The cost of caring: compassion fatigue in probation practice

[HMI Probation (2026)]

Compassion fatigue in probation practice and how to support staff suffering vicarious trauma. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: staff wellbeing

Filed Under: HMI Probation, Inspectorates, probation, Sector, Source Tagged With: staff wellbeing

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