Family drug and alcohol courts (FDACs) are a problem-solving court approach which improve outcomes for children involved in care proceedings. They offer an alternative way of supporting parents to overcome the substance misuse, mental health and domestic abuse problems that have put their children at risk of serious harm.
Mapping youth diversion
Supporting the use of point-of-arrest youth diversion is a key activity for the Centre for Justice Innovation. We think this is the most complete survey of provision across England and Wales.
How we can help
The Centre for Justice Innovation provides hands-on assistance to practitioners who work in the justice system across the UK.
Valuing youth diversion
This toolkit is for any practitioner who is involved in, or considering creating, a point-of-arrest diversion scheme for young people in contact with the criminal justice system.
Learning from mapping innovation
How do you find out about something when you don’t know it’s there? How do you fill an information gap when you don’t know there is a gap in the information you have?