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On leaving the forces, Billy struggled to find his way in life,... Read more John's Story Topic Veterans Mentoring Service John is a 34-year old who served for four years in a Scottish Infantry Regiment. His time in the military was not memorable and he spent considerable time in conflict with the military... Read more New Routes Mentoring Topic New Routes Family situation: Person 'A' is a looked-after child, having been in the care system since birth. He was placed successfully with a foster family for approximately five years, however,... Read more New Routes Mentoring Topic New Routes Family situation: Person ‘B’s Mum was absent, initially. ‘Person B’ stayed at the family home with his father and older sister (‘Person B’s relationship with his sister could be very... Read more New Routes Mentoring Topic New Routes George* was released from HMP at the end of March 2020, right at the beginning of the lockdown. He had worked with the New Routes service before and was used to a certain level of support from... Read more New Routes Mentoring “A”, 21, referred while in HMYOI Polmont. “A” was sentenced to 2 years 7 months for his offence. However, he was realised on Home Detention Curfew (HDC) on passing the assessment... Read more New Routes Mentoring New Routes service user, Pete, rediscovers his interests and puts them to good use. [Names have been changed to preserve anonymity] Service User... Read more Sacro Aberdeen Assertive Outreach Service Assertive Outreach staff built a relationship of trust to help a young girl engage with services and stop offending Gemma, a 14 year old female, was referred to the... Read more Sacro Aberdeen Community Mediation Topic Community Mediation Service Upset over arguments and noise is resolved by Aberdeen mediators A housing assistant from Aberdeen City Council referred a case to Sacro's Community Meditation service in... Read more Sacro Aberdeen Court Support Service Sacro's Court Support service helps prepare a young man for his trial Aaron, a young person appeared in the High Court on a serious charge. A Sacro Court Support Worker... Read more Sacro Aberdeen Outreach and Accommodation Support Service Outreach and Accommodation Support helped Aamir settle into a tenancy Aamir was released into the community after serving 4 years and 6 months for culpable homicide. Aamir... Read more Sacro Aberdeenshire Community Mediation Topic Community Mediation Service Aberdeenshire mediators helped families to resolve a conflict that began around their childrens' behaviour. An Aberdeenshire Council housing officer got in touch with the... Read more Sacro Adult Restorative Justice Topic Adult Restorative Justice Two persons harmed by fraud are given their money back through Restorative Justice Brenda, 50, was charged with fraud by collecting monies for a Christmas Fund. There were... Read more Sacro Bail Supervision (1) Topic Bail Supervision “A” appeared at Sheriff Court and was placed on Bail with a condition to comply with the Bail Supervision Scheme. There were two main issues identified at the time of being placed on Bail... Read more Sacro Bail Supervision (2) Topic Bail Supervision “B” was referred to the Bail Supervision service having committed theft by shoplifting. The conditions of service and the importance of attending were explained to “B”. She agreed to... Read more Sacro Bail Supervision (3) Topic Bail Supervision “C” was granted a Bail Supervision Order for a Public Disorder / Police Assault offence. As in all cases, “C” was met by a Bail Supervision worker in the Court’s Criminal... Read more Sacro Dumfries Housing Support Housing Support helped ex-offender Mickey to resettle into the community Mickey is 32 years old and lives with his partner Stevie. They have just moved into a two bed-... Read more Sacro Edinburgh Another Way Topic Another Way Service One to one support helps Janet with housing and health issues Janet got involved with Another Way while she was in a hostel. She had lots of things going on - she was... Read more Sacro Edinburgh Arrest Referral Arrest Referral Service helped James to break the cycle of offending James drank on a daily basis; it was his way of dealing with chronic anxiety and depression. He felt... Read more Sacro Edinburgh Arrest Referral (2) Arrest Referral supported Raymond to address his drug misuse and move towards rehabilitation. Raymond, 30, was funding his illicit drug use mainly by theft and fraud. On... Read more Sacro Edinburgh Community Mediation Topic Community Mediation Service Edinburgh Community Mediation Service helps neighbours deal with a whole range of issues. Here in the city, noise is a major difficulty for many members of the public who approach our service.... Read more Sacro Edinburgh Community Mediation Topic Community Mediation Service Sarah and Jenny have been neighbours for three years. Sarah lives on the top floor above Jenny in a four high apartment block. Jenny is a young professional holding down a demanding job with... Read more Sacro Edinburgh Throughcare Throughcare helped John from prison into employment. John was referred to Sacro while he was in prison. The referral, by the Phoenix Addictions team, was based on his drug... Read more Sacro Edinburgh Travel Service Topic Travel Service The Travel Service helps to support families affected by their relative's prison sentence. Susan called the Sacro Travel Service in Edinburgh. She was very distressed as... Read more Sacro Glasgow Community Payback Topic Community Payback Service Community Payback Service provides David a positive way to make amends David is a young man with a significant offending background and a history of drug and alcohol abuse... Read more Sacro Glasgow Supported Accommodation Service Topic Supported Accommodation Service Supported Accommodation helps a man live an offence free life in the community George was released from prison after serving a six-year sentence, however he was unable to... Read more Sacro Moray Supported Accommodation (1) Topic Supported Accommodation Service Sacro Supported Accommodation helped a man finding himself homeless get back on his feet. Jason, 41, had been in a relationship for 20 years and had never lived alone.... Read more Sacro Moray Supported Accommodation (2) Topic Supported Accommodation Service Supported Accommodation helped a women deal with her drug misuse and housing issues. Claire, 27, was referred to Moray Supported Accommodation following 9 months in... Read more Sacro Moray Young Person’s Supported Accommodation (1) Topic Supported Accommodation Service Sacro's Young Person's Supported Accommodation helped Simon from being homeless. Simon, 18, was drunk when he stole his mum’s car and crashed it. He was asked to leave the... Read more Sacro Moray Young Person’s Supported Accommodation (2) Topic Supported Accommodation Service Supported Accommodation helps young man facing homelessness due to alcohol problems James, 19, was asked to leave the family home due to his binge drinking. When under the... Read more Sacro Perth Supporting Prisoners Advice Network Supporting Prisoners Advice Network (SPAN) helps Andrew as he leaves prison and returns to the community Andrew was released from prison on a Home Detention Curfew. Andrew... Read more Sacro Women’s Mentoring Service Women's Mentoring staff and group sessions helped Jodie build her confidence Jodie was referred to the Women's Mentoring Service by a social work team. She had a long... Read more Sacro Youth Restorative Justice Service Topic Youth Restorative Justice Services Sacro helps a young boy make amends for the damage he caused to a property Sacro received a referral for a young male, aged 12, named Luke who had been charged with... Read more Sacro Youth Restorative Justice Services Topic Youth Restorative Justice Services Young people charged with vandalism Initials: CS and MC Ages: CS 15 years old and MC 16 years old Referral Process CS & MC were... Read more Support for a Royal Engineer Topic Veterans Mentoring Service GB is a 62 year-old former Royal Engineer. During his time in the Army, he completed a number of tours in Northern Ireland. During one such tour, a device exploded in a house he was... Read more Youth Restorative Justice Services Topic Youth Restorative Justice Services Young Person Charged with Assault to Severe Injury Young person responsible: K aged 14 at the time of the offence Person Harmed: M aged 13 at the time of the Assault... 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