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    Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum calls for Royal Commission into human rights abuses on Nauru

    • 10 August 2016

    The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) has today called on the Federal government to establish a Royal Commission following allegations of countless cases of abuse, sexual assault and self-harm of people seeking asylum on Nauru....

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    Lack of secure housing for people with disabilities the key factor behind re-­offending

    • 4 August 2016

    With the treatment of prisoners a key issue across the country following revelations from within the Northern Territory’s youth detention system, a group of people with acquired brain injuries (ABIs) and contact with the criminal justice system have cited a lack of housing and support for people...

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    Royal Commission into the child protection and youth detention systems of the Northern Territory

    • 28 July 2016

    Jesuit Social Services welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement of the Royal Commission into the child protection and youth detention systems of the Northern Territory, following the ABC’s Four Corners investigation into the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre and its treatment of vulnerable...

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    Federal Government must follow Opposition’s lead in closing the gap

    • 30 June 2016

    Australia can only begin to address its shocking over-representation of Aboriginal people in prison when both major parties commit to targets aimed at reducing incarceration rates, says Jesuit Social Services....

  • Australia’s leaders must develop more humane responses to people seeking protection

    • 22 June 2016

    The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) has today issued an open letter to Australia’s political leaders urging them to develop more humane responses towards people seeking protection in Australia....

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    Positive signs as Victorian imprisonment rates stabilise

    • 9 June 2016

    New data released today showing Victoria’s rates of imprisonment have stabilised is a sign that the pressure on the state’s criminal justice system is beginning to ease, says Jesuit Social Services....

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    Mental health services need long-term funding certainty

    • 9 June 2016

    Recent Federal changes to mental health funding have created a rushed transition to a new model and insecure, short-term funding solutions, says Jesuit Social Services....

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    Suicide risk cannot be dealt with in isolation

    • 26 May 2016

    New research showing the suicide toll exceeded the road toll in 28 electorates across the country is crucial in urging our country’s leaders to commit to a national suicide prevention program. But in many areas of Australia, the suicide risk cannot be dealt with in isolation from a complex web of...

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    Ten-fold over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under youth supervision an indictment on the nation

    • 25 May 2016

    A ten-fold over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth on community orders and in youth detention means these children are at risk of becoming a new Stolen Generation unless significant action is taken, says Jesuit Social Services....

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    Most disadvantaged learners to benefit from Victorian Government’s Navigator initiative

    • 16 May 2016

    Jesuit Social Services is proud to have successfully tendered to deliver casework and support to disadvantaged young learners as part of the Victorian Government’s Navigator initiative....

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