west midlands regional accommodation ad support directory西米德兰地区的住宿和支持目录.docVIP

Accommodation and Support Services for Women Offenders (VERSION 5) INDEX Page 3 Introduction 4 Useful Links Accommodation and Support Services for Women Offenders District 5-7 Birmingham 8-11 Coventry 11-13 Dudley 13-14 Walsall 15 Wolverhampton 16-17 Sandwell 17 East Staffs Borough (Burton) 18 Cannock 19 Lichfield 19-20 Stafford Borough 20-24 Stoke on Trent Council 25 Tamworth Borough 25-31 Staffordshire 32-33 Shropshire 33 Herefordshire 33-34 Telford and Wrekin 34-36 Worcestershire 37-43 Warwickshire 43-49 Solihull WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT DIRECTORY FOR WOMEN INTRODUCTION Baroness Corstons report of a Review of Vulnerable Women was published in March 2007. One of the key recommendations called for a more co-ordinated approach to tackling womens needs in the community, advocating an holistic approach to mental health, accommodation, education, employment, childcare, finance and debt and other issues contributing to womens social exclusion and offending behaviour. In order to achieve this it is imperative that agencies work in partnership to divert women from custody, and increase compliance rates by providing integrated packages of support that meet the needs of women and ensure they have access to specialist services and are integrated into mainstream services. ? The objective of this electronic directory is to provide accurate and up to date information to Housing Support Workers to enable them to provide an effective resettlement service to women offenders, wherever they are located whilst serving their prison or community sentence. The risk assessment done by the provider at the point of referral will determine whether the referral is accepted. The regional accommodation pathway group will take responsibility for ensuring information, is regularly reviewed an