History of AYDC: Providing Care for Youth at Risk

1. AYDC: STUDENT PRESENTATION

2. History of AYDC • Until the establishment of the Boys' Training School in 1869, children as young as eight or nine commonly went to gaol. • The Training School housed approximately fifty inmates who were committed to the institution by court order, although a gaol sentence was not precluded. • The Training School began at the old Female Factory, Cascades, in 1869, then moved to New Town (old orphanage site).

3. HISTORY OF AYDC (Cont) • In 1922, the Training School moved to Deloraine and was renamed Ashley Boys' Home to improve farm training and remove the 'decadent city taint'. • From that time the centre has provided 24-hour care for young people. • It housed both young offenders sentenced by the courts and “wards of the State”.

4. HISTORY OF AYDC (Cont) • Girls were first admitted in 1989 with the closure of Wybra Hall. • Ashley is now a detention centre under the Youth Justice Act 1997 (proclaimed in Feb 2000) and is also gazetted as a prison under the Corrective Services Act 1997.

5. AYDC’s Role • AYDC is a secure facility for Young People remanded or detained by the courts. • Male and Female. • Aged 10 to 18 but may be older. • Includes young or at risk prisoners. (MOU)

6. General statistics? • Budget 2007/8 8.3 Million • Salaries/Wages 6.8 million • Operating Costs 1.5 Million • Staff Numbers 107 • Full Time Equivalent 92.5 • Operational Staff 65% • Admin/Prof/Support 35%

7. General StatisticsFY 07/08 Average daily number of Residents was 27.88 (07/08) Average daily number identifying as Aboriginal 8.3 or 27% Average daily number of females is 3.2 or 12% . Average daily number on Remand 19.2 or 62%. Average daily number on Detention Orders 11.4 or 38%. Average age is 16.7 years. Average length of stay 57.1 Days.

8. UNDERSTANDING OUR CLIENT GROUP • Dysfunctional family background • Lower socio economic circumstances • Parental rejection and faulty discipline • Anti social parental models • Domestic violence • Mental health issues • High incidence of parental death • Victims of trauma and abuse • Undesirable peer relationships • Involvement with the welfare system • Aboriginality

9. Aboriginal 27% Eyesight 20% Hearing 13% Father Alive 83% Mother Alive 94% Parents together 27% Family been in trouble 61% Report D&A not a prob 66% Family D&A Problems 47% D&A use while offend 75% IV Drug use 23% No regular org sport 82% No Regular org rec 88% Suicide ideation 20% Attempted suicide 31% Suspend/expel school 92% Still at school 21% Concentration probs 55% Impulsive 85% Restless 59% Boredom 82% Diagnosed ADHD 45% Secure Care Psychosocial Screening (SECAPS)Data. N=108

10. Drug and Alcohol Family issues Education Anger Acceptance Grief Mental Health General Health Social skills Life skills Nicotine Suicide/self harm Self esteem Sexual Health Accommodation Instrumental violence CLIENT ISSUES

11. Team Sport Sexuality Art Programs Personal Development Living Skills Social Skills Cooking Unit Challenge Case Plan Review Centre Maintenance Choices program Horticulture Reflection Psychologist (Forensic & Clinical) Relaxation Therapy WhiteLion Mentors Intensive Support Program Brick Laying Paving Construction Music Breaking The Habit (D&A) D&A Group Work Education Pathways (reintegration) Technology Save A Mate Cultural Awareness PROGRAMS

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