If you have come into contact with the Criminal Justice System, we can help. This page covers how we help service users, including pathways specifically catered to deliver the best possible outcomes.
Female Pathway
Our service has a team of dedicated female specialist practitioners, with a representative in each of the locality teams.
Youth Pathway
We have practitioners specialised in working with young people based across our teams within West Yorkshire.
Veteran Pathway
Our service has a specific pathway for veterans to support them when they come into contact with the criminal justice system.
Mental Health
Support
Mental Health Practitioners work across all of our teams, within courts and on specific pathways to provide tailored support.
Learning Disabilities and Neurodiversity
Established to support those with learning disabilities and/ or autism who come into contact with the Criminal Justice System.
Online Child Abuse Investigation Team
The Online Child Abuse Investigation Team (OCAIT) is a pathway for those individuals arrested for downloading indecent images of children.
Substance Misuse
Specialist Substance Misuse Support Time Recovery Workers are placed in each of our teams to signpost service users to the most appropriate support service.
Lived Experience
The Lived Experience team provide support for service users across West Yorkshire in a variety of roles utilising their strengths.
Diversity and Inclusion
A specific pathway created to improve cultural awareness of staff and increase engagement with service users.
Police Station
We offer support to those who have been arrested or come into contact with the Criminal Justice System. Our aim is to support individuals in the community to access the right services to help with their needs. We can support with getting an appointment, or help explain circumstances to other services.
Court
We are able to provide a “fast delivery” Court report completed by a qualified health professional. These reports can be provided on the day, through adjournments or in the community for defendants on bail. Our Court Team are able to provide advocacy, advice and information to all agencies including defendants.
Leaving Prison
West Yorkshire RECONNECT is a care after custody service that seeks to improve the continuity of care of people leaving prison with an identified health need. We work with people before they leave prison to support their transition to community-based services, thereby safeguarding health gains made whilst in prison.
