Category Archives: Updates

Youth Detention royal commission into NT has lessons for Victoria

November 17, 2017
The Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory (NTRC) found shocking and systemic failures occurred over many years and were known and ignored at the highest levels. It calls for the shutting down of Don Dale and a major overhaul and rethink of youth justice, child protection & detention.

Support Team Youthlaw for Run Melbourne!

April 28, 2017

Join Team Youthlaw and run, walk or roll for a great cause.

Race day is 30 July 2017 and we invite you, your family and friends to enter Run Melbourne and support Youthlaw.

Why get involved?

Whether you join the team or donate, you will have a lasting impact on Victoria’s most vulnerable young people.

Let’s help James take off for the Birdman fundraiser

March 8, 2017

This weekend one of our lawyers, James, is launching himself and his home-built-flying-machine off of a four metre platform into the Yarra River.

We’d love for you to get behind James and Youthlaw and donate to back his superhuman efforts and support us!

Juvenile justice to Corrections Victoria paves the way to more youth crime not less

February 6, 2017

Today the Victorian gov’t announced moving youth justice including youth detention facilities under the control of Corrections Victoria. This is before their own review is complete and before others are handed down. This move if unchecked will quickly pave the way for dismantling a differentiated response to juvenile offending.