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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

Working with Autism Spectrum Condition Children

[Youth Custody Service (2021)]

An effective practice briefing from the Youth Custody Service, on working with children with autism spectrum conditions.

Keywords: autism, neurodiversity, young people

Working with Girls and Bullying

[Youth Custody Service (2021)]

An effective practice briefing from the Youth Custody Service, on working with girls around bullying.

Keywords: female offenders, young people

Working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities

[Youth Custody Service (2021)]

An effective practice briefing from the Youth Custody Service, on working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

Keywords: young people, diversity, young people

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

Prisoners on prisons: Experiences of peer-delivered suicide prevention work

[Incarceration (Journal) (2023)]

Article on the experiences of prison Listeners – including recommendations on improving the support provided to them.

Keywords: peer support, suicide prevention

Ensuring effective referral into youth diversion

[Centre for Justice Innovation (2021)]

Publication outlining the evidence base on referrals, exploring good practice and sharing insights from practitioners to help ensure referrals into diversion schemes operate as effectively as possible.

Keywords: diversion, young people

What are rehabilitative adjudications?

[Russell Webster (2020)]

Summary of HMMPS research evaluating rehabilitation adjudication pilots in four English prisons.

Keywords: procedural justice

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

Directory of Offender Services

[Clinks (2024)]

Searchable directory containing information about over 800 organisations and projects working with people with experience of the criminal justice system, and their families.

Keywords: directory, voluntary sector