Law Enforcement and Public Health Workshop Series Report No. 3 - Backbone Organisations

The Collective Impact Workshop Series sought to transform research and discussions into action. The third workshop in the series, on which this report focuses, aimed to discuss the role and function of a backbone organisation, and re-imagine what a backbone organisation could look like in the law enforcement and public health arena, in Tasmania. The workshop was held at the University of Tasmania on 15 October 2018. The workshop was attended by 18 stakeholders and included guest speakers from Tasmania’s 26TEN program, and the Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies. 26Ten is an organisation which is based on collective impact, acts as a backbone to a number of initiatives and to a large network of stakeholders all sharing the shared purpose of addressing illiteracy in Tasmania (the “1 in 2” motto). This short report aims to summarise the intersecting themes discussed by panellists and participants and seed a deeper conversation about how a backbone organisation could be used in LEPH to create a safer, caring, inclusive and healthier Tasmania.