The Young Futures programme aims to roll out hubs offering a wide range of extra support, including help with mental health, to children at risk or already involved in crime.
But a joint report by Longfield’s thinktank Centre for Young Lives and academic research group Child of the North, says ministers need to ensure hubs are targeting highest risk groups of young people.
Priority should be given to children in care and those with a special education need or disability (SEND), the experts say.
While just less than one in 16 children in care are involved in the criminal justice system, those with experience of care account for half of children in custody, their report has found.
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