Probation’s Health Related Role and COVID-19
“Understanding and learning from the impact of COVID-19 on probation’s work to improve the health of people under its supervision” was a multi-agency co-produced research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), as part of UK Research and Innovation’s rapid response to Covid-19, grant number ES/V015982/1.
There were substantial changes to probation practice during the pandemic, with many appointments that would usually have been conducted face-to-face instead being conducted remotely either as doorstep visits or using other methods such as telephone contact. Employing a mix of qualitative methods, this project aimed to improve understanding of the nature and impact of Covid-19 responses on a) health-related probation practice, b) the lived experience of seeking health support whilst under probation supervision, and c) partnership working and pathways into care.
Several outputs have been produced from the project so far, including:
- An infographic summarising key findings and recommendations from the study which has been published at https://probation-and-covid19.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/findings-and-outputs/, and also on Russell Webster’s blog and in Probation Quarterly.
- Principles around the use of blended supervision
More information:
If you would like to learn more about the study then do please get in touch or visit the blog site where of details outputs from the study will continue to be posted.