The Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Service offers advice and support for people with a mental illness or learning difficulty who are involved in the criminal justice system. Practitioners are registered mental health or learning disability nurses employed by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust who work closely with police and court staff.
Referral is through Custody Officers, court, probation or legal service. You can also self refer.
Works into pre-existing domestic abuse support services for perpetrators of high risk, high impact domestic abuse. The service offers assessment and where appropriate signposting and or support/intervention and works across the six local authority areas – Sunderland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Gateshead, Northumberland and Newcastle.
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Information about the Liaison and Diversion Service which works with people when they come into contact with the criminal justice system.
