Community Youth Response Diversion
About our service
The Community Youth Response Diversion (CYRD) team supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who are at risk of re-engaging or re-entering the Youth Justice system.
CYRD is an early-intervention program that provides Intensive Case Management (ICM) and places a strong focus on cultural identity, community connection and reducing offending behaviours.
The team delivers short to medium-term tailored support, ensuring that each young person has the opportunity to achieve their goals in a safe and culturally appropriate way.
How does our service work?
The CYRD team delivers a responsive, culturally safe and strengths-based service designed to reduce re-offending and help young people build positive futures.
This may include:
- One-on-one mentoring and intensive case management
- Re-engagement with education, training or employment pathways
- Safety planning and behaviour support
- Referrals to health, mental health, and alcohol and other drug (AOD) services
- Culturally appropriate supports to strengthen identity and connection.
We help young people (primarily aged 10-14 years) and their families to find solutions to overcome challenges, particularly those related to coming into contact with police or taking risky offending behaviours.
Our team works to get your entire family around the table when the Department of Youth Justice meets with a young person. We aim to create a support plan based on the young person and the family’s concerns by using an established framework called the Family Led Decision Making (FLDM) process.
How do I access the service?
This program is designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who are located in the Brisbane South Region and are aged 10–17 years, recently in contact with Youth Justice and/or disengaged from school or at risk of disengagement.
For all referrals you will need to contact your current support worker or email us.
Is there a cost?
No. This service is free.
