3. Socioeconomic Impact & Policy Making
- Enhanced safeguarding of youth rights: Strengthen the protection of the rights of children and adolescents in contact with the police and justice systems, ensuring their language needs are addressed.
- Policy agenda influence: Bring the language challenges and needs of young people in youth justice to the forefront of policy discussions across Europe and beyond, encouraging systematic reforms.
- Improved youth justice services: Contribute to the enhancement of youth justice services and restorative justice initiatives, ultimately leading to reduced recidivism and lower public costs associated with repeat offenses.
- Curriculum development for professionals: Influence the curricula of speech and language therapy, as well as other practitioner training programs, to incorporate the findings and best practices from the Action.
Fostering transnational dialogue: Stimulate international discussions on improving youth justice systems by sharing best practices and promoting cross-border cooperation to ensure more equitable outcomes.
Tailored knowledge dissemination: Ensure that scientific findings are disseminated to youth justice practitioners in a way that is practical and meets their specific professional needs.
