What do we do Eden House aims are

What do we do? • Eden House aims are to address offending behaviour and reduce the women’s propensity to offend. • Eden House is a One Stop Service that engages women to make positive changes to areas of their lives by increasing their access to mainstream opportunities and services. • We provide a range of credible options that reduce the number of women becoming engaged in the Criminal justice system or going into custody. • Addressing individual needs of women across all 9 pathways to reduce crime and the harm caused by crime, within Bristol and S Glos areas

Background • 2007 Baroness Corston Report – called for a radical change – Reserve custody for women who pose a risk to public – Reconfigure the women’s prison estate – Provide a holistic response to women’s needs, with a new focus on addressing women’s experiences of abuse, domestic violence, rape and involvement in prostitution - Use of women’s centres for court & police diversions, as part of community sentence, delivering probation & other programmes. - Eden House set up by NOMS as a Women’s Centre 2009 - Winner of 2012 Howard League Best Community Programme for

Theoretical Base • Gender responsive, Trauma informed ( Covington 1998) • Effective interventions for Women offenders: A Rapid Evidence Assessment ( NOMS 2015) • Better Outcomes For Women Offenders ( NOMS 2015)

Better Outcomes - Identified Priority Needs i. Substance misuse ii. Mental health. iii. Emotion Management iii. A pro-social identity. iv. Being in control of daily life and having goals. v. Improve family contact. vii. Resettle and build social capital

Programmes and Activities • Housing & Accommodation: – Bristol City Council – Bristol Women’s Homelessness Board • Finance, Money & Debt: – On-site engagement Cashpointers Project – Referrals and Signposting to Talking Money, – Award Winning ‘Made of Money’ course, delivered by Quaker’s Social Action group • Drugs & Alcohol: – Alcohol Awareness Group – – Dual Diagnosis Worker ROADS – Drug testing – Engagement activities support recovery and abstinence • Physical & Mental Health: – Dual Diagnosis Worker – qualified Mental Health Nurse, able to undertake Mental Health assessments on site – Emotional Wellbeing Group – Thursday Mornings and Thursday Afternoons, focusing on: • Anger to Resilience • Self-esteem and Identity • Managing Anxiety – Smoking Cessation Service – Daily lunch clubs, access to emergency food packs – Food bank vouchers – Creative soft engagement groups – Batik, Arts & Crafts, Baking, Gardening, Fashion Workshops, Beauty & Skincare, Comedy Workshops (from August).

Employment, Training & Education: On-site specialist ETE advisors National Career Service – delivered by Specialist Probation ETE Officer SGS College & Eden House partnership – tailored Employability & Personal Development courses for Eden House Clients Bristol Learning Communities accredited courses in Family First Aid and Food Safety Volunteer Opportunities through Peer Mentoring/Client Lead initiative and BGSW CRC Volunteer Service Emergency First Aid at Work course run by Red Cross Attitudes, Thinking & Behaviour: VAMP – Victim Awareness Mini Programme, every Monday Morning Emotional Wellbeing Groups – Engagement Groups –rebuild confidence, self-esteem and a positive social identity Children and Families: Creche – provided by Little Hayes Nursery and Children’s Centre Support to help clients engage with social services and children’s centres appropriately Domestic Abuse, Violence & Rape Freedom Programme – facilitated by BGSW CRC Partner Link Worker and Next Link IDVA Referrals and Signposting to relevant local services i. e. Next Link, Survive Support to report and recover from Domestic Abuse, Violence and Rape. SARSASS Counselling Sex Work Referrals and Signposting to Project One 25 Working with Bristol Sexual Health Services to develop regular Sexual Health Clinic at Eden House

Transforming Rehabilitation • • • June 2014 Eden House transferred to BGSW CRC April 2015 NOMS grant ceased. May 2015 Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014( ORA). RARs, Supervision on licence for those serving less than 12 months custody. September 2015 Commenced Offender Management, increased delivery of offending behaviour interventions. January 2016 HMIP. Hypothesis that there would be worse levels of funding for women post TR. Feedback - Eden House is a ‘fantastic facility’. Very impressed with staff, programmes, pathway provision, links with partners and outreach. Considered it a real benefit that women can remain in service post sentence • Feb 2016 Opened Hub in S Bristol – Symes Ave 12 women 211 women linked to Eden House - 128 Feb 2015

Summary • • • Eden House – Established since 2009, Award Winning, One stop service for women. Specialist staff Evidence Based Interventions TR changes, adapted approach, increased access, greater numbers, Partnership working. Services for non statutory women at risk. Future – sustainability, increased collaboration, community engagement.

Future plans • • • Increased collaboration with specialist partner agencies. Release on Temporary Licence ( ROTL), HDC BASS , UPW Expand to become a community provision for women. Avon & Somerset Diversion Scheme (SHE) Rosie O’Hagan Manager Women’s Services BGSW CRC Eden House Rosie. O’Hagan@bgsw. probation. gsi. gov. uk Tel: 03000 492559