27 July 2022

Young Justice Advisors: Learning from young adults, June 2022

Care system, Health, Lived experience, Race and ethnicity, Resettlement

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Collaborating with young adult men and women, both in prison and community settings, this Young Justice Advisors report  explores young adults’ experiences in the criminal justice and care system. It focuses on: Race, Mental Health, Life after Prison, and the Care System and engaged with 333 young adults. The overriding themes of the report are policy and practice solutions.

Publisher: Young Justice Advisors

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