Approximately 85% of incarcerated youth return to detention within 12 months, highlighting the need for more effective rehabilitation strategies and systemic reform. Actively involving young people in decision making processes fosters ownership over their outcomes and is proven to improve wellbeing, reduce reoffending and increase community connections.

The 3rd National Youth Justice Forum amplifies youth-led solutions, placing young people at the centre of their futures. Focusing on community driven and culturally integrated approaches to justice, this event platforms successful programs across critical areas such as early intervention and prevention, restorative justice, diversionary pathways and legal responses. This forum provides strategies to build organisational capacity by enhancing collaboration and partnerships across the sector to drive lasting impact. The 3rd National Youth Justice Forum works towards building a responsive and rehabilitative system co-designed with young people, communities and Indigenous leaders to break the cycle of incarceration.