Equipping your organisation to navigate the changes
10am - 3pm at Fazeley Studios, Birmingham
The policy landscape for offender health is changing drastically.The Breaking the Cycle consultation, justice and health reform Bills, payment by results and the publication of the Ministry of Justice’s competition strategy, mean that the commissioning environment will be radically transformed. As the voluntary sector, we will be required to compete with large private and public sector providers or to work in partnership.
FaithAction, Nacro, Action for Prisoners’ Families, Men’s Health Forum and the Mental Health Providers Forum have come together to host an event to give you all the information, practical assistance and inside knowledge you need to enable your organisation to successfully navigate its way through this period of transition.
Cost: £45
STOP PRESS: Keynote speakers already confirmed… Luke Edwards from Ministry of Justice, Sean Duggan from Centre for Mental Health and Daniel Singleton from FaithAction.
To book . . . .
Go to http://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/content/OffenderHealth and complete your information. An invoice will be sent to you upon completion of the booking process with a confirmation e-mail.
Time: 10:30am - 3:00pm (venue to be advised)
Dr Philip Whitehead, Reader in Criminal and Social Justice School of Social Sciences and Law at Teesside University UK has completed his evaluation report of research at six Community Chaplaincy projects in England and Wales. Summary and report in this PDF.
PTSD Resolution provides treatment to ex-servicemen and women suffering from post traumatic stress. Resolution is keen to establish relations with Community Chaplaincy projects so that prisoners who have been treated can receive on-going social and moral support both in prison and after they have been released. The UK-wide network of 200 therapists offer an opportunity to provide continuity of support and treatment if prisoners move from one area to another. PTSD Resolution invites referrals from Community Chaplaincy projects on behalf of anyone who may be suffering , or who would like further information. Contact 0845 021 7873 www.ptsdresolution.org
NOMS highlights Community Chaplaincy in the South West in their article on mentoring, written for Volunteer's Week (1-7 June). Read more here.
Statistics gathered by the Community Chaplaincy Association (CCA) reveal that during 2010 no fewer than 1,354 ex-prisoners were supported by Community Chaplains across the country. This support was provided by 50 paid staff and 487 volunteers working across 18 projects from Durham to Cornwall. Read the full article here.
Sussex Pathways have secured funding to appoint a Project Manager to lead, develop and sustain the work of mentoring people released from prison into Sussex.
'The Swansea Community Chaplaincy Project (SCCP) were successful in gaining funding through the European Convergence Programme of COASTAL which commenced in August 2009. Following the start of the funding two Outreach Community Chaplains were recruited to start in September 2009. The Project has now become fully operational after an 18 month funding battle. To date SCCP have supported 45 individuals (since Sept 09) in preparing them for release and supporting them in the community post release for a 12 week period. All of the indivuduals supported have completed an Open College Network accredited course to assist in becoming economically active. Thank you to all those who have supported the Project during our time of uncertainty.'
The Peninsula Initiative is appointing a Youth Community Link Officer to work with young people who are or have been in custody in HMYOI Ashfield (near Bristol) or HMYOI Portland (Dorset) and are returning to Devon, Cornwall or South West Somerset on release. The YCLO will support them in prison and through the gate post release, linking them in to supportive local community networks in their own area. The post is generously being funded for three years by the Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales.