Policy and Advocacy

From research to impact

Creating impact with research means sharing it with the people who make decisions.

The Justice Health Group regularly makes submissions and gives evidence to Inquiries and Royal Commissions. Download submissions that are in the public domain below.

Policy submissions

  1. Calais-Ferreira L, Kinner S, Sawyer S, Borschmann R, Brown A, Heerde J, Pearce L & Campbell A. Increasing health equity for justice-involved young people in Queensland. Submission to the Inquiry on Youth Justice Reform in Queensland, Jan 2024. Available from: URL

  2. Kinner SA and Creati M. Evidence and cross-examination as part of the Yoorrook Justice Commission. Melbourne, 16 Dec 2022. Available from: URL

  3. Kinner SA. Submission to the call for comments on the Draft National Child Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy. Melbourne (Australia): The University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children's Research Institute; 2021 Mar 15. Available from: URL

  4. Willoughby M, Kinner SA. Submission to the Victorian Law Reform Commission Inquiry on Improving the Response of the Justice System to Sexual Offences: Reducing trauma among victim-survivors of sexual offences who are involved in the criminal justice system. (Invited submission). Melbourne (Australia): The University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children's Research Institute; 2020 Dec 17. Available from: URL

  5. Willoughby M, Janca E, Borschmann R, Young JT, Kinner SA. Preventing violence against women who have experienced incarceration: Submission to the House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs Inquiry into Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence. Melbourne (Australia): The University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children's Research Institute; 2020 Jul 23. Submission 173. Available from: URL

  6. Kinner, SA. Witness statement to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. Melbourne (Australia): The University of Melbourne; 2020 Jul 21.  Available from: URL

  7. Willoughby M, Biondo S, Young JT. Improving health and redressing health inequities in people with co-occurring homelessness, criminal justice involvement, and substance use issues. 2020. Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Homelessness. The University of Melbourne; 2020 April 1. Submission 12. Available from: URL

  8. Snow KJ, Young JT, Borschmann RD, Southalan L, Sawyer SM, Kinner SA. Submission to the Council of Attorneys-General - Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group review. Melbourne (Australia): The University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; 2020. Available from: URL

  9. Young JT, Biondo S. Achieving continuity of care and value for money in Victoria’s mental healthcare system for justice-involved people. Joint submission to the Minister for Crime Prevention, Corrections, Youth Justice and Victim Support and the Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health, State Government of Victoria. 2020.

  10. Kinner SA. The mental health of justice-involved adolescents: Submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. Melbourne (Australia): The University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children’s Research Unit; 2019.  Available from: URL

  11. Young JT, Snow K, Southalan L, Borschmann R, Kinner SA. The role of incarceration in addressing inequalities for people with mental illness in Australia: Submission to the Productivity Commission’s Issues Paper on The Social and Economic Benefits of Improving Mental Health.  Melbourne (Australia): The University of Melbourne; 2019 Apr 5.  Available from: URL

  12. Southalan, L, Kinner, SA, Borschmann, R. Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding draft General Comment No. 24 on children’s rights in juvenile justice. 2019. Available from: URL

  13. Kinner SA, Southalan S, Janca E, Butler A, Young JT, Lindner SR, Martin RE, Menegon FA, Neves CM, Oliveira WF, Wang EA, Wildeman C, Williams B, Breda J, Ferreira-Borges C, Hughes N, O’Moore E, Schölin L & Stürup-Toft, S. The role of prisons, jails and youth detention centres in addressing health inequalities: Submission to the PAHO Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas. 2018 Mar 31.  Available from: URL

  14. McGee P. McInlay I, Wardale S, Rowe S, Churchill A, Sotiri M, Wade N, Harvey T, Dowse L, Baldry E, Young JT, Barney J, Collyer N, O’Flynn M, Phillips E, Watson K, Cootes J, Bain M, Jordan G, Jessop G, Gooding P, Coidan P, Tregenza B. The provision of services under the NDIS for people with disabilities who are in contact with the criminal justice system: Submission to the NDIS Joint Standing Committee. Coordinated by Australians for Disability Justice. 2017 Mar.  Submission 121. Available from:  URL

  15. Young JT. Implications of NDIS exclusions for people with a disability in correctional settings: in Response to NDIS costs inquiry: Submission to the Productivity Commission NDIS costs inquiry paper. Public Health Association of Australia. 2017 Mar 24.  Available from: URL

  16. McGee P. Mawad R, Baldry E, Gooding P, Phillips E, Rowe S, McKinlay I, Wade N, Churchill A, Sotiri M, Barney J, Harvey T, Wardale S, Bain M, Jordan G, Watson K, Cootes J, Simpson J, Collyer N, O’Flynn M, Young JT, Dowse L. The provision of services under the NDIS for people with disabilities who are in contact with the criminal justice system: Supplementary Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS. Coordinated by Australians for Disability Justice. 2017 May. Available from: URL

  17. Kinner SA, Young JT, Snow K. Submission to the Ombudsman Inquiry into AOD Rehabilitation Services Post Prison: Submission to the Victorian Ombudsman. Melbourne (Australia): The University of Melbourne; 2017.

  18. Wallis R, Kinner S, Homel R. Submission to an Enquiry by the National Children’s Commissioner on the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) in the Context of Youth Justice Detention Centres. Brisbane: Griffith University; 2016. Report