AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2022) Young people under youth justice supervision and their interaction with the child protection system 2020–21, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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This report presents information on young people under youth justice supervision during 2020–21 who had an interaction with the child protection system in the 5 years between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2021. More than half (53%) of young people under youth justice supervision during 2020–21 had an interaction with the child protection system in the 5-year period. Almost one-third (30%) were the subject of a substantiated notification for abuse or neglect.
53% of those under youth justice supervision in 2020–21 interacted with the child protection system in the last 5 years
28% of those under youth justice supervision in 2020–21 interacted with the child protection system in the same year
23% of those under youth justice supervision in 2020–21 had been on a care and protection order in the last 5 years
21% of those under youth justice supervision in 2020–21 had been in out-of-home care in the last 5 years
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