

or call the Blue Light State Coordinator on (08) 7322 4041.