Project
Yorkshire and Humber Region Alcohol and Offenders Project Phase One
Description:
This project explores the treatment needs of alcohol misusing offenders within the Criminal Justice System within the Yorkshire Humber region.
The project was commissioned by the regional Government office, and delivered through the Yorkshire and Humber Improvement Partnership (YHIP) Offender Health and Social Care Programme.
The project examined the treatment needs of alcohol misusing offenders within key Criminal Justice settings, namely, Probation, Prisons, Police, as well as other health and community settings, through a review available data and information in these areas.
The project also mapped the interventions and services, both within Criminal Justice and community services, available to alcohol misusing offenders, and in doing so, mapped in part the provision available to the wider, non-offender, population. A full list / directory of alcohol services is provided on this basis. The report outlines how these services are commissioned and provided within each locality.
Finally it examined how 'treatment', 'tiers', 'dependency' and 'assessment' are defined and understood within the different settings, with reference to the Models of Care for Alcohol Misusers guidance (Department of Health, 2006). Workforce training is also examined across the services and a training summary is provided.
Existing treatment pathways for offenders with alcohol problems were explored and recommendations for change towards an integrated model of treatment for those entering the Criminal Justice System were made.
The project took account of the views of service users, service providers and commissioners throughout, and these views are considered when framing recommendations for change.
Project status: Ongoing
Project type: Project
Project code: N8BE