Our approach to knowledge
Knowledge supports and informs practitioners, service leaders and policy makers when they seek to work differently.
It is most powerful when it’s collaborative: created, shared and acted on by many. Since 2016, our national research agenda – built alongside some remarkable partners – has catalysed the field of health justice. It’s been critical for services in this cross-sector environment where knowledge is otherwise siloed.
Health Justice Australia is uniquely placed to gather, translate and share knowledge about the intersections of health and justice. We seek to curate what is known, support and engage in ongoing learning and translate knowledge into practice that improves outcomes.
We do this by making connections across networks and disciplines, bringing together existing forms of knowledge to learn new insights and partnering in research.
Original research by Health Justice Australia
We’re connecting the evidence, expertise and experiences of a diverse range of professionals, researchers and communities around a shared interest in addressing inequity in health and justice.
Our current projects focus on:
- The Evidence in Partnership project (multi-site evaluation)
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Financial wellbeing
- Health justice partnership outcome development
- Partnering to address childhood adversity
Our research partnerships
We are committed to partnering on strategic research initiatives.
We join with researchers from different disciplines who are interested in understanding and addressing complex, intersecting problems. This allows us to create space for interdisciplinary dialogue and shared learning.
Explore our resources
We develop and translate knowledge gained through our research in a variety of ways.
Our papers, tools, templates and guides are valued by practitioners, researchers, policy-makers and funders. The topics covered include:
- How to establish and maintain a health justice partnership
- The evidence and rationale behind health justice partnership
- How legal help can contribute to health and wellbeing
What we do
We work to build the confidence, skills and readiness of health and justice practitioners, advocates and leaders to work together towards better outcomes for their patients and clients.
We’re working towards lasting systems change through strategic advocacy toward reforms in policy settings, service design and funding.
