Telephone
03 9947 1601
Fax
03 9947 1626
Postal address
GPO Box 123
Melbourne
VIC
3001
Justice Health is a business unit within the Department of Justice and Community Safety responsible for the delivery of:
- health services and offending programs for children and young people detained in Victorian youth justice centres
- offending programs for children and young people sentenced on community-based orders
- health services for persons detained in Victorian adult prisons.
Justice Health:
- sets the policy and standards for health care in Victorian prisons, youth justice centres and for community youth offending programs
- audits standards of care to ensure the delivery of quality health and rehabilitation services underpinned by a framework of continuous improvement.
The key purpose of Justice Health is to improve health outcomes for children, young people and adults involved in the criminal justice system and contribute to a healthier community.
In addition, Justice Health manages contracts for health service delivery within and across the adult public prison system and youth justice system.