The justice system is part of community health with more overlap than one might expect. So just as we've done with healthcare, how can we shift our approach in justice settings to be more preventative and proactive rather than reactive? It starts with support. Not only for the justice-involved, but for those providing support on the front-line as well.

Dr Hayley Passmore is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Western Australia Law School and a justice health researcher. Join us as we speak about Hayley's journey to justice health, reframing how we support youth and neurodisability in our communities, and how these human-centred approaches create better outcomes for everyone.

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Four out of five (80%) young men in HMP YOI Polmont #prison have a history of significant head injuries, affecting mental health and brain #trauma.

Important new #JusticeHealth and #Disability research by University of Glasgow colleagues.
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https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23650637.young-offenders-80-per-cent-history-head-injuries/

Young offenders: 80 per cent have history of head injuries

The vast majority of young males imprisoned in Scotland's youth offender institutes have a medical history of serious head injuries, according to…

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