What works to reduce levels of self-harm and self-inflicted death in prisons, for different individuals and groups? How can mentoring, peer support and staff relationships help in reducing self-harm?

Background

We want to provide decent, safe and secure accommodation that supports individuals in their rehabilitation. We want to reduce levels of violence and self-harm and develop the evidence on what structures and interventions can help improve outcomes for individuals in prison.

Next steps

We can be contacted at the following email address: evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk.

Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Areas of research interest

Related UKRI funded projects

  • Coping with the COVID Crisis in Prison

    Across the globe, prisons have emerged as epicentres of some of the largest outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, as of 4 December, there have been 232,382 COVID-19 cases and 1,565 COVID-related deaths amo...

    Funded by: COVID

    Lead research organisation: Queen's University Belfast

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on the mental health of prisoners, including self-harm, but does not specifically address mentoring, peer support, and staff relationships.