Health Justice Partnerships (HJPs) are an innovative model of service delivery that sees legal and health practitioners work collaboratively to deliver services to clients. The strength of HJPs is that they efficiently provide legal assistance to vulnerable people in the places they are most likely to seek help. HJPs have proven to be an effective way of increasing access to justice as well as benefitting people's health and wellbeing.
Download this 11 page report to learn about the Grants Program and how it’has been influencing policy and reform and changing lives.
You will also find out about some of the Award-winning Projects that we have funded.
The 2020 Grant round has awarded $1 million in funding to seven legal and community organisations to help vulnerable Victorians gain access to legal services.
First Step Legal
$130,000 over 1 1/2 years