In Victoria, people with intellectual disability or an acquired brain injury are over-represented in the prison population. Prisons need to give these prisoners the right support to make sure they are safe and have the best chance of rehabilitation.
This section summarises our key findings. The chapters detail our complete findings, including supporting evidence.
When reaching our conclusions, we consulted with the audited agencies and considered their views. The agencies’ full responses are in Appendix A.
We made 15 recommendations to address 3 issues. The relevant agencies have accepted our recommendations or accepted them in principle.
Download a PDF copy of Appendix D: 1800 My Options calls (March 2018 to January 2023) and registered service providers.
Download a PDF copy of Appendix C: Audit scope and method.
Download a PDF copy of Appendix B: Abbreviations, acronyms and glossary.
Download a PDF copy of Appendix A: Submissions and comments.
1800 My Options has improved Victorian women's access to SRH information, but the department does not know if it has increased access to SRH services.
The department does not know if its hubs have increased Victorian women’s access to SRH services. This is because it is does not have relevant performance measures to determine if, and the extent to which, this program is achieving the Plan’s objective to increase access to services.
It is also not clear that the department placed the hubs where women need them most.
From 2017 the department introduced several programs to help Victorian women access SRH services.
In this audit, we looked at the 2 main programs: 1800 My Options and SRH hubs.
SRH services support people with various aspects of their health and wellbeing, including: