08-05-2009
Alcohol and Offenders Project Report, Yorkshire and Humber Region
Compiled by Julia Fazackerley. (Project Manager on secondment from Lifeline to Yorkshire and Humberside Improvement Partnership, YHIP).
This study was commissioned by the Home Office Government Office for Yorkshire and Humber, in collaboration with YHIP, DH, NTA and Lifeline
For further information please contact Julia Fazackerley, Project Manager on fazackerley2@btinternet.com, 07739983048
Downloads for this Feature
Final Project Report - April (PDF)
Executive Summary (PDF)
Appendices (ZIP containing PDFs)
This study was commissioned by the Home Office Government Office for Yorkshire and Humber, in collaboration with YHIP, DH, NTA and Lifeline
- The key aims of the Project were to scope, across the Y & H region: the treatment needs of offenders with alcohol misuse problems; the available provision for offenders; commissioning arrangements; application of the Models of Care for Alcohol Misusers by services; and to provide recommendations for change to an integrated model of treatment for offenders with alcohol misuse problems.
- The Project ran from 1st October 2008 to March 2009 for four days per week, with some follow on and presentation work into April. This stage of the Project is now complete, however, a further Project phase has been agreed for 09/10 to carry forward the findings and recommendations of the report, and to work with the region to further develop treatment pathways for alcohol misusing offenders.
- The key stakeholders involved were its commissioners (HO GO YH, DH, NTA), YHIP, Lifeline, YH Prison Service, YH Police Services, YH NOMS, YH Regional Alcohol Group, regional Public Health. Other participants included PCTs, alcohol services and providers, service users, fire service, ambulance service, CDRPs and A&E departments.
- The main methodology included data collection. literature reviews, questionnaires, interviews and meetings. The key sections of the report are: strategic context, objectives, methodology, data findings re the treatment needs of offenders, list of current providers by locality, description of provision and commissioning by locality, application of MoCAM by services with an emphasis on assessment tools being used, staff training, improving pathways for offenders, and recommendation for change. The report also contains a suite of appendices, which includes an Executive Summary. This is available on the following hyperlink XXXXX. This outlines the key findings and recommendations of the report which focus on:
- High levels of alcohol misuse, at harmful levels, amongst offenders, particularly young male prisoners serving short sentences or on remand.
- The need for increased provision of interventions within offender settings (Police custody, Probation, Prisons).
- Significant gaps in provision for alcohol only users within prisons, and continuity into and out of prisons.
- The need for a more co-ordinated regional response to alcohol misuse, and the sharing of practices between localities and settings.
For further information please contact Julia Fazackerley, Project Manager on fazackerley2@btinternet.com, 07739983048
Downloads for this Feature
Final Project Report - April (PDF)
Executive Summary (PDF)
Appendices (ZIP containing PDFs)
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