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Submission to the Senate Education and Employment References Committee’s inquiry into jobactive
Jesuit Social Services has seen how the current employment services system, with its focus on compliance and meeting narrowly prescribed outcomes, is failing the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people....
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Submission to the Inquiry into Intergenerational Welfare Dependence
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Inquiry into Intergenerational Welfare Dependence....
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Submission to the Public Housing Renewal Program
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to put forward our views on the Public Housing Renewal Program to the Victorian Legislative Council’s Standing Committee on Legal and Social Issues....
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Submission to the Law Council of Australia's Justice Project
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Justice Project’s consultation papers regarding access to justice in Australia....
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Submission to the Inquiry into Drug Law Reform
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Victorian Law Reform, Road and Community Safety Committee’s Inquiry into Drug Law Reform....
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Recognition respect and support: Enabling justice for people with acquired brain injuries
In 2011, Corrections Victoria reported that 42 per cent of men and 33 per cent of women, in a sample of the Victorian prison population, had been diagnosed with acquired brain injury (ABI); this compares with just two per cent across the general population. ...
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Submission to the Productivity Commission's study on NDIS costs
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Productivity Commission study into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) costs....
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Disability, disadvantage and complex needs: submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Human Rights Commission National Consultation Paper, Shaping our future: discussions on disability rights....
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Submission to the Fifth National Mental Health Plan
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Department of Health's draft Fifth National Mental Health Plan....
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Jesuit Social Services’ response to the Victorian state disability plan 2017-2020
This submission draws on Jesuit Social Services' experience engaging with vulnerable people and communities throughout Australia. It focuses on the intersections of disability with complex needs, disadvantage and involvement in the justice system....