News

Coping with a Covid outbreak at The Bridges

Our team at our residential rehab, The Bridges, were forced into crisis mode last month when there was a Covid outbreak among clients. Here Jess Bailey, The Bridges Treatment Manager, tells us how they got through it.

Lifting spirits with creative activities at HMP Elmley

Drug and Alcohol Practitioner Bronya Cannon tells us how she’s been lifting spirits with her homemade craft kits and distraction packs at HMP Elmley.

Five challenges and opportunities in the government’s reforms to post-16 education

Five key challenges and opportunities presented by the government’s proposed reforms to post-16 technical education and training.

• Employment support

Accessing our services over the Christmas period

Find out our service availability over the Christmas period.

Almost a quarter of prisoners have a gambling problem, survey says

In the first survey of its kind, 23 per cent of prisoners reported that they think they have a gambling problem. Over half (57 per cent) of respondents think support to address gambling harm should be offered in prison.

Forward host its first ever virtual Christmas Concert

Forward streams its first ever virtual Christmas Concert live to over 100 attendees.

Setting up a family law clinic at HMP Coldingley

In August, Katie Littleboy, one of our Connections Practitioners, set up a family law clinic at HMP Coldingley. We spoke to Katie about what inspired this fantastic initiative, and how things have developed since then.

Forward opens its first women-only Recovery House

Read about our first ever women-only Recovery House in Ashford, Kent.

• Housing & resettlement support
• Recovery support

The Forward Trust welcomes Royal Foundation’s biggest ever UK study into early childhood

The Royal Foundation says that childhood trauma can blight a whole life – The Forward Trust works with prisoners, and we know they are right.

Looking after our staff and service users during the coronavirus pandemic

Forward are committed to protecting the health and wellbeing of our staff and service users during the coronavirus pandemic.