Multiple Disadvantage

This report aims to share research into how stakeholders engage with the Every Step of the Way (ESOW) programme. It explores the programme’s impact at both service and systems level and notes lessons for the future.

This peer study seeks to understand the extent of repeat victimisation among people who have moved from the streets into supported accommodation in London. It also explores the barriers these people face when reporting crime, progressing through the criminal justice process and accessing support.

This report examines the key progress made in the criminal justice system in the past decade for people with mental health problems and learning disabilities. 10 years after Lord Bradley’s landmark 2009 report, it looks at what is needed now to ensure we make another decade of difference.

This capability framework has been developed to support the implementation of Public Health England (PHE)’s Better care for people with co-occurring mental health and alcohol/drug use conditions guide.

Revolving Doors Agency is delighted to announce a new 3 year partnership with the National Expert Citizens’ Group and the Fulfilling Lives Programme.

This document is our response to the Justice Select Committee’s consultation on the implications for access to justice of court and tribunal reforms. It focuses particularly on the impact of these reforms for digitally excluded populations.

This study of legal support gathers the perspectives of people in London with lived experience of the ‘revolving door’ of personal crisis and crime. We asked about their experiences of seeking assistance for cases that should be eligible for legal aid.

This briefing welcomes progress made since the start of our Short-sighted campaign calling for a reduction in the use of short prison sentences. The briefing also encourages people to join us in urging the Government to turn its recent warm words into firm proposals.

This literature review investigates the prevalence and impact of loss and bereavement on individuals experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage. In the absence of protective factors such as affluence and social support, these experiences can shape people’s life chances and lead to the ‘revolving door’.

Our response to the Labour Party’s Justice and Home Affairs Commission looks at how to end the ‘revolving door ‘of crisis and crime. It has been informed by our research and policy expertise and an October 2018 consultation with people with recent lived experience of the criminal justice system.

This study reinforces the policy ambition in England and Wales for all women to have support so they can develop and drive their own birth plans. It confirms that women with complex social factors need additional support and care to participate fully in this process – to have input and make choices.

To mark our 25th Anniversary, we have launched new analysis showing the extent of the ‘revolving door’. The revolving door is not inevitable, and it is our goal to stop it by intervening at the critical stage of young adulthood.