ILLY Commissioners Forum 2023 – Improving Outcomes for people experiencing Multiple Disadvantage

“Be the change you wish to see in the world”

Mahatma Gandhi

Over the past year we have seen some of the biggest challenges that all our communities have faced – the key one being the increased cost of living and high prices of goods and services which have brought many vulnerable people into crises. 

Despite this, we have also seen real innovation and continued drive to make things better. 

During the 2022 Commissioner’s forum we focused on integrated care and saw the brilliant work that was being accomplished – see here. This year we would like to bring forth further ideas and case studies which we hope will inspire you and help make the change we all want to see.
 

Prof Dame Carol Black’s ‘Independent Review of Drugs’ shone a light on the challenges facing the treatment sector, and the recommendations from the report led to the development of Local delivery guidance which are being used to implement the core objectives of the government’s 10yr Drug Strategy – ‘From Harm to Hope’.

By working in partnership with our clients we have seen core themes appearing from the data which indicate that:

  1. Clients come from all different backgrounds and gender.
  2. Their needs are complex and often difficult to resolve quickly.
  3. Whilst help is there, often getting the right help is hard and needs further development of the systems and processes.
  4. Access to experienced staff and knowledgeable resources is and continues to be a real challenge. 

We would like to share with you some inspiring work and ideas that we hope you can consider in your areas.

Date: Tuesday 31st October 11am to 12:30pm

If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please get in touch with our Client Services Team and we’ll be happy to help:

Phone  +44 (0)20 4566 5727   email   clientservices@illycorp.com

Guest Speakers

Jason Kew

In my time as a police officer, I came to understand the unintended consequences and subsequent damage caused by marginalisation and inequality within the justice system, and became a passionate advocate for challenging stigma and diverting people away from the criminal justice system.

I helped to develop the Thames Valley drug diversion scheme which has triggered health-based drug interventions. Moreover, policies within education have changed to negate exclusions. Engaging all communities through diversion harmonises with a whole system approach.

I sit on panels where I share my knowledge on evidence-based drug diversion, and emerging UK schemes. A recent Global PTACC (Police, Treatment and Community) event demonstrated this.

(https://www.jasonkew.com/home/about-us)

(https://justiceinnovation.org/)

 

Johnny Bolderson

I have been working on public services for over 20 years. 

I am currently Catch22’s Senior Service Manager for the national County Lines Support and Rescue service. 

I oversee the whole service, including areas of delivery (support and rescue), staffing, identifying themes and trends, managing relations and performance with subcontracted partners, and ensuring effective wider stakeholder and partnership engagement. 

Before Catch22, I worked for a local authority within Children’s Social Care for 9 years. 

I have developed behavioural change programmes for domestic abuse perpetrators, exploitation, and adolescent to parental abuse. I also oversaw the service rollout and delivered training to all statutory services on appropriate delivery. 

Prior to that, I worked for 10 years as a prison officer across the Criminal Justice System, including with young offenders, sex offenders and remand prisoners. 

(www.catch-22.org.uk)

Jodie Bullock

Deputy Service Manager for Adult Drug and Alcohol Services and Lead Manager for RSDATG funding at Developing Health and Independence (DHI).

I have a decade of experience in helping individuals facing homelessness and substance use, with a history of managing DHI’s Housing First Project and Rough Sleeping Outreach Team. 

DHI specialises in running services that help disadvantaged people and those living on the margins of society to turn their lives around. This includes drug and alcohol treatment and housing support. 

In my presentation, I will spotlight the innovative HITT team, developed through RSDATG funding, and its collaborative approach with key agencies and teams, including the Outreach Team and Housing First Project. 

Focusing on how we developed this team in collaboration with other agencies to provide a multi-agency approach for the clients we work with.

(www.dhi-online.org.uk)