From Pr*son to Community: What Works?
About this Event
📅 24 September 2026
🕚 10:00am – 3:00pm
📍 The Ballroom, Grimsby Town Hall
Join us for an engaging event bringing together policymakers, commissioners, service providers, researchers, people with lived experience, and criminal justice partners to explore what works when supporting Pr*son leavers to successfully reintegrate into their communities.
Through a combination of keynote speakers, lived experience testimony, evaluation findings, panel discussions and networking opportunities, attendees will gain valuable insights into effective approaches for supporting people leaving Pr*son and overcoming barriers to recovery, rehabilitation and social inclusion.
What to Expect
- Hear the story behind the development of the Phoenix and Athena projects
- Learn what works when supporting Pr*son leavers returning to the community
- Listen to powerful accounts from people with lived experience
- Gain early access to evaluation findings and key lessons learned
- Network with colleagues and partners from across health, criminal justice, local government and the voluntary sector
Who Should Attend
This event is relevant to:
- Policymakers
- Commissioners
- Public health professionals
- Criminal justice practitioners
- Service providers
- Voluntary and community sector organisations
- Researchers and evaluators
- Representatives from MoJ, HMPPS, OHID and partner agencies
Exhibition and Displays
Throughout the event attendees will have the opportunity to visit:
- An exhibition showcasing participant photographs that capture the impact of support after Pr*son.
- Information stands from local services and stakeholders
Further Information
A buffet lunch, along with tea, coffee and refreshments, will be provided throughout the event.
Confirmed speakers and the full programme will be announced shortly. We look forward to welcoming you to Grimsby Town Hall for a day of learning, collaboration and shared action to improve outcomes for people leaving Pr*son.
Find out more about Wizer and their work: Home - Wizer
Further details about the evaluation can be found below and at https://phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/Pr*son-leavers-project-phoenix-athena/
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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