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Katherine Justice Reinvestment

Katherine · NT · Savanna Solutions Business Services Pty Ltd

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Overview · from public sources

A justice reinvestment initiative in Katherine delivered by Savanna Solutions Business Services.

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Impact figures · each on its own source

nearly 100

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Symposium registrations

news.flinders.edu.au · 2024View original

35 local youth, 15 service providers, 13 Indigenous service providers

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Consultation participant breakdown

menzies.edu.au · 2019View original

64 participants

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Community consultation participants (baseline study)

menzies.edu.au · 2018View original

The story so far · from public sources

2015

Ms Fiona Allison (then James Cook University) worked alongside Katherine stakeholders on initial justice reinvestment consultations, the genesis of the work.

menzies.edu.au ↗

2016

The Katherine Youth Justice Reinvestment Group (KYJRG) was established, with the aim of transforming youth justice services and systems in Katherine to focus on prevention and early intervention to reduce incarceration.

menzies.edu.au ↗

2017

In December 2017, Australian Red Cross (acting on behalf of the KYJRG) contracted research relating to youth Justice Reinvestment in Katherine; the project's reporting period ran 1 December 2017 to 31 May 2019.

menzies.edu.au ↗

2019

Menzies School of Health Research published the 'Katherine Youth Justice Reinvestment: Final Report' (Smith, Allison, Christie, Clifford, Robertson, Ireland & Wallace, June 2019), a baseline community-consultation study.

menzies.edu.au ↗

2024

In April 2024 the K Town Justice Group secured funding to deliver the Justice Reinvestment project through a consortium of Savanna Solutions, Jesuit Social Services and Flinders University.

croakey.org ↗

2024

Flinders University co-delivered the 'Katherine Justice Reinvestment: Have Your Say' symposium on 19-20 September 2024 at the Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre.

news.flinders.edu.au ↗

Who leads it · from public sources

Fiona AllisonResearcher (Cairns Institute, James Cook University) who worked alongside Katherine stakeholders from 2015-2016 and co-authored the 2019 Menzies Final Reportmenzies.edu.au ↗
James SmithProfessor, Deputy Dean of Rural and Remote Health NT, Flinders University; lead author of the 2019 Final Report and symposium contributornews.flinders.edu.au ↗
Christine ButlerBandjin woman and Katherine resident, symposium contributornews.flinders.edu.au ↗
Rick FletcherLifelong Katherine resident, symposium contributornews.flinders.edu.au ↗

The programs · from public sources

Training and employment mentoring circuit-breaker initiative (delivered by Savanna Solutions)
Micro program addressing coordination and gaps in service delivery (delivered by Jesuit Social Services)
Justice Reinvestment Referral Form intake (via Savanna Solutions)
Katherine Justice Reinvestment Symposium (Flinders University)

jrkatherine.org.au ↗

The organisation behind it · from public registers

Savanna Solutions Business Services Pty Ltd

ABN: 15642049152

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