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Launch of Making the Difference: The role of adult social care services for vulnerable offenders
18 April 2013
Today we are launching Making the Difference: The role of adult social care services for vulnerable offenders at the Association of Directors of Social Services spring seminar
Launch of Healthcare in police custody: Users' views
8 April 2013
Today we are launching the latest briefing paper in our SPARK series of resources. Healthcare in police custody: Users' views has been developed with people who have experience of detention in police custody while requiring support for physical and mental health problems or a learning disability and offers a number of ideas as to how the experiences and outcomes of service users could be improved.
Launch of ‘Supporting vulnerable people in custody and at court: an update for the voluntary and community sector’
18 March 2013
The latest resource in our SPARK programme to support the development of local partnerships and good practice in responding to individuals with multiple needs in contact with the criminal justice system.
Launch of Hope Inside report
26 February 2013
Today we are launching the report ‘Hope Inside: Mental health projects in the criminal justice system’. The report is an evaluation of service user views of five projects funded by the Trusthouse Charitable Foundation. The research was conducted by members of our National Service User Forum.
Launch of 'Little Miracles' report
20 February 2013
Today we launch the report 'Little Miracles: Using Communities of Practice to improve front line collaborative responses to multiple needs and exclusions'. The report outlines our findings from the 'Communities of Practice Development Programme' run in partnership with King's College.
The report is accompanied by a toolkit for anyone planning to set up a community of practice in their area.
Ending the revolving door - new briefing for PCCs
20 September 2012
Today, we are launching our new briefing for PCCs. Entitled “Ending the Revolving Door”, the paper highlights the importance of dealing effectively with the ‘revolving doors’ group of offenders in order to reduce crime and maintain an efficient police force, and offers solutions for PCCs to consider locally.
Anawim project secures two years of DH funding
22 August 2012
We are delighted to hear that the provision of mental health support to the women using the Anawim Women’s centre in Birmingham has recently been selected for funding by the Department of Heath to develop a two-year mental health project as an alternative to custody for women offenders.
Integrated Offender Management: Effective alternatives to short sentences
3 July 2012
Today, we are publishing Integrated Offender Management: Effective alternatives to short sentences, a briefing paper which draws together the evidence of the elevated levels of mental ill health, substance misuse and accommodation difficulties experienced by many short-sentence prisoners.
Turning the tide on multiple needs and exclusions: Progress since the Social Justice Strategy
19 June 2012
Today, Revolving Doors and Making Every Adult Matter are publishing a Progress on multiple needs and exclusions, a briefing paper providing an update on Turning the Tide: A vision paper for multiple needs and exclusions following the launch of the government’s Social Justice Strategy.
Ten steps to a more effective approach for young adults in the criminal justice process
29 May 2012
Last week, the Transition to Adulthood (T2A) Alliance published Pathways from Crime: Ten steps to a more effective approach for young adults in the criminal justice process.
Revolving Doors in consortium to support roll out of liaison and diversion services
14 May 2012
Revolving Doors is part of a consortium of leading organisations appointed by the government to support the roll out of criminal justice liaison and diversion services.
Social justice strategy recognises need for new approaches to multiple needs
13 March 2012
Social Justice: transforming lives, launched today by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, makes clear that the government's vision for social justice and a ‘second chance society’ extends to this group of individuals facing multiple needs and exclusions, as well as to families.
Funding for Women's centres announced
25 January 2012
Crispin Blunt announces £3.5m funding package for women’s centres in 2012/13
Government invests £19.4m in liaison and diversion services
13 January 2012
Revolving Doors Agency today welcomed the government’s decision to increase its investment in criminal justice liaison and diversion services as part of its efforts to ensure help is available in police stations and courts across the country.
Revolving Doors welcomes NHS Future Forum recommendations on integration
11 January 2012
Revolving Doors welcomes the government’s commitment to “encourage joined-up commissioning, and integrated provision” in healthcare, as outlined in yesterday’s response to the second phase report by the NHS Future Forum.
Support for amendments to Health and Wellbeing Bill
2 December 2011
Revolving Doors Agency has supported a briefing submitted to the House of Lords committee considering amendments to the Health and Social Care bill. Amendments include proposals to make police and probation statutory memebers of Health and Wellbeing Boards.
Community safety and mental health conference
22 November 2011
On Tuesday 22 November, we partnered with the Local Government Association to run the Community Safety and Mental Health conference.
Complex Responses review launches with expert seminar
14 November 2011
Today sees the publication of “Complex Responses: Understanding poor frontline responses to adults with multiple needs: a review of the literature and analysis of contributing factors”.
Inquiry on girls in the penal system
3 November 2011
Revolving Doors has submitted a response to the independent inquiry on girls in the penal system, being undertaken by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the penal system
Joseph Rowntree report highlights complexity of multiple needs
21 September 2011
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has released Tackling homelessness and exclusion: understanding complex lives, a round up of four research projects investigating homeless people with multiple exclusions and needs. The paper poses the question: “How can services respond to complex lives where homelessness is one issue amongst many?”
Better Together: Preventing Re-offending and Homelessness report released by Homeless Link
20 September 2011
Homeless Link have released the findings of their research project into the complex links between re-offending and homelessness. The project aims to explore the role of the homelessness sector in supporting clients with a history of offending and prevent re-offending, as well as the partnership between this sector and the criminal justice system.
Broadway releases Voices of Experience report on street drinkers
15 September 2011
Broadway has published Voices of Experience, a new report that focuses on persistent street drinkers. The report is based on in-depth interviews with 19 street drinkers and 42 recovered street drinkers; it looks at the social exclusion they face and suggests ways to help them tackle the problems they struggle with.
Excellent attendance at Turning the tide launch reflects strong support for tackling multiple needs and exclusions
14 September 2011
On 13th September 2011, Revolving Doors and Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) hosted a parliamentary reception to launch our joint Vision Paper, Turning the Tide: A Vision Paper for multiple needs and exclusions. The report sets out our vision that in every local area, people experiencing multiple needs will be supported by effective, coordinated services and empowered to tackle their problems, reach their full potential and contribute to their communities.
New Research shows families with multiple problems are helped by intensive support
14 September 2011
Research into family intervention programmes has shown that joined-up, intensive intervention has led to a fall in anti-social behavior, truancy and domestic violence.
Turning the Tide: A Vision Paper for multiple needs and exclusions
13 September 2011
Today we are launching our Turning the Tide our joint vision paper with Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM). The paper addresses the huge financial and social costs of society’s failure to support the 60,000 adults facing multiple needs and exclusions in Britain today.
The mental health needs of women offenders
30 August 2011
Article published discussing how partnership working with women's centres can open up pathways into secondary mental health care for women with multiple needs.
IPPR publish 'redesigning justice' report
11 August 2011
The IPPR have published a new report, looking at how criminal justice reinvestment could occur in the U.K. ‘Redesigning justice: Reducing crime through justice reinvestment’ argues for greater investment in community-based projects which tackle the causes of crime, paid for by the savings this would produce ‘downstream’ in the criminal justice system.
New report highlights importance of mental health support in youth custody
24 June 2011
The Children's Commissioner has published a new report on the emotional wellbeing and mental health of young people in custody. ‘I think I must have been born bad’ illustrates the importance of addressing the mental health and emotional wellbeing of young people who get into trouble with the law.
Counting the cost: How investment in women’s centres could save £1 billion over five years
10 May 2011
Today we are launching Counting the Cost, a new report on the financial impact of supporting women with multiple needs in the criminal justice system.
Thinking Local conference
16 March 2011
Care services minister Paul Burstow MP and chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick were keynote speakers at a Revolving Doors Agency conference today, Wednesday 16th March. The event was organised in partnership with the National Advisory Group to the Government’s Health and Criminal Justice Programme.
Supporting People – Know the facts
8 February 2011
Revolving Doors, in collaboration with a group of 13 organisations covering health, social care, housing, homelessness, substance misuse and criminal justice, helped produce a briefing document presenting the key facts about Supporting People and four sets of questions local authorities should ask as they make difficult decisions about services.
Mental health strategy prioritises offenders and recognises multiple needs
2 February 2011
The mental health strategy launched today recognises that distinct approaches to mental health treatment are needed for adults with multiple needs and promises to address the unequal access to services.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns of dangers of benefit sanctions
15 December 2010
A review of benefit sanctions by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has highlighted the potential negative effects of sanctions in welfare reforms and warned that policy makers should carefully consider the outcomes before extending sanctions.
Drugs strategy advocates “whole person” approach
10 December 2010
Wednesday 8 December saw the publication of the new Drugs Strategy, entitled Reducing Demand, Restricting Supply, Building Recovery: Supporting People to Live a Drug Free Life.
Government commits to "breaking the cycle" of crime
7 December 2010
Justice secretary Ken Clarke launches Government's criminal justice reform green paper today.
Time is Money
19 November 2010
Time is Money: Financial Responsibility after Prison is a new publication which argues that exclusion from bank accounts, insurance and affordable credit is preventing former offenders from getting into work and securing a home, thus forcing their families into debt.
Revolving Doors seeks trustees...
18 October 2010
We are currently looking for up to six highly skilled and committed people to join our dynamic and friendly Board of Trustees. If you are interested in learning more about the role, then please come along to an information evening at our office on Monday 25 October 2010 at 6.00pm where you can meet current trustees, staff and members of our service user forum.
Forum members give evidence to the Justice Committee
12 October 2010
Four of our Service User Forum Members appeared on a panel before the Justice Committee at the House of Commons this morning, accompanied by Director of Service User Involvement Tina Braithwaite.
New guide published in collaboration with our service users
23 September 2010
New service user guide published.
St Giles Trust launches first social impact bond funded project
13 September 2010
St Giles Trust recently launched its Peterborough Project - the first programme to be funded by social impact bonds.
Article in Guardian Public
18 June 2010
Article by Tafarai Franklyn-Brown, who took part in our Transition to Adulthood work, published on Guardian Public website
Launch of Transition to Adulthood guides
17 June 2010
Today we are launching two guides on services for young adults with multiple needs
ACPO/NPIA police guidance published
4 May 2010
The National Police Improvement Agency have published guidance for police on reponding to people with mental ill-health or learning disabilities, on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers.
Revolving Doors asks for candidates' help
28 April 2010
Revolving Doors has written to candidates standing for election offering to work together in the next Parliament to stop the revolving door of crisis and crime - and help reduce the deficit.
Revolving Doors launches new strategic plan
27 April 2010
Revolving Doors Agency has launched its new strategic plan.
Launch of election manifestos
16 April 2010
This week has seen election fever really kick off with the launch of election manifestos by a number of political parties. Here you can find links to the manifestos and to summaries on criminal justice and mental health proposals.
MEAM launch 'Hardest to Reach?' report
30 March 2010
The Making Every Adult Matter Coalition have launched their new report 'Hardest to Reach? - The politics of multiple needs and exclusions'.
Launch of NAO report on short-sentence prisoners
10 March 2010
The National Audit Office have published their report 'Managing offenders on short custodial sentences'. The report concludes that more must be done to address levels of re-offending of this group.
Justice Reinvestment report launched
14 January 2010
The Justice Select Committee today published its 'Cutting crime: the case for justice reinvestment' report, for which Revolving Doors gave evidence.
Launch of Healthy Children, Safer Communities
8 December 2009
Following the publication of the Offender Health Strategy in November, today sees the publication of Healthy Children, Safer Communities which addresses the health needs of children and young people in contact with the youth justice system.
New Horizons launched
7 December 2009
'New Horizons: A shared vision for mental health' was published today. This cross-government action programme aims to improve mental well-being and drive up the quality of mental healthcare in England.
Offender health strategy launched
17 November 2009
'Improving health, supporting justice: The National Delivery Plan of the Health and Criminal Justice Programme Board has been published today.
Lord Bradley's review published
30 April 2009
Lord Bradley's much anticipated review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system was published today.
