Community Intelligence • Justice Navigation
COMMUNITY MAPFind the services that keep young people strong, safe, and home.
National network of justice innovation proven on the ground. Explore First Nations-led diversion, housing-first foyers, healing centres, and programs getting real results for young people.
Curated from national justice innovators and community leaders.
Delivering cultural authority and justice reinvestment on Country.
Programs reaching beyond capital cities with wraparound support.
Each location is verified with program teams and community partners. Want to add your service? Scroll to the end to learn how to nominate.
- • Live map syncing with JusticeHub service intelligence
- • Filter by justice focus, region and program type
- • Popups share evidence, cultural approach, and contact info
Categories are curated for justice outcomes: legal pathways, housing stabilisation, healing on Country, and skill-building transitions.
- • Click a card below to focus the map and open the service evidence
- • Colours represent program focus – see legend above
- • Remote programs stay centred on Country even when zoomed in
Programs with evidence of impact
These services meet JusticeHub's inclusion criteria: measurable outcomes, cultural safety, and community endorsement.
BackTrack Youth Works
Armidale • NSW
Regional youth justice diversion program in Armidale combining animal therapy, accredited training, and intensive wraparound support.
- • Dog program builds daily discipline and emotional regulation
- • Court-supported diversion pathway for rural youth
- • Community-run workshops and onsite accredited training
Youth Off The Streets – Key College
Marrickville • NSW
Accredited high school and wraparound housing support for young people who are homeless or disengaged from mainstream education.
- • Integrated trauma-informed teaching model
- • Onsite counsellors and youth work case conferencing
- • Emergency accommodation linked to education attendance
The Street University – Liverpool
Liverpool • NSW
Alcohol and other drug prevention hub with creative arts studios, full-time counsellors, and culturally safe youth justice pathways.
- • Free drop-in health and wellbeing services 6 days a week
- • Co-designed programs with young people with lived experience
- • Links to pharmacotherapy, clinical detox, and family counselling
Deadly Connections Community & Justice Services
Sydney • NSW
First Nations-led organisation delivering culturally grounded justice diversion, court support, and family casework across Gadigal Country.
- • Court support and legal advocacy for young people and families
- • Intensive mentoring delivered by people with lived experience
- • Firestick Academy and cultural education as justice alternatives
Kurbingui Youth & Family Development
Zillmere (Meaanjin) • QLD
Brisbane northside community hub providing family casework, justice advocacy, and cultural mentoring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.
- • Murri Court support team with Elders and cultural advisors
- • Family wellbeing teams addressing housing, income and safety
- • Strong Not Silent youth mental health and suicide prevention
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency – Youth Justice
Darwin (Garramilla) • NT
Legal representation, bail support, and aftercare services for Aboriginal young people across the Top End.
- • Youth specialist lawyers present in Darwin, Katherine, and Nhulunbuy courts
- • Bail support team keeps young people connected to country and kin
- • Community legal education delivered in language
Wungening Aboriginal Corporation – Youth Healing
Perth (Boorloo) • WA
Perth-based healing centre with alcohol and other drug residential services, justice aftercare, and family reunification support.
- • Ngalla Maya short-stay healing for youth exiting detention
- • Family advocates coordinate Department of Communities responses
- • Cultural facilitators deliver on-country experiences
Jesuit Social Services – Youth Justice Community Support Service
Melbourne (Naarm) • VIC
Victoria-wide case management, education pathways, and practical support for young people on youth justice orders.
- • Works alongside Youth Justice Centres and courts across Victoria
- • Pathways to employment through Ignite Café and social enterprises
- • Health navigators coordinate mental health and AOD treatment
SYC HYPA Housing
Adelaide (Tarntanya) • SA
South Australian Foyer-style accommodation and coaching that combines safe housing with education, employment, and life skills.
- • Support to achieve Certificates I–III and apprenticeships
- • Onsite resilience workshops and trauma-informed counselling
- • 94% tenancy sustainment across HYPA Housing sites
Colony 47 – Therapeutic Youth Programs
Hobart (nipaluna) • TAS
Tasmanian youth housing and therapeutic support service providing crisis accommodation, outreach casework, and social enterprises.
- • 24/7 supported accommodation linked to mental health clinicians
- • Education liaison connects young people to TAFE and alternative schools
- • Good Food Hub social enterprise builds employment pathways
Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT – Court Support
Canberra (Ngunnawal Country) • ACT
Canberra-based ALS court support team providing legal advocacy, bail support, and family casework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- • Holistic case management linking legal and social supports
- • Early referral pathways to housing, health and education services
- • Community legal education in schools and youth centres
Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Trust – Youth Development Program
Groote Eylandt • NT
On-country youth development camps and mentoring linking Elders, cultural education, and justice diversion for young people in the Groote Archipelago.
- • Mentors guide youth through kinship responsibilities and cultural law
- • Camps integrate school re-engagement and language revival
- • Partnership with NT Youth Justice for supervised bail accommodation
NPY Women’s Council – Youth Service
Alice Springs (Mparntwe) • NT/SA/WA
Remote tri-state youth service supporting young Anangu people through youth hubs, child protection advocacy, and cultural bush trips.
- • Works across 26 remote communities in the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara lands
- • Advocates across three state and territory child protection systems
- • Bush camps rebuild connection to kin, country, and language
Mallee District Aboriginal Services – Youth Justice Support
Mildura • VIC
Mildura-based justice support service providing bail accommodation, cultural mentoring, and legal advocacy in north-west Victoria.
- • Bail house with onsite cultural mentors and case managers
- • Strong Deadly Kids program supporting primary school-aged siblings
- • Partnership with Victoria Legal Aid and magistrates court
How we choose services for the Community Map
JusticeHub uses clear evidence and community endorsement criteria. Each program mapped here delivers measurable justice outcomes, centres culture and safety, and is actively operating in community.
- Evidence of impactDocumented outcomes, evaluation, or strong practice evidence from partners and communities.
- Cultural authorityFirst Nations governance or demonstrated cultural safety for the communities being served.
- Active service deliveryProgram is currently operating and accepting referrals or participants.
Nominate a service to add
We want this map to reflect the full strength of grassroots justice work. Share services that should be here and we'll follow up to verify the details.
- Email map@justicehub.au with program name, website, contact, and why it works.
- Our team will confirm impact evidence with the organisation and community partners.
- Once verified, we will add the program with geo-coordinates, focus tags, and impact notes.
Prefer a form? Use justicehub.au/nominate to upload supporting evidence, evaluation reports, or letters of support.