Delinquent youth who made ‘extraordinary’ progress gets early discharge from children’s home

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He was placed in a home after the police began investigating him over a criminal offence.

A sculpture outside the Family Justice Courts. A teen placed in a children's home in 2021 made such remarkable progress that MSF applied to the Youth Court for his early discharge from the home.

Meanwhile, his mother sought treatment for her mental health conditions. She is on long-term anti-psychotic medication for drug-induced psychosis and opioid dependence.The youth, who is now 19 years old, made such remarkable progress that the Ministry of Social and Family Development applied to the Youth Court for his early discharge from the home – nearly two years before he was due to be discharged, at the age of 21.

He added: “Ultimately, the newfound caregiving ability of the mother and maturity of the youth allayed the concerns that had necessitated his committal to the home.” Youth Court hearings are closed to the public, and information that may reveal the person’s identity cannot be published.

 

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