T2A Alliance

The Transition to Adulthood (T2A) Alliance is a broad coalition of organisations and individuals working to improve the opportunities and life chances of young people in their transition to adulthood, who are at risk of committing crime and falling into the criminal justice system.

The T2A Alliance aims to raise awareness of the problems this group face and to secure policy change to improve their lives.

Young adult offenders are a significant group within the criminal justice system and are responsible for a third of all crime. Over a half of young adults in custody go on to reoffend within one year of release and up to two thirds reoffend within two years.

In 2005, the Barrow Cadbury Trust’s Commission on Young Adults and the Criminal Justice System launched its report, Lost in Transition, which highlighted the complex needs of this often-ignored age group. The report received wide-spread support and subsequently, the Barrow Cadbury Trust has convened the Transition to Adulthood Alliance to make real progress in this area.

The T2A Alliance will be producing a series of documents, culminating in a Young Adult Manifesto which will call for pragmatic policy changes for this age group. The Alliance will also work with practitioners and statutory bodies to raise awareness of the distinct needs of young adults and to provide support and guidance.

To sign up to the Alliance, visit ‘Support Us’.