Transcript Improving Health Behaviours in Community Managed Offenders

Health and Wellbeing Intervention for
Community Managed Offenders
November 2014
Carol-Louise Stewart – Programme Manager
Why Community Managed
Offenders?
Higher levels of
• mental health issues,
• drug and alcohol dependency,
• poor physical health and
• higher levels of risk taking behaviours.
Aims
• To improve the health and well being of
community managed offenders
• To reduce health inequalities
• Improve resilience and coping mechanisms
to support individuals to make positive
health choices and restrain from risk taking
behaviour such as alcohol/drugs use
• Reduce the prevalence of re-offending
Objectives
• Provide health checks and life skills intervention to all
individuals out with the Keep Well age group
• Remove barriers to accessing services through
referrals to partner agencies and outside
organisations as required
• Gain a better analysis of the health issues of the
target population for future consideration
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the local Keep Well
Model with the target group
Target population
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187 offenders have had a health check
48 women, 138 men
Aged between 16 and 69
136 under the age of 40
Health Check Findings - Wellbeing
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107 clients completed a wellbeing tool
43 clients had high HAADS anxiety
24 accepted referral to LLTTF
Only 12 attended
Health Check Findings - Physical
Health
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142 smokers
121 refused smoking cessation
81 problems with substance abuse
82 heavy drinkers or above
90 had a poor diet
129 met physical activity guidelines
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35 with a BMI above 30
8 with BMI below 18.5
11 literacy problems
16 new diagnosis of Hep C
Signposting/referral
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GP
Ambulance!
Drug and alcohol services
BBV and sexual health team
Child Protection
Adult Protection
Lets cook
CU Thru
Challenges
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Recruiting clients;
Large geographical area;
Small team, small budget;
Group work;
Organisational differences
Questions?