Speakers
Chantelle Miller
Parallel Workshops
This presentation explores how ACSO supports continuity of reintegration for more than 2,200 men exiting prison each year across Queensland, with planning commencing three months prior to release. It highlights the importance of collaborative partnerships between corrections, community services, and local organisations in managing risk while maintaining continuity of care across geographically dispersed and culturally diverse communities. Drawing on regional case studies, the session will demonstrate how coordinated, community-based responses support safe return to Country, strengthen access to housing, employment, social and cultural supports, and enable reintegration planning to continue beyond custody. The presentation will also examine how pre-release preparation, LS:RNR-informed assessment, and strong escalation pathways contribute to a wraparound approach that improves safety, continuity, and successful reintegration outcomes.
Chantelle has worked in the public health sector across multiple Australian states for the past 25 years. She holds a Master of Public Health Policy and has spent her professional career focused on the intersection of health and justice services.
She led a Victorian (AUS) cross-government initiative to design and implement an alcohol and other drug (AOD) service delivery model tailored for people involved with corrective services including the development of criminogenic therapeutic programs. More recently, she has worked with ACSO (Australian Community Support Organisation) to lead the delivery of mental health and AOD services for clients impacted by the justice system, and to develop and implement Queensland’s first whole-of-state Men’s Reintegration Service.
