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The Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS) In brief: Mental distress and experience of legal problems

Hugh McDonald,

Rochelle Jupp,

| 2024
This briefing paper presents data from the Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS) concerning experience of justiciable problems and mental distress. Visit the PULS website to find out more.

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Law and disorders: illness/disability and the experience of everyday problems involving the law, Justice Issues 17.

Christine Coumarelos,

Pascoe Pleasence,

Zhigang Wei, | 2013

This paper draws on the LAW Survey data to examine the relationship between legal problem experience and different types of mental and physical illness/disability. The findings confirm the existence of...

Disability,

Health & ageing,

Health and Disability,

LAW survey,

Legal needs,

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Legal needs of people with a disability in Australia

Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, | 2012

Like a number of past surveys, the Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey found that people with a disability are particularly vulnerable to legal problems and are likely to struggle with the...

Disability,

Health and Disability,

LAW survey,

Legal needs,

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The NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal: An analysis of clients, matters and determinations 1

Michael Cain,

Maria Karras,

Terence Beed,

Terry Carney, | 2011

In recent years, there has been much interest in Mental Health Tribunals (MHTs), their legislated role, functions and day-to-day operations. Much of the interest has centred on accumulating an evidence...

Courts and tribunals,

Disability,

Health and Disability,

Mental health & wellbeing,

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The legal needs of people with different types of chronic illness or disability, Justice issues paper 11

Christine Coumarelos,

Zhigang Wei, | 2009

Consistent with overseas research, Justice made to measure: NSW Legal Needs Survey in disadvantaged areas reported that people with a chronic illness or disability are particularly vulnerable to experiencing legal...

Disability,

Health and Disability,

Legal needs,

NSW Legal Need,

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Cognitive impairment, legal need and access to justice, Justice issues paper 10

Abigail Gray,

Suzie Forell,

Sophie Clarke, | 2009

Cognitive impairment has consistently been raised in the Law and Justice Foundation's Access to Justice and Legal Needs (A2JLN) research as affecting and compounding legal need and hindering its resolution....

Disability,

Health and Disability,

Legal needs,

Mental health & wellbeing,

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On the edge of justice: the legal needs of people with a mental illness in NSW

Maria Karras,

Emily McCarron,

Abigail Gray,

Sam Ardasinski, | 2006

This study examines the legal and access to justice issues experienced by people with a mental illness. The methodology comprised a literature review, focus group discussions with key stakeholders, in-depth...

Disability,

Health and Disability,

Legal needs,

Mental health & wellbeing,

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