Keeping
Kids out of Detention.
Not exact matches
Trouble that once landed
kids in
detention is now punished with
out -
of - school suspension, expulsion, even arrest.
In 2015, Amnesty International in the «A brighter tomorrow: Keeping Indigenous
kids in the community and
out of detention in Australia» highlighted the issue
of young people with FASD coming in contact with the justice system and the additional preventative resources need to support people with FASD.
Research by the Telethon
Kids Institute in Western Australia has found that a shocking nine
out of ten young people in WA youth
detention are severely impaired in at least one area
of brain function.
Following the successful crowdfunding
of Croakey's #JustJustice campaign, it's timely to reflect on the release
of the Amnesty International Report A brighter tomorrow: keeping Indigenous
kids in the community and
out of detention in Australia.