Sally Wyke

Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Young Offenders: a Scoping Review.

Mindfulness 2018 Sharon Simpson, Stewart W Mercer, Robert Simpson et al.

Youth offending is a problem worldwide. Young people in the criminal justice system have frequently experienced adverse childhood circumstances, mental health problems, difficulties regulating emotions and poor quality of life. Mindfulness-based interventions can help people manage problems resulting from these experiences, but their usefulness for youth offending populations is not clear. This...