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our health in our hands child & youth introduction youth worker alternative care juvenile justice system < children juvenile justice system In 2005 the Commonwealth Attorney General's Department provided funding for the Social Justice Commissioner to undertake a research project examining the issues relating to Indigenous young people with a cognitive disability and/or mental health issue in Australian juvenile justice systems. The report provides the findings of a series of consultations and a national roundtable; highlights current policy and program approaches; provides a brief statistical overview and considers strategies and areas for future research. To view the report, click on the link below: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Indigenous young people with cognitive disabilities and Australian juvenile justice systems, HREOC, Sydney, 2005. Pangula Mannamurna has established a relationship with the Murray Bridge office of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement and has agreed to provide office space for ALRM at the one -stop-shop for when it comes to Mount Gambier. However, Pangula's focus is to assist in the identification of young people who are 'at risk' and keeping them out of the juvenile justice and criminal justice systems. Back to Top Page last updated on 27 December 2006. http://www.pangula.org.au/youth4.html