A new report, Just Health: An Enquiry into the Emotional Health and Wellbeing of Young People in the Youth Justice System, was recently published by Peer Power.
The report makes a number of recommendations to improve the emotional support and wellbeing that young people receive in the youth justice system.
Responding to the report, Lord McNally, chair of the Youth Justice Board, acknowledged that access to mental healthcare and emotional wellbeing services is poor for children in the youth justice system. He said how the report demonstrates why it is important to seek the views of those whose needs the youth justice system was established to meet: namely children who offend.
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