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Currently, another approach is being piloted. The Ministry of Justice told us about the introduction of Young Adult Hubs in Cardiff, Manchester and Newham. They described these hubs as “psychologically informed spaces that aid engagement and reinforce young adults’ strengths while increasing their self-regulation ability”. 274 The Young Adult Hub pilot in the London Borough of Newham includes the “co-location of a multi-disciplinary team”, which consists of “health and probation staff and commissioned services” and seeks to provide “wrap-around support” that is “tailored” to the specific needs of young adults. 275 Kim Thornden-Edwards told us that this “dedicated group of people who manage that cohort of younger people on probation … have had special training in trauma-informed approaches, in neurodiversity and in maturity”, and that the approach “is already showing some promising outcomes, certainly in attendance and compliance”. 276