The training will be delivered on a ‘train the trainer’ format, with additional information and tools being provided to all appropriate officers and staff.
Funding has also been allocated for Headway to produce and issue Brain Injury Identity Cards to prisoners upon their release.
“We are pleased to be working with our partners, NHS England, to deliver brain injury awareness training using a train the trainer format to reach prison and probation staff in England” said Peter McCabe, Chief Executive of Headway – the brain injury association.
“The training forms part of our wider Justice Project and complements the training we have provided to police forces across the UK, as well as prosecutors, appropriate adults, liaison and diversion services and other agencies within the criminal justice system.
“Research demonstrates a high prevalence of brain injury within the criminal justice system. But through Headway’s Justice Project, we are working to improve understanding of brain injury to ensure survivors are identified and provided with appropriate support.
“By providing prisoners with access to Headway Brain Injury Identity Cards on their release, we will ensure that survivors will be easier to identify should they have further contact with the criminal justice system.
“We want key decision makers to provide appropriate support and take the effects of brain injury into account in reaching their conclusions.”Back
