Justice Involvement Support Resources
What is Justice Involvement?
Understanding harmful behaviours and systemic barriers
When a young person or adult becomes involved with the justice system through police contact, charges, court proceedings, or incarceration. Justice involvement can sometimes stem from harmful behaviours that lead to legal consequences. Other times, it may be influenced by misunderstandings, systemic barriers, or situations that escalate without intentional harm. At the same time, justice involvement doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Systemic factors such as poverty, trauma, disability discrimination, racism, and lack of early support can increase the likelihood of justice system contact. Many individuals enter the system not because they are “bad,” but because they haven’t had the opportunities, tools, or support to handle challenges in safer ways.
Justice involvement takes many forms
Aggressive, risky, or harmful behaviours leading to legal charges. Struggles to follow rules, comply with probation, or manage court requirements. Repeat police interactions, substance use, or unsafe peer influences. Difficulty accessing rehabilitation, education, or mental health services. Youth or adult incarceration shaped by both behaviour and systemic barriers.
Support should balance accountability and rehabilitation
Lasting change means acknowledging harmful behaviours while addressing the unmet needs and systemic challenges that contributed to them. Punishment alone rarely breaks cycles of justice involvement. What truly works is respectful, structured support that teaches safer behaviours, builds life skills, and helps reconnect with community.
Championing Change for People in the Justice System
We walk alongside individuals and families during and after justice involvement, providing practical tools for behaviour change while also advocating for fair treatment and access to rehabilitation.
Opening pathways to education and employment
We provide support for learning new skills, finding meaningful work, and building independence away from past patterns.
Creating structured, stable environments
We work with families, community programs, and services to reduce risk factors and provide safe, supportive living arrangements.
Advocating within the justice system
We collaborate with legal teams and justice agencies to ensure people receive fair treatment and access to rehabilitation, mental health, or disability supports.
Teaching emotional regulation and decision-making
Through therapy and coaching, we build skills for managing anger, navigating impulses, and making constructive choices.
Rebuilding trust and repairing relationships
We guide individuals in taking steps toward reconciliation with family, community, and themselves, fostering a positive identity beyond justice involvement.
How we can help those involved with Justice?
Whole Family Developmental Support →
Coaching for families to understand behaviours leading to justice involvement
Tools for setting safe boundaries and supporting rehabilitation
Guidance for carers to navigate emotional and practical challenges during legal processes
Functional Capacity & Needs Assessments →
Assessments to understand disability, mental health, or social factors linked to justice involvement
Recommendations for supports in detention, probation, or community settings
NDIS planning to include rehabilitation and reintegration services
Skill-Building and Life Skills Development →
Coaching for employment readiness, education pathways, and daily living skills
Programs for conflict resolution, communication, and self-advocacy
Support for rebuilding relationships and safe community participation
Positive Behaviour Support →
Behaviour plans addressing harmful or risky behaviours linked to legal consequences
Strategies to develop safer coping skills and decision-making
Training for educators, carers, and community workers to support reintegration
Psychology and Mental Health →
Therapy for managing anger, trauma, or impulsivity contributing to justice issues
Support for building emotional regulation and resilience
Approaches to strengthen identity and self-worth beyond offending behaviour
Regional Intensives →
In-home and community support for families in remote areas managing justice issues
Practical guidance for preventing re-offending and creating stable routines
Collaboration with justice agencies and local services to build long-term, safe support networks
Say G’day today and we can work together to see what we can do to support you.
Hear it from real families
“Before we understood what was really going on for J, every day felt like a struggle. Our support workers were doing their best, but nothing seemed to click. It often felt like we were all trying to push J into doing things, and the more we pushed, the more he shut down.
When Brooke and her team explained Autism & PDA to us, it was like someone finally turned the light on. We realised he wasn’t being difficult, he was doing everything he could to feel safe and in control.
With Brooke’s help, our whole approach changed. His support workers stopped trying to force things and started meeting him where he’s at by giving him time, space, and choices.
Now, J’s so much more relaxed. He actually wants to spend time with his workers because they see him for who he is. He laughs more, joins in on his own terms, and doesn’t feel like he has to mask or meet anyone else’s expectations.
It’s been incredible to watch him grow into himself, just by being accepted”
- J’s Mum
*Story and photo shared with permission. Not for reproduction.
Real people. Real experience.
Here for you.
We’re not just professionals — we’re people who get it.
Our team is proudly autistic-led, trauma-informed, and shaped by lived experience. We’ve sat on both sides of the table — as clinicians, as family members, and many of us as neurodivergent individuals ourselves.
We understand that life isn’t always neat or easy, and behaviour support should never feel like a judgement or try to change who you are.