Sarah Toovey
Sarah holds a Master’s Degree in Human Rights and has over 15 years’ experience in the not-for-profit and humanitarian aid sectors, in Australia and overseas. She joined the Mental Health Law Centre in 2017 and assisted with the merger with Ruah Community Services in 2019. With the launch of the new entity Ruah Legal Services, Sarah led the team through significant service expansion.
With a keen sense for systems management and a passion for monitoring and evaluation, Sarah has assisted Ruah Legal Services to demonstrate the impact of its intensive, end-to-end integrated service model. Sarah is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and currently sits on the board of the national peak body, Community Legal Centres Australia.
Power in Partnership
Join us for two days of interactive and energising learning at Health Justice 2025.
Hear from international and local speakers on how power shows up in our work, and what it takes to power authentic engagement. Discover the latest in research, join the CollabLab, and find hope in energising conversations about how we can change our systems for a better future.
Date: 3 & 4 December, 2025
Location: University of Technology Sydney
Whether you’re working in legal, health, community services, government, policy, research or funding, you’ll find plenty of sessions to get inspired by at Health Justice 2025. With limited places to ensure a highly participatory event, get your tickets now and secure your seat.
In a world of growing complexity and uncertainty the importance of robust and innovative social, health and legal services cannot be understated. Innovation is, by its nature, challenging, meaning that gatherings like this one are all the more important.
The conference is a fantastic opportunity to really get to meet colleagues, friends, and other practitioners and professionals across both the legal profession as well as health. These events are so important because they really start the conversation around what our respective professions need in the future, and what our community needs.
