• Children and young people
• Health, disability and wellbeing

Mental health needs of children in secure settings

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Funded by Amnesty International and carried out in partnership with other research organisations, this project mapped the mental health needs of young people in secure settings. 

Just Economics was responsible for reviewing the existing literature and comparing the costs of placements in secure settings with therapeutic alternatives.

Focus areas

  • Children and young people

  • Climate change and environment

  • Housing and homelessness

  • Health, disability and wellbeing

  • Older People

  • Education, employment and economic development

  • Poverty

  • International development

  • Gender