This report looks at the relationship between health problems and legal problems. It finds evidence shows people with long-term illness or disability and/or mental distress have worse outcomes, with health and legal problems tending to reinforce each other.

Experience of legal problems tends to change as people move through life. Previous legal needs surveys demonstrate that age is a significant factor in the prevalence and nature of civil legal problems. This briefing paper presents data about the prevalence of justiciable problems among young people (aged 18–24) in Victoria, drawn from the Victoria Law...

This paper examines the experience of employment problems that raise legal issues for people aged 18 to 24. The authors explore problem prevalence, adverse consequences, including impacts to mental health, what, if anything, was done to try to resolve employment problems, and what the outcomes were.

This briefing paper presents data from the Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS) concerning experience of justiciable problems and mental distress. The paper outlines how people experiencing higher levels of distress have higher problem prevalence, are more likely to have multiple problems, and their problems last longer.

This is the second in three major reports drawing on the Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS). This volume focuses on exactly that - how do Victorians understand our law? It develops the concept of legal capability - the knowledge, attributes and resources you need to navigate the legal system.