USEFUL LINKS

In addition to our public friends, there are many non-government organisations (NGOs) working in the fields of social justice, offender healthcare and torture & ill-treatment prevention. Some are faith-inspired and others are completely secular. Although we may not endorse everything they believe and do, here is a selection of organisations we may or may not work with but have found generally helpful and reliable.

Human rights campaigners

International

• Amnesty International

• Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)

• Dignity

• Freedom From Torture (FFT)

• Helen Bamber Foundation

• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

• International Justice Mission (IJM)

• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

• Medical Justice

National

• Europe:-

  • Italy: Antigone

  • UK: Women for Refugee Women

Human rights Bodies & MONITORS

• Council of Europe (CoE):-

  • European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)

• United Nations:-

  • Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT)

Drug & alcohol services

• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA):-

  • Alcoholics Anonymous UK

• Ask Frank

• Betel International:-

  • Betel UK

  • All other Betel branches

• Drink and Drugs News (DDN)

• Harm Reduction International (HRI)

• Narcotics Anonymous:-

  • Narcotics Anonymous UK

• Teen Challenge:-

  • Teen Challenge UK

  • Teen Challenge USA

Mental Health Services

national

• Europe

  • Youth Mental Health Foundation

Holistic Care

International

• Doctors of the World

• International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA)

National

• Africa:-

  • Uganda: Centre for Hope And Life in and After Prison Initiative (CHALAPI) Uganda

• Americas:-

  • Teen Challenge USA

• Europe:-

  • United Kingdom:-

    • Bevan Healthcare

    • British Medical Association (BMA): Forensic and Secure Environments Committee (FSEC)

    • Christian Dental Fellowship (CDF)

• Western Pacific:-

  • Philippines: PREDA Foundation

Offender information & Management

• Only Connect

• World Prison Brief (WPB)

Prison chaplaincy

• Christian Prison Resourcing

• Day One Ministries

• Daylight Christian Prison Trust

• International Prison Chaplains Association (IPCA) Worldwide

• Prison Fellowship International (PFI):-

  • Angel Tree

  • Prison Fellowship UK

  • Shkbsh: Prison Fellowship Albania

  • All other national Prison Fellowships

• Time For Change Ministries (TFC)

standards & Training

interNational

• Partnerships In International Medical Education (PRIME)

National

• Europe:-

  • United Kingdom:-

    • Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP): Secure Environments Group (SEG)

    • Royal College of Physicians (RCP): Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine (FFLM)

    • SLD Training

Research

• The Institute of Medical Ethics

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