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<p>Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) are central to supporting children in the community
who are on the cusp of offending, as well as those who have already offended. Working
as multi-agency teams, with representatives from police, probation, education, health
and social services, and specialist workers, such as accommodation officers and substance
misuse workers, they are able to tailor their interventions and referrals based on
an assessment of a child's vulnerabilities, risk and needs. YOTs are increasingly
moving towards becoming a ‘trauma-informed’ service, and most have access to a Child
and Adolescent Mental Health Services practitioner who will assess children and provide
early intervention to young people coming into contact with the justice system.</p><p>In
secure settings, in collaboration with Health partners, the Youth Custody Service
is committed to the delivery of an individualised, trauma-informed model of care for
every child in custody across England and Wales. This approach ensures every child
has access to a needs-based programme of therapy, interventions, treatment, and education.
Interventions include a range of cognitive behavioural programmes, counselling psychology
services and Family Therapy to promote desistance from future offending.</p>
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