Client-Related Outcomes

Client-related outcomes refer to the actions that were either directly or indirectly related to service responses for young people as a result of their involvement in the screening project. These outcomes are further defined in Appendix H.

• A summary report was completed for all 36 participants, which was shared with Youth Justice Case Coordinators/Case Managers, and other stakeholders when indicated, and uploaded into the Connected Client Case Management System (C3MS).
• Detailed or brief follow-up contact from the YJAIS team occurred with Case Coordinators/Case Managers for 47% of young people (n= 29 brief follow-up, n = 17 detailed), and follow-up contact occurred directly with 33% of young people (n = 12).
• Follow up contact with the young person was influenced by their availability and/or release from custody, or cessation of their Youth Justice mandate.

The direct outcomes for young people and their care, as a result of participating in the screening project (Table 7) is summarised below:

• New areas of disability-related need (that is, that were previously unknown and unmet) were identified for 53% (n = 19) of young people.
• Confirmation of previously identified needs occurred for 53% (n = 19) of young people, which may indicate a persistent and possibly previously under-addressed need. Some young people had previously identified needs confirmed in addition to the identification of new needs. As a result of the screening assessments, increased awareness and response to previously identified (and potentially unmet) and new needs occurred.
• Intervention from the YJAIS team (to address newly identified or confirmed disability-related needs) was recommended for 50% (n = 18) of young people, and intervention may or may not have occurred due to reasons such as release from custody, end of mandate, or staff capacity during the screening project period.
• Further comprehensive assessment for one or more areas of functioning (for example, cognitive, language processing, memory) was recommended for 44% (n = 16) of young people, with two of these young people completing a comprehensive assessment via the YJAIS team. This resulted in a formal diagnosis of Intellectual Disability, and subsequent access to NDIS, for one of the young people, during the timeframe of the project.
• A recommendation for external referral to services other than NDIA (e.g. paediatrician, Department for Education, CAMHS) occurred for 39% (n = 14) of young people
• The initiation of an NDIS Access Request was recommended for 22% (n = 8) of young people and occurred for one of the eight.

Table 7: Direct client-related outcomes