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Mentoring Programmes

M.A.L.S. Merseyside mentoring service is tailored to meet the needs of the individuals or groups. We deliver both group and one-to-one sessions.

Introducing The Life Change Programme

Learning Through Guided Introspection

Sometimes the best way to permanently change behaviour in a person is to be carefully guided through past actions and to analyse behaviour without the emotion that lead to the problems in the first place. The Life Change Programme does this in a gentle and intuitive way and has lead to some inspirational success stories by those who you would think were past such radical change. The Life Change Programme is presented inside Prisons at our Partner Facilities and in our offices at Warrington Road in Prescot, Merseyside. If you would like your group to benefit from the Life Change Programme please contact Clare or Sheila on 0151 493 1555 or email us at contactus@malsmerseyside.co.uk

Schools & Outreach Services

We provide a dedicated crime and consequences service though our dedicated delivery team, we will attend schools, youth clubs and other establishments to offer the following services:

Gun Crime

Knife Crime

Crime & Consequences

Anti-social Behaviour

Dangerous Dogs

Bullying

Gangs

Drugs & Alcohol

Victims of Crime

M.A.L.S. Merseyside programmes are held over one session, or as part of tailored programme run over several weeks, to suit your needs and the needs of young people.

Tackling Domestic Abuse

25% of boys and 40% of girls in custody say they have experienced abuse or violence at home.

M.A.L.S. Merseyside aspires to help the local people to achieve a household free of abuse and violence.

Domestic violence is any violence in a domestic setting, whether it be between partners, mother and daughter, father and son, grandparents – any family member!

Physical, mental and sexual abuse is ALL domestic violence. No matter what sex or age you are!!

After experiencing domestic violence, the team at M.A.L.S are now trying to help others that are going through or have been through a similar ordeal.

M.A.L.S offers services for victims of domestic violence which include:

Self Defence Classes

Confidence and Self Esteem Building

Practical Support

Self-Awareness

Body Language / Behaviour Assessments

Drop in centre

Group sessions

Legal advice

Counselling

Holistic Relaxation Sessions

Offenders committing a new offence within a year of release

Integrated Offender Management (IOM)

As part of Knowsley Integrated offender management team, MALS Merseyside deliver an offender mentoring programme to provide focused support and mentoring opportunities to prisoners around the vulnerable period of transition from prison back to society. MALS Merseyside understand that in the intervening six months, there is growing evidence of the particularly acute difficulties faced by prisoners returning to mainstream society and, as a consequence, their vulnerability to negative influences. When returning to society and this stems from the social stigma that often attaches to them within their communities.

As part of the IOM programme, M.A.L.S Merseyside meets offenders at the end of their custodial sentence, providing them with a trained mentor to support them through the difficult transition from custody back into their communities. Our mentoring begins within the prison several weeks before the offender is due for release and is expected to continue for as long as the individual requires. One of our staff visits the client in prison in order to build trust, gain a better understanding of their client’s needs and help prepare them for release. When the offender is released our lead mentor will meet them at the gates as this is shown to significantly reduce the likelihood of that individual re –offending. Each individual is then matched with a mentor.

Following release, mentors will support their mentee through the provision of emotional support, as well as practical support around seeking workplace opportunities, accessing housing, education, training etc. Our mentors are all volunteers and we ask them to commit to the programme for a minimum of 12 months. Mentors are expected to be available at least twice a month for face to face mentoring sessions and be flexible as regards telephone and email contact. All our mentors are qualified and are offered Training and Support. You can read more about this project by visiting http://reducingreoffending.co.uk.