The project enables joined-up work with individuals who have already been through the Criminal Justice System, and who have a range of complex needs. These complex needs are likely to require multiple interventions from a range of agencies; Start to Finish aims to reduce re-offending and improve opportunities through tailored support.

Individual complex needs could include:

• Offending
• Domestic abuse
• Homelessness or in vulnerable accommodation
• Mental or physical health issues
• Substance misuse
• Family breakdown 
• Finance/benefit/debt issues
• Education/training/employment issues

Each individual will be allocated a Start to Finish Worker who will complete an assessment, identifying their needs, develop a plan and work with the individual through interventions to address needs on a 1 to 1 basis, enabling, supporting, advocating and coaching them to:

• access with appropriate accommodation
• access and engage with health and wellbeing support
• access and substance misuse support
• reconnecting or improving relationships with family and friends
• access support in relation to finance, benefits and debt issues
• explore opportunities around education, training and employment

Start to Finish workers will identify agencies already involved and engage in joint working, planning and solution-focussed interventions with the individual, acting as a coordinator to include the individual, seek continuity and ensure clarity as to each other’s responsibilities in relation to the plan.