A scathing report has found that a scheme in South Australia forcing detained children to receive drug treatment is 'unconscionable' and disregards their human rights. The report highlights that the scheme offends international human rights guarantees and leaves vulnerable young people feeling alone and traumatised.
A South Australia n scheme set up to force detained children to receive drug treatment is "unconscionable" and indifferent to the human rights of vulnerable young people , a scathing report has found.A report says the Youth Treatment Orders scheme "offends international human rights guarantees"The Youth Court is yet to impose a detention order requiring mandatory treatment
Laws to establish the scheme passed the South Australian parliament with cross-party support in 2019, but they did not come into effect until November 2021.The former Liberal government initially intended for the program to support any drug-dependent child who refused to seek voluntary treatment.
Ms Reid wrote that the youth justice centre was not designed to provide "safe and effective, trauma-informed care in a properly therapeutic environment". "It also raises concerns that the consideration of YTO proceedings potentially will influence the duration for which a young person may be detained in the Centre on remand."
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