Dr Melissa Willoughby

Dr Melissa Willoughby

Honorary, Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Health & Medicine

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Young people who pass through youth justice die at six times the rate of their peers

New research finds the high death rate among justice-involved young people is preventable if we recognise youth justice is public health issue, not just a criminal justice one

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