About this webinar:

People exposed to the criminal justice system often have complex, co-occurring health problems that necessitate coordinated, multidisciplinary care. In this presentation, Professor Kinner will briefly describe and present selected findings from three NHMRC-funded cohort studies examining health and health service outcomes for justice-involved populations: (1) a prospective study of health and justice outcomes for >4000 adults released from prisons in NSW, VIC, QLD, and WA; (2) a retrospective study of mortality outcomes for almost 50,000 justice-involved young people in QLD; and (3) a retrospective study of health and mortality outcomes for all youth justice clients in Australia over 20 years (N=88,110). It will conclude with reflections on the challenges and opportunities associated with cross-sectoral data linkage in the Australian context.

About this speaker:

Stuart Kinner is Professor of Health Equity at Curtin University and Head of the Justice Health Group spanning Curtin University and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. His research focusses on health services and health outcomes for people who come into contact with the criminal justice system. He has produced >300 publications including 224 peer-reviewed papers, and attracted >$29 million in research funding. Stuart Chairs Australia’s National Youth Justice Health Advisory Group, and serves on the National Prisoner Health Information Committee, and the WHO Health in Prisons Programme Steering Group.