Advocacy, organised.
25 campaigns across 14 issue areas. Filter by status or topic. Each entry is a playbook other organisers can borrow from.
- Victoria, Australia· 2026active
Tackle the drivers of crime to create safer communities
To promote a more effective approach to creating safer communities by addressing the drivers of crime, rather than expanding youth detention facilities like Malmsbury.
Led by Commission for Children and Young People Victoria
youth-justicechild-rightscrime-prevention - Australian Capital Territory, Australia· 2025active
ACT Raises Age to 14 - July 2025
ACT implements age 14 criminal responsibility in July 2025, becoming first Australian jurisdiction to meet international standards.
best-practicelegislative-reformraise-the-age - Northern Territory, Australia· 2024active
Northern Territory Age Regression - Return to Age 10
Northern Territory CLP Government walked back 2023 reforms, lowering criminal responsibility back to 10. First Australian jurisdiction to reverse raise the age progress.
first-nations-youthlegislative-regressionraise-the-age - Victoria, Australia· 2024active
Victoria Youth Justice Act 2024 - Age 12 by 2025
Victoria first standalone Youth Justice Act raises age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12. Implementation by October 2025.
legislative-reformraise-the-ageyouth-justice-act - Louisiana, USA· 2024active
Louisiana Raise the Age Repeal Response
Coalition response to Louisiana repealing Raise the Age legislation.
legislative-advocacyraise-the-age - Queensland, Australia· 2023active
Free the Kids QLD
["End watch house detention of children","Raise age of criminal responsibility to 14","Repeal breach of bail laws"]
Led by ["Sisters Inside","Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak","Youth Advocacy Centre"]
indigenous-rightsqldyouth-justice - South Australia, Australia· 2022active
SA Raise the Age Coalition
["Raise age from 10 to 14 in SA","Close Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre","Invest in Aboriginal-led alternatives"]
Led by ["Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement","Create Foundation","Law Society of South Australia"]
kurlana-taparaise-the-agesa - Western Australia, Australia· 2022active
WA Children in Adult Prisons Campaign
End practice of housing children at Unit 18 Casuarina adult prison
Led by Aboriginal Legal Service WA, Human Rights Watch
adult-prisonschildrenwestern-australia - Australia (National)· 2021active
End Strip Searching of Children
["Ban routine strip searching of children in all jurisdictions","Implement body scanner technology","Independent monitoring of all strip searches"]
Led by ["National Children's Commissioner","Human Rights Law Centre","CREATE Foundation"]
detention-conditionshuman-rightsstrip-searching - Tasmania, Australia· 2021active
Close Ashley Youth Detention Centre
Close Ashley Youth Detention Centre following revelations of decades of child sexual abuse. Transition to community-based therapeutic model.
Led by Commission of Inquiry survivors, Tasmanian Aboriginal community, legal services
child-abusefacility-closureyouth-justice - Victoria, Australia· 2021active
Raise the Age Victoria
["Raise minimum age from 10 to 14 in Victoria","Invest in early intervention","Close youth prisons in favour of therapeutic models"]
Led by ["Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service","Jesuit Social Services","Smart Justice for Young People"]
raise-the-agevictoria - Australia (National)· 2020active
Free the Kids - End Child Imprisonment
End imprisonment of children under 14. Immediate moratorium on solitary confinement of children.
Led by Free the Kids Coalition, Aboriginal Legal Services, medical professionals
age-of-responsibilityhuman-rightsyouth-justice - Canada· 2020active
End Immigration Detention / #WelcomeToCanada
End use of provincial jails for immigration detention; broader detention reform
Led by Amnesty International Canada & Human Rights Watch with allies
asylumdetention-conditionsjail-userefugee - Australia (National)· 2020active
Bail Reform for Children Campaign
End remand as default for children; presumption of bail for all under-18s
Led by National Children's and Youth Law Centre, NATSILS
bailremandyouth-justice - Western Australia, Australia· 2020active
Raise the Age WA
Raise minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 in WA
Led by Aboriginal Legal Service WA, CREATE Foundation
raise-the-agewestern-australia - Australia - QLD· 2019active
Youth Justice Coalition QLD - Voices for Change
Counter punitive QLD youth justice rhetoric. Advocate for therapeutic alternatives, raise the age, end watch house detention of children.
Led by Youth Advocacy Centre, Sisters Inside, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service QLD
advocacyalternativesyouth-justice - Australia - NSW· 2019active
Justice Reinvestment - Mt Druitt
Apply justice reinvestment principles in Mt Druitt/Western Sydney. Redirect spending from youth incarceration to community programs.
Led by Western Sydney University, Marist180, local Aboriginal orgs
community-ledjustice-reinvestmentyouth-justice - Australia (National)· 2018active
SmartJustice for Young People
Promote evidence-based youth justice responses. Campaign against punitive approaches that increase reoffending.
Led by Jesuit Social Services, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
early-interventionevidence-basedyouth-justice - United States· 2018active
Families Belong Together
End family separation and detention; reunify families; humane asylum policies
Led by National Domestic Workers Alliance with broad coalition
asylumchildrendetention-conditionsfamily-separationrefugee - Australia (National)· 2016active
Raise the Age National Campaign
Raise minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to at least 14 nationally, in line with UN Committee on the Rights of the Child recommendations.
Led by National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, Change the Record, Amnesty International, UNICEF Australia, Law Council of Australia, Australian Medical Association
age-of-responsibilityindigenous-rightsyouth-justice