Joining Forces Conferece

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1 Joining Forces Conferece 1

2 Veterans mentoring service: An early perspective on what we are learning Tom Halpin

3 > Sacro s mission Who are we? Is to be a community based organisation that will create safe and cohesive communities by reducing conflict and offending > Sacro s key principles That conflict is most effectively resolved through informal, facilitated resolution which assist those involved to identify their own lasting solutions That offending and its consequences are most effectively dealt with through an emphasis on community disposal and sentencing

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5 Sources of Referral Self Sacro Social Work Scottish Prison Service Police Scotland Military Matters Combat Stress 2 nd Bn RHF PoppyScotland Glasgow s Helping Heroes SSAFA Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee Veterans 1st Point

6 Types of offences Assault with Injury Assault without Injury Burglary/ Housebreaking Breach of the Peace Domestic Violence Drug Possession Drug Trafficking Driving Offences Fraud/ Forgery/ Extortion Registered Sex Offences (RSO) RSO Schedule 1 (offence committed against minor under age of 16) Threatening or Abusive Behaviour Harassment Murder Possession of Offensive Weapon Vandalism/ Criminal Damage Theft of a Motor Vehicle

7 Working in partnership in criminal justice Within throughcare arena, we are fortunate to have considerable experience and skills Development of PSPs has increased capacity and coverage But there are also opportunities to improve things further

8 Queries on Mentoring Am I a support worker? Am I a befriender? Is a volunteer a mentor? Is mentoring all of the above?

9 Essential Ingredients of Mentoring Caring Support Help reach potential Empower

10 What is Mentoring? a one to one relationship where practical support and monitoring is provided by mentors on a wide range of issues relating to offending behaviour

11 How are we doing? Number of referrals to date: 52 (10 prison based, 42 community based) 1 x Female, 51 x Male Service Users engaging: 17 Cases closed: 16 (1 custody,1 unplanned,7 planned, 7 non-engagement) 7 identified currently awaiting engagement 8 waiting list 1 not engaging, 3 awaiting response,

12 What lessons are there for the future? How learning is shared across partners How learning drives redesign and improvements Are communities ready to receive prisoners who are veterans How do we build capacity across Scotland

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14 THE SUPPORTS OUT THERE! Joining Forces Preventing, Protecting and Prospering 4 March 2015 Gary Gray Head of Welfare Services Poppyscotland

15 RESETTLEMENT - A REMINDER "I never had any help when I left. I just left. I walked out of the front gate with my kit bag with all my civvy stuff, my campaign medal, my book, my red Army discharge book that is and that was it. I walked out of the gate, called a taxi to the station and caught a train back home. That was it. Done."

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17 EMPLOYMENT Employment Support Grants Employ-Able LifeWorks Criminal Conviction Disclosure Service

18 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Regimental Associations

19 ADVICE

20 ASAP - A SATISFIED CUSTOMER Hello Sir, Just got a letter in from housing benefit and council tax JUST AMAZING MAN!!!!!! seriously!!!!! You have accomplished in one day what [another agency] hasn t been able to deal with in four months!!!!!! The relief that someone has actually listened to us and more importantly has listened to you is a credit to you. We are absolutely in awe at what you have achieved. One word WOW!!!!! God bless you Sir, you have a friend here for life.

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22 HEALTH

23 THE SUPPORTS OUT THERE! Joining Forces Preventing, Protecting and Prospering 4 March 2015 Gary Gray Head of Welfare Services Poppyscotland

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25 Aidan Stephen Trained for a Purpose

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27 Lt colonel Dave Grossman The psychological cost of learning to kill in War War is an environment that will psychologically debilitate 98 percent of all who participate in it for any length of time. And that 2 percent well they appear to have already been insane aggressive psychopaths before they reached the battlefield. 27

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31 According to Hoge and colleagues (2007), the key to reducing stigma is to present MENTAL HEALTH care as a routine aspect of health care, similar to getting a check up or an X-ray. Soldiers need to understand that stress reactions-difficulty sleeping, reliving incidents in your mind, and emotional detachment-are common and expected after combat... The soldier should be told that wherever they go, they should remember that what they're feeling is "normal and it's nothing to be ashamed of. Joan Beder, Advances in Social Work Practice with the Military 31

32 Panel Eric Fraser Ian McGregor DCC Rose Fitzpatrick Tom Halpin Ian Davidson Joining Forces Conferece 32

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34 Joining Forces Conferece Thank you for joining us today! 34