Our interventions
Victim Support Services
Partnering with local and national victim support organisations to provide comprehensive care.
Law Enforcement
Coordinating with police and justice services to enhance victim safety and offender accountability.
Community Resources
Connecting victims and survivors with additional resources such as housing, financial assistance, and employment support.
Our interventions and services include:
Compulsive Obsessive Behaviour Intervention (COBI)
The COBI programme is an intensive, challenging intervention designed for individuals exhibiting obsessive and controlling behaviours, such as stalking and harassment. Utilising Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), our facilitators help participants identify and improve their thinking processes and emotional responses.
Suitable For:
The programme is suitable for perpetrators of all typologies, including rejected, resentful, intimacy seekers, and incompetent suitors. Participants are typically mandated to attend as part of a Stalking Protection Order (SPO) through a magistrate’s court.
Delivery:
COBI is delivered over 13 sessions, which can be conducted remotely or one-on-one. The sessions are facilitated by qualified Probation Officers, Counsellors, or professionals with extensive experience in cognitive-based treatment programmes.
Outcomes:
Participants in the COBI programme develop strategies to manage harmful behaviours, focusing on healthier interpersonal skills, empathy, and calming techniques. We work with perpetrators to set goals that enhance the welfare and safety of their victims, continuously monitoring their behaviour throughout the intervention.
Domestic Abuse Behaviour Change Intervention
Our comprehensive and intensive Domestic Abuse Behaviour Change Intervention programme aims to prevent further incidents of domestic abuse and address wider safeguarding issues for children and families. We support perpetrators in changing their behaviour to develop respectful, non-abusive relationships while assessing and managing their risks to the victim. Our programme works directly with domestic abuse victim advocacy and support services to manage risks effectively.
Suitable For:
The programme is suitable for anyone perpetrating domestic abuse. Referrals are accepted on a case-by-case basis, ensuring the programme can benefit relationships with current or future partners.
Delivery:
The intervention is delivered through one-on-one or group sessions, consisting of 10 core sessions lasting up to 90 minutes each. Participants undergo assessments before and after completing the programme.
Outcomes:
Participants in the programme will:
- Understand what constitutes a healthy relationship and how to achieve it.
- Change harmful behaviours.
- Gain insight into their thoughts, feelings, and actions.
- Communicate effectively and responsibly.
- Recognise the impact of their behaviour on children.
Additionally, a Domestic Abuse Safety Adviser is available to help partners or ex-partners access support and develop personalised safety plans to protect themselves and their children.
Challenging Unhealthy Relationship Beliefs and Behaviours (CURBB)
The Challenging Unhealthy Relationship Beliefs and Behaviours (CURBB) programme is an early intervention initiative aimed at preventing the escalation of domestic abuse.
Suitable For:
CURBB is designed for first-time, low-level domestic abuse offenders who acknowledge and admit their offences. Participants are mandated to attend as part of the diversionary cautions scheme, offering an opportunity for early intervention to address the underlying causes of their behaviour with a focus on rehabilitation and reparation.
Delivery:
The programme consists of four group sessions, each lasting 3.5 hours, along with an opening and closing session delivered one-on-one remotely. Participation is mandated either as part of a court order or a conditional discharge at a custody suite through the diversionary cautions scheme.
Outcomes:
Participants will earn about the different types, harms, and consequences of domestic abuse. Reduce the risk of harm to known and unknown victims. The CURBB programme is linked to the full Healthy Relationships interventions, serving as a gateway to more comprehensive support rather than an alternative.
“I learnt to understand other people’s feelings and how my behaviours affect them.”
Behaviour change programme participant
Gambling Harms
Our therapeutic intervention supports individuals concerned about their gambling behaviours. We help participants understand their gambling triggers and impacts, equipping them with skills and strategies to manage their behaviours and emotions. Each participant develops a personalised plan to address their gambling issues and prevent relapse.
Suitable For:
This programme is suitable for individuals who acknowledge they have a gambling addiction or are concerned about their gambling behaviours and their impact.
Delivery:
The programme includes eight one-hour group sessions for up to eight participants, followed by individual consecutive sessions. It can be delivered in both custodial and community environments, tailored to each setting.
Outcomes:
Participants will understand the types, harms, and consequences of gambling. Gain tools to lead a healthy lifestyle free from gambling addiction.
Arson Intervention
Our Fire Setting Behaviour Intervention has a strong psychotherapeutic focus designed to promote self-reflection, healthy emotional and social expression, and the development of a strong therapeutic relationship. This low to medium intensity programme helps offenders become aware of the factors associated with their fire setting and develop sophisticated skills through a personalised risk management and better life plan.
Suitable For:
This programme is suitable for individuals who have intentionally set or attempted to set a fire.
Delivery:
The intervention consists of 28 weeks of group and individual sessions. Each week includes a group session lasting up to two hours, followed by a one-hour one-on-one session with a group facilitator.
Outcomes:
Participants in the programme will:
- Increase knowledge of fire safety.
- Decrease inappropriate feelings and thoughts about fire.
- Improve communication skills.
- Enhance emotional regulation.
- Boost self-esteem.
- Recognize and manage factors that may put them at risk of setting a fire.
Criminal Justice Counselling Service
Our Criminal Justice Counselling Service is designed to help individuals change the thinking, attitudes, and behaviours that lead to offending. Using Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), we promote pro-social attitudes and future goals, equipping participants with skills such as problem-solving, perspective-taking, relationship management, and self-management to stop offending.
Suitable For:
Anyone involved in the Criminal Justice System.
Delivery:
Counselling is delivered either in person or remotely, with each participant receiving 11 sessions, each lasting up to an hour. The programme includes one assessment session to identify the participant’s needs, followed by 10 tailored sessions to address and meet those needs.
Outcomes:
Participants in the programme will:
- Build emotional resilience and well-being.
- Develop empathy and communication skills.
- Understand their thoughts, feelings, and actions.
- Reduce impulsivity, aggression, and harmful behaviours.
- Acknowledge difficult feelings and focus on positive, lasting change.
HEART - Healthy Emotions and Attitudes in Relationships for Teens
HEART is designed to support younger people aged 14-17 who have caused harm to someone they are personally connected with (e.g., partner or family member). The aim is to address and change the harmful thinking and behaviours of these participants. The programme focuses on helping participants understand their emotions, how they react to them, and how to develop healthier ways to respond. It also examines how core beliefs and external factors influence emotional responses.
Suitable For:
HEART is suitable for young people aged between 14 and 17. Participation in the programme is voluntary and referrals are made through the programme funder, which could include education providers, social services and youth offending services.
Delivery:
HEART consists of 10 group sessions, which are delivered to same-sex groups of up to 8 participants. Sessions are designed to create a safe, supportive environment that encourages non-judgmental discussion and self-reflection. In addition to group sessions, participants will receive 1:1 sessions at the beginning, middle, and end of the programme to address individual needs and personal issues that may arise. Further 1:1 sessions are available to explore any childhood trauma or other sensitive topics, with referrals to specialist agencies for further support.
Outcomes:
Participants will enhance their ability to manage and express emotions in a healthy way. They will develop a deeper understanding of how their actions impact others and be able to form more respectful, non-harmful relationships. Participants who need additional support with childhood trauma will receive appropriate referrals to specialist services.
Our commitment to community safety
Our ultimate goal is to create safer, more resilient communities by addressing the root causes of offending behaviour.
Through our tailored, evidence-based interventions, we help people to make lasting changes, reducing the risk of re-offending and promoting a positive future.
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