Health Justice Partnerships

Health and legal services working

together to support better outcomes

PART 1 – what is a Health Justice

Partnership?

Instruction box

This template PowerPoint presentation is intended to assist in

delivering training to health service staff, including explaining what a
HJP is, why it is valuable and how to identify legal issues.

Part 1 can be used to inform legal and health service staff about what a
HJP is and its benefits, or to present to external stakeholders.

Part 2 is intended to assist health service staff to identify legal issues in

order to make referrals for patients to see the Legal Service lawyer.
What is a Health Justice Partnership?
Health
Lawyer professionals

…working together

in the trusted health settings

HJP - family violence example
Domestic violence
order

Risk to
safety

Report to
police
Victims of
crime
compensation

Assistance with
Injury National Disability
Insurance Scheme
Stress
Psychological
harm

Assistance
with social
security
Tenancy

Public
housing
assistance
 Unfair
consumer
contracts and
debt

Money
trouble,
including
debt
Reducing or
Debt or fines
accrued by clearing debt due
perpetrator to hardship
 Why a Health Justice Partnership?

People TRUST health professionals and tell them

their problems

Health workers can help SPOT LEGAL

PROBLEMS and refer them for legal help

Solving legal problems helps to IMPROVE

HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Health Justice Partnership Service Model
 Research from the US

86% of 64% of clinicians

clinicians reported greater
reported compliance with
improved medical treatment as
outcomes for a result of legal
patients service assistance

People with chronic

illnesses were admitted to
the hospital less
frequently
 Many types of HJPs

1. Co-location model – lawyer working as part of

clinic/hospital staff within medical facility
2. Clinic model – regular clinic located at
clinic/hospital, with referrals made by clinic/hospital
staff
3. On call service – lawyer attends on an ‘as needs’
basis to provide immediate legal services within
clinic/hospital setting
 Health Justice Partnerships

Health and legal services working together to

support better outcomes

PART 2 – identifying legal issues

What legal issues can we help with?
Identifying hidden legal issues - Legal
Health Checks
Role plays