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<p /> <p>The Government is committed to providing emotional support to young people
and young adults in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs). All young offender institutions
and prisons are required to have procedures in place to identify, manage and support
offenders in need of emotional support or at risk of harming themselves.</p><p> </p><p>These
procedures include the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) process which
is an offender-centred, flexible care planning system designed to ensure that offenders
at risk are managed in a way that is responsive to individual needs, including those
related to age. A recent review of the ACCT process for young people made a number
of recommendations that are being taken forward by the National Offender Management
Service.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England provide a commissioned healthcare service to all
YOIs which includes GPs, nurses and mental health professionals to support those with
an identified physical or mental health need in custody. Support services provided
under contract are equitable with those provided in the community.</p><p> </p><p>Healthcare
services are supported by the chaplaincy team which offers a range of pastoral support
services and by the Samaritans who provide free helpline access and train young offenders
aged 18 and over to act as ‘Listeners’, that is, peer supporters for other young offenders
who are in crisis.</p>
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