Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation

The Prisoner Rehabilitation Post & Release Program provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples exiting the prison system with person centred pathways. These pathways include: strengthening social and emotional wellbeing, support with employment and housing, referrals to Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service, legal aid, connection to community, mentoring and more.

Participants are supported in a culturally safe environment and their social and emotional wellbeing is nurtured through culturally relevant activities like, regular on-country trips. The person-centred pathways that the program is focused on ensures a care based approach. Ultimately though, the cornerstone of the program is integrating ex-offenders back into their community by fostering educational growth and employment opportunities within the community.

Divided among the two case managers, the majority of the clientele have been or are affected by drugs and alcohol, family violence and mental health problems etc. This is where case managers can assist by providing tailored pathways to prevent recidivism and reintegrate clients back into the community with employments pathways or further education opportunities.