The Department of Veterans’ Affairs plans to meet with Queensland Corrective Services to address funding for former military personnel now in prison, after a judge lambasted numerous system failures brought to light in the case of an Afghanistan veteran.
Finn is serving time for several drug-related offences, which his psychologist says stemmed from his mental illnesses – including complex PTSD, depression and anxiety – after his deployments overseas.
A pre-sentence report provided by Queensland Corrective Services to the court explained the DVA does not provide funding to imprisoned veterans if the prison has appropriate mental health facilities. While no firm plans have yet been made, QCS and DVA decided at a meeting in February to arrange a subsequent meeting to “explore referral pathways for ex-serving ADF personnel to access DVA-funded health services in custody”.
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