Whilst we are focusing on these areas at present, our services span a range of other areas. Visit our news page to find out what else we have been working on.
Catch22 has an ambitious reform agenda. We want to reform the youth employment system in order to level the playing field for every young person out of work. Our Chief Development Officer, Mat Ilic, explains why.
The new multimillion pound programme, which is part of TikTok's CSR strategy to support youth digital skills and employment, will offer creative and digital jobs training to level up and support communities right across the UK.
Catch22Minutes is Catch22’s new podcast. In each 22-minute episode, we delve into some of today’s major social challenges. We will be speaking to frontline experts, industry leaders and young people, in pursuit of ideas for reforming public services.
Ahead of Safer Internet Day 2022, Catch22 hosted a virtual event to explore online gaming – from the opportunities it can present for young people and the skills it can develop, to the challenges of safely encouraging one of the fastest-growing industries.
Catch22 and Nominet have partnered with Bean Research to create a series of four insights papers to explore the barriers to digital skills and access for some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK, and how this may impact those who are looking for employment.
Late last year, a pilot of the Social Switch Project was run in four schools in Salford. The pilot resulted in 96% of practitioners feeling confident talking to young people about social media
Catch22 Missing Services show a significant increase in the proportion of missing incidents caused by children and young people’s emotional wellbeing. The latest research demonstrates the urgent need for timely access to mental health support to improve safeguarding.
We have created a series of posters for you to download, print off and share with your networks. The materials are most relevant for professionals who work with children, but are useful for anybody who wants to know more about Child Exploitation and Missing From Home.
Catch22 has secured more than £2.5m of funding from Merseyside’s Police Commissioner in partnership with four of the region’s local authorities, to support young victims of exploitation over the next five years.
Catch22 deliver nine Personal Wellbeing Support services for prison leavers on licence, leavers requiring post-sentence supervision, and those serving community or suspended sentences.
The Government's Prisons Strategy White Paper includes a commitment to improved education and employment support in prison and for those being released. Catch22's Director of Justice, Lisa Smitherman, reacts to the paper.
Wisdom Wednesdays is Catch22's Justice blog series covering topics from hate crime to restorative justice to working in our Justice services and more. Find and catch up on the latest entries in the series here.
The Ministry of Justice opened a consultation, “Delivering justice for victims”, in order to understand how victims can be treated and supported better through the criminal justice system. This consultation will pave the way to passing the ‘Victims’ Law’ – a bill that hopes to drastically improve victims’ experiences of the system, building on the rights laid out under the Victims’ Code.
Our experience tells us that people engage best with a service that operates flexibly around their needs which is why our models provide a responsive service. We involve victims in the design and continuous improvement of our services, and draw on Catch22’s unique experience delivering a broad range of public services.
Funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire David Lloyd, the app is designed to ensure victims receive all the help they need following a crime. It is the first step to giving victims a one-stop portal for all issues associated with their case.
The cost of living is rising; this squeeze risks pushing vulnerable people in the UK deeper into poverty. With your help, we can have an immediate impact and help the hardest hit families get through the coming months.
We want to be in the best shape to support those most vulnerable as the country rebuilds. Catch22 has become the newest addition to the Social Business Trust's portfolio. SBT will support us to achieve our ambition of becoming the engine room of public service innovation in the UK.
Catch22's Annual Review 2021 looks back on the second year of the pandemic. We demonstrated what has become the norm for Catch22; an ability to be agile, flexible and responsive to the needs of those we work with, whether it is those who participate in our services or those who commission us.