One Small Thing April 2022 Update
Bookings Open!
Hear from our expert guest speakers on the importance of trauma informed and gender responsive approaches. There will also be time and space to explore maternal separation (OST LIVE SOUTH), and cultural competency (OST LIVE NORTH) as well as share ideas and practice with colleagues. Places are free with an option to donate, please see links to book below:
OST LIVE NORTH, 09 June, Sheffield
With Marchu Girma, Hibiscus and Sofia Buncy, Muslim Women in Prison.
OST LIVE SOUTH, 16 June, Cambridge
With Dr Lucy Baldwin, De Montfort University and Rubi Rodriguez Nieto, Birth Companions. here.
Blog: Mother's Day in the Justice System
In the next of her series of blogs, our Women’s Involvement Advisor Lilly Lewis explains how Mother's Day can be challenging for many women in the Justice System and why more support should be available. Read more here
Update on Hope Street
The build of the Hope Street Hub is now well underway and on track to be finished by the end of 2022, ready to welcome women and children in the new year. The refurbishment of our first Hope House, located on the plot next door to the hub site, is almost complete and comprises five ensuite bedrooms, a kitchen and communal living space. The kitchen was generously donated by our first corporate partner, Vivid Housing. We were also thrilled to be chosen as one of the charities to benefit from the Big Give’s Women and Girls Match Fund, meeting our target of £5000 for our trauma informed activities programme with women on Probation in Hampshire.
Quality Mark
If you are interested in learning more about the Quality Mark see our website or join us for a free workshop which will cover:
The key benefits of the Quality Mark
What the three levels mean (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
What type of evidence you will need to gather
How long the Quality Mark takes to do and the capacity that is needed
Trauma Informed Network
Our next Trauma informed Network is coming up in May with Chantal Hughes, Hampton Trust, and Karen Dawes, Office for Police and Crime Commissioner Hampshire. Book your place: South West 25 May 2pm
Becoming Trauma Informed Awareness training
The Becoming Trauma Informed Awareness Training is designed to support staff in organisations to develop an understanding of the dynamics and process of trauma, inform practice and support system change. Book here: 28 Apr, 01 Jun
JUSTICE Podcast
Edwina, One Small Thing's Founder and Chair, speaks to guests who all have different relationships and experiences with the justice system and share what could and should be done to make the system work better. Latest episodes include conversations with Nicole Jacobs on her role as Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales (pictured with Edwina below), Riana Taylor, CEO of Cirlcles UK, Pavan Dhaliwal, CEO of Revolving Doors Agency and Sue McAllister, Prisons and Probation Ombudsman. Listen to JUSTICE here.