Ellie Lewis and Jo Butcher, NCB, led a discussion on improving young people's health and wellbeing within the prison setting at a conference held at the University of Central Lancashire on 6 September.
Partnerships for Healthy Places examined a range of healthy settingsincluding schools and hospitals. Ellie and Jo led a workshop to shareemerging findings from NCB's "Healthier Inside" project, which aims tosupport a whole prison approach to promoting young people's health andwellbeing.
The project has highlighted opportunities in secure settings forproviding interventions and support that enable young people to addressharmful patterns of behaviour and lead healthier lifestyles.
- For more information email elewis@ncb.org.uk or call 020 7843 6327.
