Provision of Youth Bail Support Services to Department for Education, Children and Young People (DECYP 2344)

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Department for Education, Children and Young People awarded a contract to Life Without Barriers for the Youth Bail Support Model (DECYP 2344) to provide support to children, young people and their families on bail in Tasmania.

Services included attendance to and at court; assessment of the underlying drivers of offending and the wellbeing needs of the child or young person to inform appropriate responses; listening to the voices of children, young people and their families to build confidence and skills to meet needs and reduce offending behaviour; referral to service providers to address identified needs; and working collaboratively with services across the Youth Justice continuum.

The outcomes of the contract were to divert children and young people away from further involvement with the Youth Justice System and to address underlying drivers of offending by working with children, young people and families to meet wellbeing needs.