By providing the required support and interventions to young people, CYYBSS aims to increase the confidence of a court or police that a young person will comply with the conditions of their bail.
CYYBSS aims to provide a holistic response to addressing the risk factors that have contributed to a young person’s involvement in the youth justice system.
The objectives of the service are:
- Increase the number of young people receiving bail instead of being remanded in custody
- Assist in the timely resolution of Court matters
- Increase the number of young people completing bail
- Reduce the risk factors that lead to non-compliance with bail
- Increase the confidence of bail decision makers (police and magistrates) so remand is not used to limit reoffending or as a protective placement option
CYYBS is for young people who:
- Have involvement in the youth justice system
- Aged 10 – 17 years
- Have committed or are alleged to have committed an offence
- Are living in or on release from detention
- Are living in the Cairns or Yarrabah catchment area
- Are remanded in custody, or at risk of being remanded in custody
- May experience lack of positive support from their community and require support to prepare for release
- Exiting detention and may be at risk of reoffending
- Appearing in court on offences and are at risk of being remanded in custody
- Have been granted bail and require support to meet the conditions of bail, without support may be at risk of entering detention
- Are early in their offending career or are a sibling of known offenders and are exhibiting offending behaviour
CYYBSS provides:
- Assertive outreach which meets the holistic needs of young people
- Face-to-face and phone support as required
- Shared case planning and case management
- Practical individual support
- Help to access housing and other support
- Intensive support using a trauma-informed approach to young people and families, including outreach support and engagement
- Work with young people’s families, significant others and key stakeholders in appropriate cultural contexts
