Transfer of care – Custodial settings guideline

This guideline provides specific guidance for the transfer of care of Justice Involved Service Users (JISUs) entering and leaving custodial settings in Victoria. It is an addendum to the broader Transfer of Care and Shared Care Guideline. The guideline is designed to ensure safe, effective, and culturally appropriate mental health care transitions for people involved in the justice system.

This guideline is relevant to a broad range of professionals and stakeholders involved in the care of people moving into or out of custodial settings in Victoria.

This guide is intended for:

Mental health and wellbeing consumers who have had contact with the justice system.
Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service clinicians working with individuals who have been arrested or who are currently in prison.
Forensic mental health service clinicians working in custodial, hospital or community settings.
Primary mental health service clinicians who work with people involved in the justice system.
Non-government organisations who are providing support for people involved in the justice system.
Custodial providers and staff in various arms of Corrections Victoria in public and private prisons, who may be working with mental health service providers to support a mental health consumer.