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10th International Criminal Justice Conference

The 10th International Criminal Justice Conference will take place from Tuesday 22 November to Thursday 24 November at The Edge at Federation Square in Melbourne. Forensicare are proud to partner with Australian Community Support Organisation (ACSO) and the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science at Swinburne University of Technology to present the conference.The 2022 conference theme is ‘Global Uncertainty. Building Safer and Resilient Communities’. As communities agitate for social reform and disruption on social and health issues such as mental [...]

Creating pathways for students to forensic mental health

Forensicare has initiated the Allied Health Pre-Qualifiication Program to attract soon-to-be-qualified students to a career in forensic mental health. Soon we will welcome six final year universty students enrolled in social work, occupational therapy and psychology to our service.

Forensicare and CFBS’s Joint Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

In February, a parliamentary committee began an inquiry into mental health and suicide prevention. Alongside a range of mental health organisations and individuals, Forensicare and the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science submitted a joint submission and participated in a public hearing.We wanted to take this opportunity to share a little more about the inquiry and our submission.What is a parliamentary inquiry?Parliamentary inquiries are run by committees that have been set up to investigate specific matters of interest to the [...]

Forensicare's Ballerrt Yeram-boo-ee forensic mental health service at Ravenhall Correctional Centre celebrates its second birthday.

Ballerrt Yeram-boo-ee service celebrates second birthday

On Monday 13 November in 2017, Forensicare’s Ballerrt Yeram-boo-ee forensic mental health service at the Ravenhall Correctional Centre welcomed its first two patients.Now, two years on, we take the time to celebrate the achievements of our incredible team.But what is Ballerrt Yeram-boo-ee?Meaning “strong tomorrow” in the language of the local Wurundjeri people, Ballerrt Yeram-boo-ee is a 75-bed forensic mental health service, helping male prisoners with a mental illness at the Ravenhall Correctional Centre.The service provides both inpatient and outpatient [...]

Forensicare’s submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System

Forensicare’s submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System

As the only agency in Victoria that provides clinical mental health services spanning across all components of the mental health and criminal justice sectors, we have a unique perspective to share. The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System aims to provide a clear set of actions that will change Victoria’s mental health system, enabling consumers to live their best lives with recovery-focused support. Forensicare’s submission Forensicare has made a formal submission to the Royal Commission. We highlight the challenges faced by our consumers, families and [...]