A quiet revolution is taking place across Australia that is transforming the way some of the most vulnerable people in our community access legal services.
Health justice partnerships are part of a growing movement that is seeing health and legal services working collaboratively to address a previously unmet legal need. Yet, until now, there has been no reliable data about the number, nature and scope of these partnerships.
In Mapping a new path: the health justice landscape in Australia, 2017, Health Justice Australia has created a foundational profile of the health justice landscape, outlining which services are collaborating and where, how they’re working together, who they serve and the assistance they provide.
Critically, this work provides a baseline from which we can track the growth, evolution and outcomes of services on the health justice landscape.
A suite of resources is available based on the data collected for this report, including a map of health justice partnerships across the country, a webinar presentation from Health Justice Australia on the mapping data, and lessons from practitioners in forming strong and effective partnerships.
We welcome your feedback on the report and associated resources. If you would like to get in touch about relevant work or ways we can collaborate, please contact us here.
