Early Days in Custody

O'Brien, Kate; Straub, Christina

Abstract

The Early Days in Custody (EDiC) project is a prison-based crisis intervention delivered by NEPACS providing targeted support to prisoners and family members during the critical first two weeks of custody. The aim is to prevent (or soften) the shock of entering custody, and to avoid an escalation of negative emotions into further problems including self-harm and suicide. EDiC was established as a pilot project in response to specific concerns from prisoners, family members and some prison staff about high numbers of men and women in custody reporting distress and exhibiting risky behaviours during their time on induction wings. Funded by The Big Lottery Community Fund, the EDiC project was delivered in HMP Durham and HMP Low Newton between April 2020 – June 2023. The funding paid for one full-time family support worker (FSW) at HMP Durham and a part-time FSW at HMP Low Newton. The EDiC project was externally evaluated using a mixed methods approach and ran alongside delivery of the service.

Citation

O'Brien, K., & Straub, C. (2023). Early Days in Custody. Charity

• Report Type: Project Report
• Acceptance Date: Oct 11, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Oct 11, 2023
• Publication Date: Oct 11, 2023
• Deposit Date: Nov 22, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 22, 2023
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1902139