People in contact with the criminal justice system often face significant health inequalities ranging from poor mental health to barriers in accessing care. These disparities don’t just impact individuals; they ripple across families and communities, perpetuating cycles of disadvantage.
 
This webinar explored how health and justice systems can work together to reduce inequalities, improve outcomes, and drive meaningful, lasting change.
 
Chair: Allan Appleby, Head of Offender Management, HMP & YOI Winchester
 
Reducing Inequalities: A Public Health Lens on Health and Justice
Speaker: Linda Stent, Health and Justice, Public Health Lead, NHSE
 
Lived Experience, Real Stories, Real Change: The Human Side of Health and Justice
Speaker: Nicole Sakarra, Peer Support Worker, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT)
 
Bridging Systems: Strengthening Health Partnerships in Probation
Speaker: Paul Edwards, Health and Justice Partnership Coordinator
 
Trauma-informed practice and its connection with criminal justice 
Speakers: Rhiannon Star & Karen Dawes, Hampshire & IOW OPCC

Access the recording here.