Youth custody is no place for mentally ill children and young people.

Leigh Haysom John Kasinathan Yolisha Singh

Published in: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2023)

Youth custody is an inappropriate setting for children and young people with mental disorders, and can be further traumatising. Economic and health benefits for mental health diversion away from youth custody are manifest.

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middle aged
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