‘We shouldn’t lock up young offenders with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Here are the alternatives’ – The Conversation
In Australia, it is estimated that one in three children and adolescents in juvenile detention have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
Writing in The Conversation, Professor Elizabeth Elliott, FASD Hub Chair, and Dr Fiona Robards, Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine & Health at the University of Sydney, explore the alternatives to incarcerating children with FASD in Australia.
Arguing that prison is not the solution to youth crime, Professor Elliott and Dr Robards highlight the challenges that people with FASD face, and the harms that incarceration can cause.
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