Intellectually disabled teen kept in prison because he had nowhere else to go
While the establishment of the transition service has helped shed some light on the challenges they face, some data that could provide a clearer picture, such as the proportion of rangatahi who were in care who go on to tertiary education or how many end up in prison, is still missing. The aim of the service is to support youth who have been in care to smoothly transition into adulthood by providing them with mentoring and advice from specially-trained support workers, budgeting support and financial grants. In May 2020, Oranga Tamariki identified 1031 16- to 17-year-olds and 2218 18- to 2...
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