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Suzi James-Nevell & Brigid Henley delivered this presentation at the 2014 Acquired Brain Injury conference. The conference gave case studies of ABI and NDIS, supporting people with cognitive and behavioural impairments after ABI and FASD developments and implications for Australia going forward. Find out more at http://bit.ly/1zgqdKm
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Enabling Justice Project
Jesuit Social Services & Centre for Innovative Justice
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Presentation Overview • Jesuit Social Services • Our programs • Our experience of ABI • Justice User Group
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Our Vision
Building a Just Society
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Our Mission
Standing in solidarity with those in need
Expressing a faith that promotes justice
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Our Values
Welcoming – Forming strong, faithful relationships
Discerning - Being strategic about where we can have the greatest impact
Courageous -Standing up boldly to effect change
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Focus Areas – Services & Advocacy
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People who are disadvantaged, have complex needs and who are excluded
Educa8on, Training & Employment
Jus8ce & Crime Preven8on
Se?lement & Community Building
Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Brosnan Centre Since 1977 the Brosnan Centre has been advocating for effective, humane services that assist people to make a successful transition from custody to the community.
“Three things are needed by people upon their release from prison; a place to live that is decent, a job that they can handle and friendship, and the hardest to provide is friendship.
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Adult Justice Programs WISP - Women's Integrated Support Programs
Linkout – Men’s Support Program
Konnect - Supporting Aboriginal Men and Women
AVAMP - African Visitation and Mentoring Program supporting African Men and Women
Barreng Moorop Youth Diversionary Project
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CVRP - Corrections Victoria Reintegration Program
Supporting people post release in the North West Region - beginning January 2015
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Victorian Prisons An alarming proportion of prisoners have issues with mental health illness, alcohol and drug issues, homelessness, unemployment, family breakdown, physical health issues and cognitive impairment including acquired brain injury.
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Continued A snapshot of people in Jesuit Social Services programs found that 16% (21 of 127 active participants) had an ABI or suspected ABI
Over the past decade, Victoria’s prison population has grown by over two thirds, from 3624 to 6100 (ABS, 2014)
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Continued The rate of head injury resulting in unconsciousness is much higher among ATSI people compared to other Australians and ATSI people are 1.7 times more likely to have a disability (Ogloff, 2013)
Women in prison often have experiences of physical trauma – 87% of women prisoners in Victoria are the victims of sexual, emotional or physical abuse (Johnson, 2014)
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Acquired Brain Injuries are often referred to as the “hidden disability”
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April 2009 – Arrested -‐ Armed Robbery -‐ $200 and packet of cigare?es
December 2010 – Released – Parole un8l April 2013
September 2012 – Arrested
December 2012 – Released
May 2013 – Arrested
Case Study – “Steve”
November 2014 – In custody – New release date May 2015
Issues arising from “Steve’s Story • Difficulty exiting Criminal Justice System • Continuing alcohol and drug use • Lack of information/resources/support • Complexity and parole
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Enabling Justice Project
• System-level change • Justice User Group
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Voices of marginalised
Enhanced individual advocacy
Justice User Group - Goals
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Justice User Group – A Self Advocacy Group • Experiences of Criminal Justice System • Ideas and changes to the Criminal Justice System • Review materials about Criminal Justice System for people with ABI
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Membership Membership – people with an ABI who have experienced the Criminal Justice System and/or their families and carers.
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Jus8ce User Group
• Recruitment – begun • JSS Adult JusFce Programs
• MeeFng structure (8 x bi-‐monthly)
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Proposed Mee8ng Topics • InteracFon with the police • Legal Assistance • Court processes • Sentencing processes • Remand and bail • The prison System • Parole, Community CorrecFons • Families and other people involved
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• Co-‐facilitated (CIJ and Jesuit Social Services) • Adopt Jesuit Social Services way of working:
• NarraFve-‐therapy – story-‐telling • Trauma informed • Strengths-‐based • ParFcipant centred/focused
Group Facilitation - Principles
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Group Facilita8on – Strategies Informed by knowledge of impacts of ABI on execuFve funcFoning and behaviour:
-‐ Informal, structured, flexible -‐ Group rules and group cohesion -‐ Regular breaks/food -‐ Consistent meeFng Fme/place -‐ Limit distracFons -‐ Repeat, re-‐cap
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• Support outside Group • JusFce User Group Project Worker • Referral to other JSS services as required • Links to ABI service sector
• Reten8on • Regular catch-‐ups • Payment
Issues and Challenges
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