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Protecting the wellbeing of prison staff

[Prison Service Journal (2025)]

Lecture on how organisations can protect the well-being of prison staff.

Youth Connectors Programme

[Sefton YJS (2024)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: Sefton’s Youth Connectors are a small team of female youth workers assigned to schools in the area to provide 1-2-1 support and mentoring to girls aged 8-15 years considered at heightened risk of offending or exploitation.

Keywords: young people, female offenders, mental health, wellbeing

WHIST Women’s Hub

[North East Probation (2024)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: Women’s Health in South Tyneside (WHIST) is a charity established to address gaps in provision and support for women in the local area, with a particular focus on health and wellbeing – South Tyneside PDU have co-located their women’s services in the WHIST building to help meet their needs more effectively.

Keywords: female offenders

The Chuckery Project

[Lancashire YJS (2024)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: the Chuckery is a not-for-profit sanctuary-farm housing rescue poultry and other livestock; Lancashire YJS has partnered with the farm to provide opportunities for young people to volunteer at the Chuckery, in roles tailored to their skills and interests.

Keywords: young people, engagement, skills training, wellbeing

Social Prescribing Programme

[Cheshire YJS (2024)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: focusing on social prescirbing for young people at the point of arrest.

Keywords: young people, mental health, wellbeing

Positive influences on the wellbeing of prison staff

[Butler Trust (2021)]

A short report summarising findings of consultations with staff about factors positively influencing their wellbeing and morale.

Keywords: staff welfare, wellbeing

Women in prison: mental health and well-being — a guide for prison staff

[Prison Reform Trust (2020)]

A guide for prison staff to help them understand how prison life can affect a person’s mental health, with a focus on women.

Keywords: mental health, wellbeing, female offenders

Prisoner Wellbeing: A synthesis of the evidence base

[Prison Service Journal (2023)]

This PSJ article summarises the evidence base relating to the wellbeing, focusing primarily on who may be most at risk of wellbeing difficulties, and on what might be done to help support positive wellbeing in prisons.

Keywords: wellbeing

PSJ Special Edition: The Health and Wellbeing of Prison Staff

[Prison Service Journal (2023)]

This special edition of the Prison Service Journal focuses on factors impacting on the health and wellbeing of staff and how they might be ameliorated.

Keywords: staff wellbeing

A Qualitative Study of Vicarious Trauma in Prison Officers

[Prison Service Journal (2020)]

Research into the impact that working with prisoners can have on frontline staff.

Keywords: staff wellbeing