Evaluation of the Integrated Family Support Programme in the North East

This report evaluates NEPACS Integrated Family Support (IFS) Programme that works in prisons and in the community across the North East of England.

NEPACS currently has Family Support Workers in four prisons in the North East and two Integrated Family Support Advocates working across 12 North East local authority areas. The evaluation explores the outputs and impact of this work and provides details of the support delivered. It also includes case studies of the families the programme has worked with, as well as interviews with prisoners and professionals. Detailed findings about the impact of the work delivered by the Family Support Workers and the Integrated Family Support Advocates are presented, and conclusions and recommendations are made based on these findings.

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