Done By Law

Beth is joined by Youthlaw Lawyer & Legal Pod Program Coordinator, Scarlett Trewavis, to discuss Youthlaw’s innovative Legal Pod Program, the only legal program in the state working with out of home care leavers to resolve legal issues that come up during their transition out of state care at 18 years old. We also chat about Youthlaw’s new Heads Up Project, which aims to resource the workers and agencies supporting care leavers to better identify, understand, and respond to their unmet legal needs.Youthlaw, Victoria’s specialist community legal centre for young people and a member of the Smart Justice for Young People coalition, prioritises services to young people in out of home care, and is trying to come up with creative ways to prevent their entry into the justice system.Smart Justice for Young People is a coalition of over 40 leading social services, health, legal, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and youth advocacy organisations, working together to create change for children and young people who