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A specialist service providing support for high-risk individuals leaving prison since 1st April 2025 in Lancashire and Cumbria.
What is Enhanced RECONNECT?
Enhanced RECONNECT (ER) is a pilot scheme designed for individuals identified as high-risk of harm to the public and with complex health needs. It provides specialist, psychology-led interventions to support engagement with healthcare and social services post release.
How are we different from RECONNECT?
There are three differences between RECONNECT and ER:
- ER only works with service users who are high or very high risk of serious harm to others (as opposed to RECONNECT, which works with those who are low to moderate risk).
- ER is a clinical service. This means that we provide high-intensity specialist and bespoke therapeutic interventions; unlike RECONNECT, which is not a clinical service.
- In contrast, RECONNECT focuses on providing the crucial, more practical ‘through the gate’ support and signposting (although this will also be a part of ER’s role). ER is psychology-led, which means that the team works from a psychological standpoint to address people’s complex care needs and is focused on being trauma- informed and formulation-led.