A new report based on research with dozens of young people involved in the criminal justice system has put forward a set of bold recommendations to radically change how public agencies in the West Midlands support children that have experienced trauma.
Punishing Abuse, written by Dr Alex Chard, visiting lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire, argues that many children in the youth justice system are being punished as a consequence of their earlier adverse childhood experiences of loss, abuse and adversity.
The findings are based on a study of 80 children from 11 local authorities in the West Midlands, many of whom had experienced mental health problems, violence and abuse, problems at school, poverty and health conditions (see graphics). Just one of the 80 children studied was found to have experienced no abuse or adversity.
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