RESOURCES DATABASE KEYWORDS


HOUSING

hostel
housing

HEALTH & WELLBEING

substance misuse (treatment and rehabilitation for alcohol, illegal drugs and prescription drugs users)
health (includes mental, physical and sexual health)
counselling
self-harm and suicide
mentoring and befriending (includes prison visits and community-based schemes)
helpline

ABUSE

abuse (includes domestic violence, child abuse and rape etc)

GROUPS OF WOMEN

BME (black and minority ethnic groups)
young women
older women
disabilities
foreign nationals (includes asylum seekers and refugees)
sex workers
lesbian and bi

WORK, EDUCATION AND PASSTIMES

ETE (education, training and employment, including classes for leisure and hobbies etc)
self-employment
volunteering (includes work experience)

MONEY

finance and debt
freebies and discounts (sources of free and discounted goods and services)
grants (sources of funds for education, clothing, resettlement, help with travel costs for prison visits etc)

WOMEN’S CENTRES

women's centre (centres that provide a wide range of services and support for women)

LEGAL

probation centre
legal advice
campaigners and advocacy

FRIENDS AND FAMILIES

relationships (includes help to maintain family ties when a person is in prison)
childcare
adoption and fostering

RELIGION

Christian
Muslim
Jewish
Hindu
Sikh
Buddhist





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