With the support of our staff at Craig Davis College, Will has left his violent past behind.
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Child Protection
“Young people need to feel safety and trust to disclose”
How can we talk to young people about domestic, family and sexual violence? Youth Off The Streets’ Kylie Sharp takes us through the approach of our training program, Safe Conversations.
“I couldn’t tell them what was going on”
Yousef’s story illustrates why young people from diverse cultural backgrounds are overrepresented in the youth justice system.
“Not everyone who does something wrong needs to go to jail”
Yousef was only 14 when he was forced into youth detention. Now, he is struggling to rebuild his life on the outside.
“When you don’t have an adult figure in your life, who can support you?”
Growing up in a tumultuous household, Zara’s path was far from easy. Read their journey from a difficult childhood to finding support and hope through Youth Off The Streets.
Early intervention not youth detention
Evidence shows that putting children and young people behind bars does far more harm than good. We need to address the root causes of youth offending rather than rely on punitive responses.