If the order is made by a magistrate, there is a right of appeal to the Supreme Court, constituted of a single judge [Youth Court Act 1993 (SA) s 22(2)(b)]. If the order is made by a Judge of the Youth Court, there is ...

The Court must not make an Youth Treatment Order unless satisfied that the child is assisted or represented in the proceedings by a family member or advocate [s 54E(1)]. Legal representation Children are entitled to be represented by a legal ...

A detention order is an order authorising the detention of a child for the purpose of ensuring compliance with an assessment order or a treatment order [s 54B(1)(c)]. A detention order must be for the shortest period the Court thinks ...

A treatment order requires a child to attend a nominated treatment service and for the service to provide a report to the applicant, the child (or a person representing a child) and the Court following its assessment [s 54B(1)(b)]. The Court ...

An assessment order requires a child to attend a nominated assessment service and for the service to provide a report to the applicant, the child (or a person representing a child) and the Court following its assessment [s 54B(1)(a)]. The Court ...

Youth Treatment Orders may be made by the Court of its own motion, if there are proceedings before it involving the relevant child [s 54C]. Alternatively, if there are proceedings before the Court: prosecuting a child for an offence, an application ...

Under Part 7A of the Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA), the Youth Court of South Australia may make orders for the assessment and treatment of children for drug dependency ("Youth Treatment Orders"). The paramount consideration in the administration, operation and enforcement of this legislation must always ...

Significant advances in the development of child abuse and neglect treatment and prevention strategies have been realized since the 1993 NRC report was issued. This work has been informed by the growing body of research on the causes and consequences ...

As the discussion in this chapter has made clear, several of the challenges faced in replicating promising programs and their outcomes lie in the process by which programs are designed and implemented. Equally important, however, is considering the programs' institutional, ...

Developing a pool of high-quality interventions is essential to address the problem of child abuse and neglect. Equally important is understanding how best to replicate, sustain, and integrate these programs into an effective system of care. Unfortunately, in child abuse ...