Identifying and responding to young people with cognitive disability and neurodiversity in Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand youth justice systems
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2023
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McVilly, K.
McCarthy, M.
Day, A.
Birgden, A.
Malvaso, C.
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Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 2023; 30(6):789-811
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Keith McVilly, Molly McCarthy, Andrew Day, Astrid Birgden, and Catia Malvaso
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Many young people in the criminal justice systems of both Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand will have cognitive disabilities and neurodiversity, and substantial challenges arise in efforts to provide services that will adequately meet their needs. This is despite the introduction of funding models based on an assessment of individual needs (rather than block funding to organisations). In this narrative scoping review, we argue that justice agencies will need to partner with specialist disability support services if they are to meet the needs of those in both custodial and community settings. This requires knowledge of the nature and prevalence of disability in the youth justice population, awareness of available service responses and the development of skills to engage young people in services and programmes that will support rehabilitation and community inclusion.
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© 2022 The Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law