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For parents and young peopleYouth Justice reform

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Youth Justice reforms

In April 2019, the second stage of reforms were announced including investment of $332.5 million in the youth justice system.

Australian-first youth detention initiative in Queensland

In what's believed to be an Australian first, youth justice speech and language pathologists are providing direct services to at-risk young people from within Queensland youth detention centres.

Young people snag a great opportunity

In 2018, the Western Districts Transition 2 Success program organised a partnership with TAFE Skillstech and Citipointe Church, which saw at-risk and disengaged young people build a barbecue trailer to give back to their community.