How can we support people’s experience of justice, good health and wellbeing? The new federal government may bring different opportunities to work towards this objective, but our health justice priorities remain the same. Over a series of posts, Tessa Boyd-Caine will be sharing the work we have been doing with the new government so far and inviting colleagues to connect with us in this advocacy and the important work ahead.
How can we support people’s experience of justice, good health and wellbeing? The new federal government may bring different opportunities to work towards this objective, but our health justice priorities remain the same. Over a series of posts, Tessa Boyd-Caine will be sharing the work we have been doing with the new government so far and inviting colleagues to connect with us in this advocacy and the important work ahead.
Tessa Boyd-Caine reflects on the structural inequalities women continue to face when it comes to legal assistance and child removal.
Policy Advocacy Lead Joyce Chia takes a look at the work we have been doing around families and the child protection system.
Health justice partnerships have been named in the Federal Budget 2021 as an approach to provide access to legal and mental health support for women experiencing domestic and family violence.
This week the Disability Royal Commission is holding a hearing in Brisbane focused on the experiences of First Nations people with disability and their families in contact with child protection systems. We hope the Royal Commission points to the need for innovation and collaboration in a service system that currently risks setting people with disability and their families up to fail.