CARATs (Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice and Throughcare services) is a national service, available in all prisons in England and Wales.
CARATs can help individuals in prison to address and rectify any issues with drugs which they may have. They can help prisoners by providing advice, support, counselling and relapse prevention.
CARATs can also provide support once a prisoner is released.
Why may work with CARATs be useful for a prisoner?
Working with CARATs can help a prisoner in the following ways:
1. Addressing substance misuse problems.
This is the heart of CARATs' work. Providing an individual with the support and resources they need in order to live a drug-free life is positive in-itself and for many may go to the root of their offending behaviour.
2. Mandatory Drugs Tests (MDTs).
If a prisoner's work with CARATs is successful in that he no longer uses drugs, it follows that any MDTs he undertakes will be clear.
3. Risk reduction.
If a prisoner can demonstrate compliance with CARATs and clear MDTs, this can show that he has complied with his sentence plan and will go in his favour if the question of release is to be considered. Work with CARATs may also be fed into a prisoner's OASys reports.
CARATs can help individuals in prison to address and rectify any issues with drugs which they may have. They can help prisoners by providing advice, support, counselling and relapse prevention.
CARATs can also provide support once a prisoner is released.
Why may work with CARATs be useful for a prisoner?
Working with CARATs can help a prisoner in the following ways:
1. Addressing substance misuse problems.
This is the heart of CARATs' work. Providing an individual with the support and resources they need in order to live a drug-free life is positive in-itself and for many may go to the root of their offending behaviour.
2. Mandatory Drugs Tests (MDTs).
If a prisoner's work with CARATs is successful in that he no longer uses drugs, it follows that any MDTs he undertakes will be clear.
3. Risk reduction.
If a prisoner can demonstrate compliance with CARATs and clear MDTs, this can show that he has complied with his sentence plan and will go in his favour if the question of release is to be considered. Work with CARATs may also be fed into a prisoner's OASys reports.
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