Research
Revolving Doors Agency undertakes a wide range of research, including:
- the analysis of need for service development;
- monitoring and evaluating existing services; and
- innovative exploratory projects that explore different aspects of the complexity of the 'revolving door group' and the many challenges they face.
The Research Team draws on the experiences of service users and
frontline staff from a range of partner organisations, combining
analysis of the key issues with examples of good practice and
recommendations for change.
Current Projects
With the support of the Tudor Trust
and Monument Trust, Revolving Doors Agency is undertaking a three-year
research and development programme which aims to explore and develop practitioners' involvement and work with the families and partners of clients belonging to the RDA target group.
Following the research phase, RDA will design and develop practice to better support clients and their families and establish the case for and viability of this practice in three local areas. The third year will focus on establishing and delivering innovative practice in partnership and evaluating its impact.
With support from Friends Provident, and in partnership with Citizens Advice Bureau, P3 and St Mungo's, Revolving Doors Agency has launched a project that aims to develop the evidence base around the relationship between financial exclusion, mental health and offending. In addition Revolving Doors will aim to create innovative practical recommendations across finance, health, social care and criminal justice and develop an action plan to translate the recommendations in to reality.
Evaluation of Islington Safer Neighbourhood Team Link Worker Scheme
From 2007 - 2012, Revolving Doors Agency is evaluating an Islington neighbourhood link worker project run by St Mungo's. The project is designed to divert people with multiple needs from the criminal justice system. The RDA outcomes tool kit used in the evaluation measures both quantitive and qualitative outcomes including developments in clients thinking, attitudes and mental well being.
Outcomes Toolkit for Services for People with Multiple Needs
With support from the Barrow Cadbury Foundation,
Revolving Doors Agency developed an innovative outcomes system that captures and measures both the quantitative and qualitative outcome
of services for people with multiple and complex needs, including mental illness, offending behaviour, homelessness, family breakdown and
substance use.
The Toolkit was piloted by the Elmore Team's Anti-Social Behaviour Project in Oxford and the St. Mungo's/Revolving Doors Neighbourhood Link Worker Scheme in the London Borough of Islington.
International Review of Joint Working Practices Between the Police and Mental Health Services
Revolving Doors Agency was commissioned by the Care Services
Improvement Partnership (CSIP) to complete a short international review
of joint working practices between police and mental health services.
This work was a response to a joint review by the Metropolitan Police
Service and the National Health Service. The international review
focused on establishing examples of best practice in Britain, Ireland,
America, Canada and Germany in order to establish working
recommendations. These recommendations are suitable for implementation
at a local level in order to improve the situation of those with mental
health needs who come in to contact with the police.
To download a PDF copy of the report 
click here.
HMP Lewes Needs Assessment
In October 2007, Revolving Doors
Agency launched a report on the availability of support for people with
complex needs who leave HMP Lewes and return to the City of Brighton
and Hove.
To download a PDF copy of the report click here.
To download a PDF copy of the executive summary click here.
Working with Complexity
In February 2007, Revolving Doors
published a report on the resettlement needs of women leaving HMP Styal
in Manchester. The report Working with Complexity: Meeting the Resettlement Needs of Women at HMP Styal,
is the result of action research conducted within the prison, examining
a range of needs women face, focusing particularly on housing, mental
health, substance misuse and relationships.
To download a PDF copy of the report click here.
Reports
All our reports and publications can be found here.
For more information, please contact:
Sarah Jones
Research Manager
Tel: 020 7553 6077