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Forensic support service.

Support for participants with justice system involvement, including those on forensic orders — an area where most providers decline the referral and the participant stays stuck.

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Covers

Forensic orders, justice involvement and custody transitions.

Clinical

Forensic and mental health nurses within our own team.

Works With

Justice agencies, OPG, guardians, treating teams and the NDIA.

Experience

Placements other providers have declined on risk grounds.

Service overview

The referrals that sit unanswered.

A participant on a forensic order, or coming out of custody, is often the hardest referral a Support Coordinator has to place. The risk profile makes providers nervous and the referral circulates for weeks while the participant stays where they are.

This is work we have done and continue to do. It requires forensic and mental health nursing capability, experienced staff, clear risk management and genuine willingness to engage with justice agencies — and it requires being realistic about what can and cannot be safely supported.

Who This Service Is For

Participants with forensic orders or justice system involvement, and the Support Coordinators, guardians and agencies trying to place them.

Forensic Support Service

Forensic Nursing

Forensic and mental health nurses as part of the clinical team.

Agency Engagement

Direct work with justice, guardianship and community agencies.

Realistic Risk

Honest assessment of what we can and cannot safely support.

What's included

What forensic support involves.

Transitions out of custody are covered in more detail on our hospital-to-home and custody-to-community transitions page.

Order Compliance

Support delivered within the conditions of a forensic order.

Risk Management

Structured risk assessment, planning and review, with clinical input.

Stakeholder Coordination

Working with justice agencies, OPG, guardians and treating teams.

Community Reintegration

Rebuilding routine, connection and independence after custody.

Referral steps

From referral to first shift, step by step.

No mystery, no black hole. Here is exactly what happens after you get in touch.

1
Referral

A participant, family member, Support Coordinator or hospital team sends through the enquiry.

Form, email or phone
2
Immediate screening

We check the request against our current capability, capacity and staffing.

Same day where we can
3
Funding & support needs review

We look at the plan, the support hours and what the participant actually needs day to day.

Plan and hours checked
4
Risk & compatibility assessment

For shared arrangements this step is never skipped, however quickly a placement is needed.

Never skipped
5
Options & stakeholder discussion

We present the accommodation or support options and talk them through with everyone involved.

Everyone at the table
6
Consent & service agreement

A Service Agreement and Schedule of Supports are prepared once a direction is agreed.

Prepared promptly
7
Transition

Rosters, handovers and any clinical plans are set up before the first shift.

Sorted before day one
8
Commencement

Supports begin, with a named contact for the participant, family and referrer.

You get a named contact

Urgent referrals: Urgent referrals can be escalated directly to management so we can determine quickly whether we have the appropriate property, staffing and capability.

Start a referral now or call 0435 330 666