2015 Young People in Custody Health Survey factsheet: key findings for young females

This factsheet presents key finding from the 2015 Young People in Custody Health Survey for young females in custody compared to young males in custody. Among the key findings, the survey found that 58% of young females had moved two or more times in the six months prior to custody, with males significantly less likely to have done so (22%). In addition, 50% of young females in custody had engaged in past self-harm (12% males) and 26% since they had been in custody (9% males).