The first study to investigate the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) within an Australian juvenile detention centre has identified the highest known prevalence of FASD among a justice-involved population worldwide. However, there has been limited investigation into the capacity of the custodial workforce to identify and manage young people in Australian detention centres with FASD or other neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI), and no published interventions aiming to develop environments appropriate for those with FASD in justice settings. Using the Template for Intervention Description and Replication checklist, this study describes the conception, implementation and evaluation of a training intervention aiming to upskill the custodial workforce in the management of youth with FASD and NDI; 117 staff participated in the intervention, and 109 completed pre- and post-intervention surveys. Improvements were seen across almost all knowledge and attitude items, and the intervention was considered highly necessary, appropriate and valuable by the workforce.

第一项调查澳大利亚少年拘留中心内胎儿酒精谱系障碍 (FASD) 患病率的研究发现，全球司法相关人群中 FASD 患病率是已知最高的。然而，对澳大利亚拘留中心的监管人员识别和管理患有 FASD 或其他神经发育障碍 (NDI) 的年轻人的能力的调查有限，并且没有公布旨在为司法环境中 FASD 患者创造适当环境的干预措施。本研究使用干预描述和复制清单模板，描述了培训干预的构思、实施和评估，旨在提高监管人员管理 FASD 和 NDI 青少年的技能；117 名工作人员参与了干预，109 名工作人员完成了干预前和干预后调查。几乎所有知识和态度项目都得到了改善，员工认为干预措施非常必要、适当和有价值。