Custody Link Project
What we do:
Our link workers engage with people who are taken into Police custody. Using a wide range of contacts with services across Highland the link workers offer support to help them to identify actions, access support and assistance to reduce the risks of reoffending, enhance their quality of life and improve their life chances.
While the project does not deliver advocacy, support or advice itself, it focuses on assisting someone to access existing services with trained professionals from across the public, private and Third Sectors.
Referrals:
Persons in custody who match any of the following categories are offered a referral to the project:
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Women 18 years of age and over
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Anyone aged 18 to 26 years
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First instance of custody
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Second instance of custody in 6 months
Meet the Team
“ We work with someone on an individual basis, helping them to identify what they feel they would like to change or address within their personal lives and then support them into accessing activities and services which will help that person to achieve
their goals.“
Other Support:
We also support organisations and community groups to understand the needs and opportunities connected to supporting people with experience of custody. It will also look to mould existing services to better suit people with experience of being in custody and where required to develop new ways of working and new services.
The project works with people from across the whole of Highland and is based at the Inverness custody suite in Burnett Road Police Station. The project employs a manager and two link workers.
The Highland Custody Link Project is a partnership between Police Scotland, The Highland Third Sector Interface and the Highland Community Justice Partnership. The three year project is funded by National Lottery, Robertson Trust, Highland Community Justice Partnership and Police Scotland. The project is externally evaluated by the University of Stirling.
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Need Urgent Help?
For urgent help the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123, the National Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline Scotland is 0800 027 1234, for Police Scotland call 999 in an emergency or 101 for non-emergencies.
Help on all of these numbers is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.