“…Approaches to practice should be rights-based and seek to ensure the active participation of justice-involved children. It is necessary for practitioners to be explicit that children’s participatory rights will be respected and promoted throughout their contact with the Youth Justice System (Brown, 2020; Creaney and Case, 2021). Indeed, involving children in discussions regarding their needs and access to bespoke forms of support, and taking account of their perspectives, is a central tenet of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (Arthur et al , 2019; CYCJ, 2022, p. 3; Lundy, 2007; UNICEF, 1989; Weaver et al , 2019).…”