Decision Log 054/2020 – Coronavirus support fund – Women In Prison

Kummissarju tal-Pulizija u l-Kriminalità għal Surrey – Rekord tat-Teħid tad-Deċiżjonijiet

Titolu tar-Rapport: Fond ta' Appoġġ għall-Coronavirus

Numru tad-deċiżjoni: 054/2020

Awtur u Rwol tax-Xogħol: Craig Jones - Mexxej tal-Kummissjonar u Politika għal CJ

Immarkar Protettiv: UFFIĊJALI

Sommarju Eżekuttiv: Il-PCC għamel disponibbli £500,000 addizzjonali biex jappoġġja fornituri eżistenti bl-ispejjeż addizzjonali tagħhom ikkawżati bħala riżultat dirett tal-pandemija tal-Covid-19

Sfond

L-organizzazzjoni li ġejja applikat għall-għajnuna mill-Fond ta’ Appoġġ għall-Coronavirus;

Women in Prison – sum requested £22,240

Funding to reduce the WSC’s current Counselling waiting list and re-open the service to new referrals

The demand for counselling from the Women’s Support Centre (WSC) has always been high. To enable the service to respond to the increasing risk facing our clients due to Covid-19, and the demand on mental health services during and as a result of lockdowns, WSC need to increase their staff base accordingly and reach those already waiting, before the next wave.

WSC aim to reduce the current Counselling waiting list and re-open the service to new referrals by employing qualified, self-employed counsellors to deliver a fixed number of sessions. Due to high levels of trauma and complex needs faced by the women accessing this service and furthered by the impact of Covid-19, it is not always suitable for, or within the competencies of trainee counsellors to deliver on this.

The existing waiting time to receive counselling exceeds one year and funding this project would enable the service to timely and significantly reduce those waiting in need.

Rakkomandazzjoni:

Illi l-Pulizija u l-Kummissarju tal-Kriminalità jagħti s-somma mitluba lill-organizzazzjoni msemmija hawn fuq b'total £22,240

Pulizija u Kummissarju tal-Kriminalità Approvazzjoni

Napprova r-rakkomandazzjoni(jiet):

Signature: David Munro (wet signature on hard copy)

Data: 07/12/2020

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