- Crisafulli Government is delivering its new Staying on Track youth offender rehabilitation program across South East Queensland to restore safety where you live.
- The 12-month post-detention rehabilitation program is a new initiative aimed at driving down youth reoffending.
- The Crisafulli Government is delivering a fresh start for Queensland with a $225 million investment in intensive rehabilitation to restore safety where you live.
The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer with its new post-detention intensive rehabilitation program for youth offenders in South East Queensland.
It's just one of the ways the Crisafulli Government is restoring safety where you live, with the Staying on Track program offering up to 12 months of rehabilitation for youths exiting detention, including at least six months' intensive support to reintegrate them into the community and stop them falling back into the cycle of crime.
Gallang Place Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation, Kurbingui Youth and Family Development Limited, Anglicare Southern Queensland, and Life Without Barriers were selected to deliver the program across South East Queensland following an extensive tender process.
Youth offenders are partnered with a mentor and receive tailored, high-intensity support to transition back into the community and reduce the risk of re-offending.
The program uses a network of mentors, family support, and community engagement to help youth strengthen life skills, build positive relationships, and reduce reoffending, laying the foundation for long term change.
The former Labor Government's weak laws and fewer police created a Youth Crime Crisis, with 94% of youth offenders leaving detention reoffending within a year.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering a fresh start to restore safety where you live with stronger laws, more police, early intervention and rehabilitation.
Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support Laura Gerber said the Crisafulli Government's Staying on Track program was a critical step in breaking the cycle of repeat youth offending in Queensland.
"Staying on Track is designed to give youth leaving detention the support they need to make a fresh start and prevent them from falling back into a cycle of crime," Minister Gerber said.
"Under Labor, rehabilitation was neglected, and youth offenders were often only given 72 hours of support.
"Staying on Track will provide 12-months of tailored support to help youth offenders re-enter education, find employment, and build positive connections in their communities.
"Staying on Track is about preventing re-offending, reducing the number of victims of crime, and making Queensland a safer place."
