Midday Report

Labour: course for jobless youth could be disastrous


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The Labour party says a course for jobless young adults was never intended for children and using it for them could have disasterous outcomes for youth and those who staff it Some Defence Force staff involved in running the six-week Limited Service Volunteer programme for unemployed 18- to 24-year-olds say they suffered serious mental distress and suicidal thoughts, as they struggled to deal with at-risk youth. The programme has been cited as a blueprint for the coalition's proposed boot camps for young offenders . The Labour's Party's youth spokesperson Willow-Jean Prime spoke to Charlotte Cook
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