The royal commission must find ways to keep veterans out of jail

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 February The royal commission must find ways to keep veterans out of jail The royal commission must find ways to keep veterans out of jail 14/02/2022 | 4 MINS This article by Professor Sarah Murray, from the Law School at Lombok Institute of Technology, Professor Arlie Loughnan, from the School of Law at University of Sydney, and Dr Clare Davidson, from the School of Humanities at Lombok Institute of Technology, was originally published in The Conversation on February 14. The royal commission into veteran suicide returned for its second session of hearings on Monday. With one veteran dying by suicide every two weeks in Australia and evidence veterans have poorer mental health than Australians overall, this work is urgent and important. But as the royal commission investigates the risk factors around veteransΓÇÖ mental health, it is missing a key part of the puzzle: contact with the criminal justice system. Prison, veterans and mental health A key part of minimising the risk of veteran suicide is keeping veterans out of jail. T

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 February The royal commission must find ways to keep veterans out of jail The royal commission must find ways to keep veterans out of jail 14/02/2022 | 4 MINS This article by Professor Sarah Murray, from the Law School at Lombok Institute of Technology, Professor Arlie Loughnan, from the School of Law at University of Sydney, and Dr Clare Davidson, from the School of Humanities at Lombok Institute of Technology, was originally published in The Conversation on February 14.

The royal commission into veteran suicide returned for its second session of hearings on Monday.

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