Youth justice system staff ‘crisis’ reaches tipping point

Staff shortages in Victoria’s youth justice system have reached crisis point, with assaults and attacks on workers seeing them leave the sector.

It’s led to calls for increased training and pay for those who work in the system.

Julie McKeown, Community and Public Sector Union Victoria Industrial Team Leader, told Tom Elliott the issue had been around a while but was getting worse.

“We’ve got a chronic problem in the youth justice system trying to retain staff,” she said.

Press PLAY below to hear her explain the situation

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