Exploring how physical and mental health and justice intersect
The Health and Justice Lab investigates the links between physical and mental health, brain science, and justice. Grounded in neuroscientific and rights-based research, it promotes equitable, evidence-informed approaches that enhance well-being, support rehabilitation, and ensure justice systems respond to the full complexity of human development.
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Academic, policy and relevant references
- Policy brief: Policing of Children and Young People: A Case For “Child-Friendly Police” https://justicewithchildren.org/sites/default/files/library/attachments/Policing-of-Children-and-Young-People.pdf
Lab experts
Dr Hope Kent
Dr Hope Kent is a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, working on a project funded by the Leverhulme Trust. She is also an honorary research associate at the University of Exeter. Her research primarily uses linked datasets to understand why children and young people with neurodisabilities (particularly acquired brain injury) are over-represented in the criminal justice system, and what we could do upstream in health, education, and social care to prevent this. Hope is a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and has experience delivering mental health interventions for people with long-term health conditions. She co-ordinates the UKABIF Acquired Brain Injury Justice Network, and the TRYJustice Network.
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