Socio-legal collaborations in Australia - models of service provision and the influence on practice

Abstract

Interdisciplinary collaborations between legal and social services have emerged as a growing framework for assisting clients with high degrees of disadvantage, vulnerability and complexity. World-wide developments in the social determinants of health and access to justice have demonstrated the need for integrated approaches which break down professional silos and work with intertwined legal and social issues. The promotion of collaboration, however, has not generated a unique program or intervention structure, rather a wide diversity of forms has developed organically, be it with the common goal of assisting those in need in holistic and integrated ways. This study has mapped the nature of ..