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Health and Criminal Justice Bulletin: Spring 2010

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Public Health South West E-bulletin - October 09 edition

News  

• PUBLICATION: Police Custody Healthcare
  An evaluation of an NHS commissioned pilot to deliver a police custody health service in a partnership between Dorset Primary Care Trust and Dorset Police
  Click to view report 

• PUBLICATION: No one knows Report
  Prisoner voices: The Experiences of the criminal justice system by prisoners with learning disabilities and difficulties. Published by the Prison Reform Trust
  Click to view report 
   
• PUBLICATION: research reports on women in the CJS
  The Griffins Society have recently published three new research reports from the Griffins Research Fellowships Programme. They are: 'An evaluation of The Freedom Programme; a prison support programme for women who have experienced domestic violence', 'Is Attachment Theory and the Concept of a Secure Base relevant to supporting women during the process of resettlement? ', and 'Double invisibility  Recalled and female, and forgotten in the Criminal Justice System? Read them at: The Griffins Society
   
• PUBLICATION: reducing the women’s prison estate
  A report published on the government's strategy for diverting women away from crime gives a commitment to reduce the women's prison estate by 400 places by March 2012 and divert resources from custody to the community to sustain the grant funded multi-agency community services; provide up to £5 million to improve Approved Premises accommodation for women offenders who are being closely supervised on release from custody, and for women offenders with high levels of need to keep them out of custody; and make available funding of over £1 million to pilot a new project, from April 2010, to explore the benefits of early intervention for women with multiple needs from their first point of contact with the Criminal Justice System. Download the report at: MoJ 
   
• FUNDING: to work with children and young people
  Children in Need is offering small grants of up to £10,000 a year for three years for third sector organisations working with children and young people. The scheme is designed to reach organisations that have not previously considered applying for Children in Need funding. Grants will be allocated in four tranches, with application deadlines on 15 January, 15 April, 15 July and 15 October. Details at:BBC
   
• Lord Bradley's review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system
  An independent review commissioned to examine the extent to which offenders with mental health problems or learning disabilities could, in appropriate cases, be diverted from prison to other services and the barriers to such diversion. Read more 

• Volunteering and Mentoring Network E-Bulletin
  Clinks are proud to launch its first ever volunteering & mentoring network e-bulletin which we will be sending out on the first Monday of every month. This network will support organisations working with offenders to involve volunteers – providing you with resources, up to date news, and a chance to get your opinions heard. We are looking for anyone interested in the subject of volunteering with or by offenders to get involved. We will conduct regular short questionnaires to make sure your voices are heard. If you want to join, ask us questions or make suggestions simply email Nathan at nathan.dick@clinks.org