This new multi-agency approach will work to reduce contact of young people in residential care with the criminal justice system.
Young people in residential care have experienced abuse and neglect and the impact of this trauma often means they are more likely than their peers to present with risk-taking behaviours such as self-harm, aggression, substance abuse and other activities that place them at high risk of contact with police and the youth justice system.
The Framework addresses the need for a collaborative and multi-agency approach to reduce the trajectory of young people in residential care into the criminal justice system through: