Justice Health

People with criminal justice system involvement are disproportionately affected by social disadvantage, chronic ill health, preventable disease, mental illness and substance use. We undertake rigorous, policy-relevant research to build evidence for justice health policy and practice. We also co-design interventions to improve outcomes for people with histories of criminal justice system involvement.

We conduct research to better understand the systemic, environmental, social and individual factors contributing to poor health among people with histories of involvement in the criminal justice system. Our work has contributed to policy and practice change nationally.  

We build partnerships with people with lived experience, community and health organisations and government, locally, nationally and internationally. We design and co-design evidence-based interventions to improve health and social outcomes for people with criminal justice system involvement.

Our research explores how contact with, and release, from the criminal justice system impacts: