Dr Jesse Young
Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Health & Medicine
We are leaving people released from prison vulnerable
Research shows that people released from prison are more likely to be the victims of violence, especially those with a mental illness or substance use disorder
Health & Medicine
Preventing a rebound in youth homelessness after COVID-19
Initiatives to protect homeless young people during the pandemic were effective, but we need a long term strategy that delivers better support and helps prevent homelessness
Health & Medicine
From jail cell to emergency room: Too many injuries after release from prison
People released from Australian prisons who have both mental illness and substance use problems are at twelve times the risk of suffering serious injury compared to the general community