Turned Away
Turned Away. New research from Nacro shows the barriers to accessing primary healthcare for prison leavers and other marginalised groups.
Our policy work in Health and Wellbeing
Our policy work in health and wellbeing looks at how health and wellbeing interfaces with disadvantage. We look at the interaction of mental health with our other areas of focus, such as education, housing and justice. And we develop solutions to improve health outcomes and improve people’s wider life chances.
Our health and wellbeing policy and research areas
Our research focuses in health and wellbeing policy are:
Our latest work: Mental Health in Prison
In March 2024, we launched the second report from the Nacro Justice ExChange, a network of people who have been in contact with the criminal justice system and received support from Nacro. This briefing examines:
- the level of mental health issues in prison and how people in prison who have mental health issues are identified
- the impact that the prison environment can have on people’s mental health
- the support currently available in prison and the impact all this can have on people’s ability to turn their lives around on release.
We draw on our expertise working with people in the justice system to highlight challenges and put forward policy solutions. We aim to break the link between poor mental health and substance misuse and crime. And we work to improve access to services and treatment to help people build positive lives away from crime.
We draw on our experience delivering frontline support services to highlight the importance of acting early to promote good mental health and wellbeing.
We draw on our experience working with people with substance misuse problems to highlight the challenges they face and the support needed.
We are committed to driving change to shape health and wellbeing policy, driven by the experiences and problems faced by our service users.
Health and Wellbeing publications
The following are highlights from our policy work in health and wellbeing
Women and Equalities Committee: mental health of boys and men response
Men and boys who come into contact with the criminal justice system are particularly at risk of poor mental health, and often face multiple disadvantage.
Nacro launches race, mental health and criminal justice report
Joint briefing from Nacro, Clinks, the Association of Mental Health Providers, Mental Health Foundation and the Race Equality Foundation
Our Health and Wellbeing publications library
For all our health and wellbeing policy and research publications, please see our publications library.
You will be able to review our reports, research, responses, and case studies.
Previous research projects in Health and Wellbeing
We have a long history of collaborating with academics, leading industry experts and organisations to produce new evidence and drive meaningful change. You can learn more about our previous projects in our previous research section.
Explore our previous research projects
Collaborate with us on Health and Wellbeing policy and research
We drive change through collaboration. We work with a wide range of organisations, in the public and private sector, who share our vision.
We actively look to partner with universities, research centres, charities, government departments and statutory bodies, local and national enterprises, who can help us to drive change.
If you would like more information on how you can partner with us to support your research, or be part of making an impact through changing policy, email us at policy@nacro.org.uk.
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