We explore how case managers in youth services creatively navigate restrictive funding and policy frameworks to meet the needs of young people, what we call “positive deviance.” This work sheds light on the ethical tensions, resilience, and quiet resistance embedded in frontline social justice work.

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Submission Deadline – April 30, 2025

Dr Ben Lohmeyer, Dr Alhassan Abdullah, and I are keen to see lived experience, international, and transdisciplinary submissions on this crucial moment in the lives of vulnerable young people.

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