Butler Trust

The Butler Trust celebrates and promotes the best in UK prisons, IRCs, probation and youth justice. For more information, including the Trust's Annual Awards for staff, notable practice trophies, and publications and events visit the Butler Trust website.

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Positive influences on the wellbeing of prison staff

[Butler Trust – Other (2021)]

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

Keywords: staff welfare, wellbeing

Student Counselling Service

[East of England NPS (2021)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy finalist: free counselling service provided by fully vetted student counsellors to probation service users. [For more about the Kathy Biggar Trophy click here].

Keywords: counselling

Parent Champions (supporting families of those at risk of exploitation)

[Hillingdon YOT (2021)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy finalist: the parent champions are trained peer volunteers who are paired with local families to offer support and giudance regarding a child at risk of exploitation. [For more about the Kathy Biggar Trophy click here].

Keywords: young people, parents, exploitation

Young Adult Transitions programme

[London NPS (2021)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy Winner: 10 session, trauma-informed, modular 1-2-1 programme for young adults transitioning from youth to adult supervision services. [For more about the Kathy Biggar Trophy click here].

Keywords: young people, engagement

See the Light (refurbishing fogged windows)

[Full Sutton (2021)]

Ruth Mann Trophy finalist: programme to refurbish, and where necessary, replace ‘fogged’ windows across the establishment, to brighten the environment and improve outside visibility for prisoners and staff. [For more about the Ruth Mann Trophy click here].

Keywords: environment, wellbeing, decency

Making visits autism friendly

[Maghaberry (2021)]

Ruth Mann Trophy Winner: special “autism friendly” visits, supervised by trained staff, for families with children with autism, together with “pre-visit guides” for children on what to expect, additional equipment in the crèche, and a “relaxation room” – including bubble lamps, toys and gadgets – to help provide a calming environment. [For more about the Ruth Mann Trophy click here].

Keywords: neurodiversity, autism, visits, families

Problem Support Mentors

[Wealstun (2021)]

Ruth Mann Trophy finalist: “Problem Support Mentors” are trained wing based peer mentors acting as social problem solving coaches, using the 6 step problem solving principles of the Thinking Skills Programme. (TSP) [For more about the Ruth Mann Trophy click here].

Pat Bannigan, Staffs & West Mids CRC

[Butler Trust Awards (2020/21)]

Write-up on Pat Bannigan, from Staffs & West Mids CRC, who won a Butler Trust Award for his work in assisting service users with issues relating to finance, benefits and debt. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].

Keywords: finance, benefits, debt

Wayne Hodges, HMPPS HQ

[Butler Trust Awards (2020/21)]

Write-up on Wayne Hodges, from HMPPS HQ, who won a Butler Trust Award for his work helping create and lead an innovative Incentivised Substance Free Living scheme. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].

Keywords: substance misuse, incentives

Deanna Mezen, HMP Oakwood

[Butler Trust Awards (2020/21)]

Write-up on Deanna Mezen, from HMP Oakwood, who won a Butler Trust Award for her outstanding work in the field of palliative care. [For more on the Butler Trust Awards click here].

Keywords: palliative care