Rehabiliation
The Victorian Government has invested $8.8 million in Australia's first-ever Aboriginal Healing Unit for First Nations women in custody at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities are invited to apply for local justice reinvestment initiatives under the federal government's National Justice Reinvestment Program, it was announced...
Warning: This article contains references by name to people who have died by suicide. An Indigenous family in Western Australia has urged greater outreach by mental health services in the state after...
Western Australia's Inspector of Custodial Services and Ngalla Maya Aboriginal Corporation have urged the State Government to do more to help Aboriginal prisoners gain employment skills.
An Indigenous alcohol and drug specialist says the Fitzroy Valley needs a dedicated rehabilitation centre and locally-based counsellors to put an end to problem drinking in communities.
Aboriginal children in Western Australia are being kept in detention despite being granted bail and also remanded in custody while never charged "all the time", according to lawyer Dana Levitt.
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