About this episode

Abraham Kuol discusses youth crime and early intervention strategies to keep vulnerable young people out of the justice system.

Abraham Kuol spent the first seven years of his life in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya before his family came to Australia as refugees, a journey that would ultimately lead him to become a youth mentor, criminology researcher and community leader.  Now Victoria’s Young Australian of the Year for 2026, Abraham joins us to talk about youth crime, early intervention and what we can do to keep vulnerable young people out of the justice system. Abraham is also the Director of the Sandown Lions Foundation, which supports vulnerable young people through mentoring, education and community programs. Find out more and get involved at sandownlions.com.au/our-foundation. You can watch our episodes by visiting our Youtube Channel here. Join our Facebook Group here. Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000. Wanting to hear about certain kinds of crime? Check out our Spotify playlists for a curated list of our episodes. For Support: Lifeline    on 13 11 14 13 YARN  on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)…

People in this episode

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Abraham Kuol

Topics covered

• youth crime
• early intervention
• justice system
• mentoring
• community programs

Keywords

• youth crime
• mentoring
• justice system
• early intervention
• community support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sandown Lions Foundation, Lifeline, YARN, 1800RESPECT, Blue Knot Helpline, Crime Stoppers, Australian True Crime, Bravecasting

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