Healthy Centre Review of Bimberi 2024 tabled in the Legislative Assembly today

ACT OICS 2024 Healthy Centre Review of Bimberi Youth justice Centre was tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly today.

The Review found there are solid foundations in place at Bimberi, including many staff across multiple directorates (and from outside government) committed to providing the most therapeutic environment possible for young people within a detention setting.

However, these positive developments are hampered by the present operating environment that emphasises physical and procedural security. The Centre’s approach to risk assessment is resulting in physical security outweighing and/or detracting from the emotional and social wellbeing of detained young people. This also undermines attempts at consistently implementing more therapeutic approaches across all aspects of treatment and care of young people.

The Review makes 15 recommendations.

Read the full report here