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<p>At the Ministry of Justice, all staff in all its executive agencies and arm’s length
bodies, which includes HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and HM Prison and Probation
Service (HMPPS) have access to our Occupational Health provision and our Employee
Assistance Provider (EAP) services.</p><p> </p><p>Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
can be identified through an Occupational Health referral. In addition, within HM
Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) Mental Health Advisers, specialist advisers,
provided by our OH supplier can identify treatment for PTSD, following a work related
traumatic incident. Where PTSD is diagnosed MoJ employees will be referred for bespoke
support provided by our EAP in the form of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR). These treatments have been identified
as best practice in NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) guidelines.</p><p>
</p><p>In HMPPS we plan to implement TRiM (Trauma Management) training for prison
based staff. This will take place in ten prisons with imminent roll out across the
estate. TRiM is a mental health assessment approach used by the military to detect
PTSD and will provide an additional method of recognising the condition which will
allow employees to be fast tracked to the appropriate therapy.</p>
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