Research
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YSAS public health industry partnership project
In collaboration with YSAS, this project develops rigorous, translational research to improve the lives of marginalised young people.
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Health After Release from Prison (HARP) cohort study
The HARP study is the world’s largest prospective cohort study of adults released from prison.
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The national youth justice data linkage project
This will be the first ever project to rigorously and comprehensively characterise health service use and mortality outcomes for young people in contact with the youth justice system.
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Staying Quit After Release (SQuARe) Trial
The SQuARe trial is an RCT of an intervention designed to maintain abstinence from smoking after release from prison.
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Mortality after Release from Incarceration Consortium (MARIC) Study
This study is an international consortium of 28 longitudinal studies which have examined mortality in people after release from prison.
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Deaths in young people involved in the youth justice system (YJ-Mort) study
This study aims to improve the understanding of preventable death in young people who come into contact with the youth justice system.
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Evaluation of embedding a primary care nurse in a transitional support service
This evaluation will assess the effectiveness of embedding a nurse in a transitional support service for people released from prison.
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Global prison and youth detention health survey project
This project aims to generate comparable data on prison health systems and services globally.
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Mapping the scope and character of prison mental health services in Australia: a national benchmarking project
This project will generate reliable and validated information regarding the scale of mental health service delivery in prisons nationally.
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UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty: putting health on the agenda
This project involves a series of reviews on the health status of children and adolescents deprived of liberty.
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Mapping the forensic mental health ecosystem in Australia: A national audit
This project, commissioned by the National Mental Health Commission, identified and analysed government strategies, policies and plans relevant to mental health of justice-involved people, at national, State and Territory levels.
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ACT Detainee Health and Wellbeing Survey
The ACT Detainee Health and Wellbeing Survey 2016 was delivered to people detained in the Alexander Maconochie Centre.