Patient journey
Each patient's journey through Justice Health NSW is unique and managed using a person-centred approach to meet their individual health needs. Due to the variation and complexity of each patient's health needs, as well as fluctuations in their health status, a range of services are provided to ensure continuity of care tailored to the individual. This approach effectively prepares patients to return to the community.
Healthcare within Justice Health NSW is delivered across three key domains: community, custody, and inpatient services.
Discover our various locations across NSW, including metropolitan, regional, and rural areas.
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Courts
Justice Health NSW collaborates with legal systems, as well as other key stakeholders, by providing support for their health needs and diverting people away from the criminal justice system. It is of immense benefit to people in custody and their families when we connect them to the appropriate services to reduce further criminal offences.
Statewide Community and Court Liaison Service
Statewide Community and Court Liaison Service (SCCLS) delivered by Justice Health NSW offers mental health support in Local Courts across NSW. This service conducts thorough evaluations and, when suitable, offers suggestions to magistrates for diverting individuals away from custody and into suitable treatment options.
The SCCLS is currently expanding to include 58 local courts in rural, regional and metro locations.
Drug Court
The Youth Drug and Alcohol Court focuses on minimising criminal activities associated with drug and/or alcohol use among young individuals. It combines judicial and therapeutic measures to effectively reduce and handle drug and/or alcohol use.
More information on the Drug Court, visit the Drug Court of NSW website.
Custody
Justice Health NSW manages health centres within publicly run adult correctional centres and youth justice centres. Justice Health NSW nurses are also stationed in a small number of police cells.
To find contact information for all correctional centres in NSW, visit the Corrective Services NSW website.
Adult correctional centres
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In NSW, there are three privately-operated correctional centres. If you have any inquiries or concerns regarding individuals or services at these facilities, it is recommended to contact the respective operator directly.
Parklea Correctional Centre
- Phone: (02) 9678 4888
- Inmate Support email: ParkleaInmateSupport@mtcbroadspectrum.com
- Official Enquiries email: OfficialEnquiries.Parklea@mtcbroadspectrum.com
Clarence Correctional Centre
Phone: (02) 6643 6500
Junee Correctional Centre
- Phone: (02) 6924 3222
- Email: juneeenquiry@geogroup.com.au
Youth justice centres
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Police cells
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Community
Justice Health NSW expands its services into the community and connects people with appropriate health and support services with the goal of improving their outcomes and making a difference. Our team coordinates care for patients with complex health needs.
The Community Forensic Mental Health Service
The Community Forensic Mental Health Service consists of a team of mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, nurses, and Allied Health staff. This service operates using the consultation liaison model and works closely with the Adult Ambulatory Correctional Mental Health Service, Court Liaison Service, and other Local Health Districts.
The Connections Project
The Connections Project aims to improve the ongoing healthcare for adult inmates who have a history of drug use and are returning to the community after being released.
The Adolescent Community and Court Team
The Adolescent Community and Court Team works with government agencies and Area Child Adolescent Community Mental Health Services to help young people avoid being placed in custody.
The Community Integration Team
The Community Integration Team is a program that provides support before and after the release of adolescents who have recently been released from custody. The program offers a range of care services to these individuals, particularly those with an emerging or serious mental illness, as well as those with problematic drug and alcohol use or dependence.
The Adult Drug Court program
The Adult Drug Court program helps people with drug dependency who have committed offences. Its main goals are to reduce drug dependency and prevent participants from resorting to crime to support their drug dependency. This program works with various stakeholders from the health and judicial sectors to support the successful rehabilitation of participants.
The Compulsory Drug Treatment program
The Compulsory Drug Treatment program is a court-ordered and innovative program that focuses on abstinence. It aims to provide residential rehabilitation for male offenders with long-term addiction and a history of multiple offenses. The program operates in 3 stages: detention, semi-detention and supervision in a community setting.
Inpatient
The Forensic Hospital in Malabar is managed by Justice Health NSW on behalf of NSW Health. The Long Bay Hospital is a joint effort involving Corrective Services NSW, Justice Health NSW, and Public Private Project Solutions Inc.
The Forensic Hospital
The Forensic Hospital is a mental health facility with 140 beds. It is specifically designed for people who have mental illnesses and have been involved with the criminal justice system, as well as those who are considered to be at high risk in the community. The hospital is an important part of the Forensic Mental Health Network and offers specialised mental health care for adult men and women, as well as teenagers.
A team of medical professionals, nurses, and other healthcare providers work together to offer all the necessary clinical services.
The hospital was purpose-built to provide the best possible care through modern clinical programs. It has 7 different units where patients can stay, depending on their needs. These units cover a range of services, from intensive care to ongoing treatment and rehabilitation.
- Austinmer Women: 17 bed acute unit
- Austinmer Adolescent: 6 bed acute unit
- Bronte Male: 33 bed high dependency and acute unit
- Clovelly: 27 bed extended care unit
- Dee Why: 32 bed long stay unit
- Elouera: 20 bed unit
- Freshwater: 5 bed intensive care unit (opening in 2024).
The hospital provides care for various types of patients, including:
- Forensic patients - people who have been given a verdict of having committed an act, but are not held criminally responsible due to mental health or cognitive impairments. They may also be deemed unfit to stand trial for an offense because of mental health or cognitive impairments.
- Correctional patients - inmates who have been sentenced or remanded and develop mental illness while in custody. These individuals require treatment in a mental health facility.
- Civil patients - people who have been clinically assessed and determined to pose a higher risk towards others. These individuals require specialised mental health services in order to prevent their future engagement with the criminal justice system.
Contact information
- Address:
The Forensic Hospital
1300 Anzac Parade, Malabar NSW 2036 - Postal address:
The Forensic Hospital
PO Box 150, Matraville NSW 2036 - Phone: (02) 9700 3000
- Email: JHFMHN-FHAdmin@health.nsw.gov.au
Visitor information
As part of the security arrangements and conditions for entering the Forensic Hospital, all visitors must apply for and obtain formal access approval. For more information, read or download the Professional Visitor Information Brochure (PDF 1.42MB).
Long Bay Hospital
Long Bay Hospital is a non-acute 85 bed health care facility located on the Long Bay Correctional Complex in Malabar. It provides mental health, medical, aged and rehabilitative and palliative care to patients in the correctional system.
The hospital operates three specialty units:
- 40 acute Mental Health bed Unit: Mental health inpatient services to patients requiring involuntary treatment under the Mental Health Act (2007) or the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990.
- 30 bed Medical Sub-acute Unit: Pre and post operative care, haemodialysis, medical observations and convalescence.
- 15 bed non-acute Aged Care and Rehabilitation Unit: Care, assessment and rehabilitation for older persons.
The Long Bay Hospital is a collaborative public private partnership project between Corrective Services NSW, Justice Health NSW and Public Private Project Solutions Inc.
Contact information
- Address:
Long Bay Correctional Centre
1300 Anzac Parade, Malabar NSW 2036 - Postal address:
Long Bay Correctional Centre
PO Box 150, Matraville NSW 2036 - Phone: (02) 9700 3000
Visitor information
For information on visiting inmates, visit the Corrective Services NSW website.