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Conviction helps people to navigate and have a voice in the criminal justice system. It develops practical resources to help people access their rights and to support campaigning and policy work, and offers its casework and advocacy service for those in most need.

We work mainly with at-risk young people - Young Offenders, PRUs, SEMH. We are expanding into probation services & adult prisons. We offer motivational, interactive talks & workshops with a key focus on personal empowerment to make positive life choices, regardless of a person's past or environment. A key drive of the organisation is to drive down knife/violent crime - to prevent becoming a perpetrator in the first place or re offending.

Using direct personal experience of being a victim of a violent multiple stabbing in 2016, director Natalie Queiroz, uses this lived-experience to embed the victim perspective - during/after the attack, the long term consequences & ripple effect of the crime. Her hard-hitting talk also focuses on choices & empowerment to come back from even the darkest, hardest times in life to rebuild a strong & better future. Truly anything is possible!

Natalie also advocates the power of Restorative Justice - having direct experience of facing her perpetrator in prison.

We provide residential rehabilitation for people with addiction problems as a primary issue. Clients very often have a secondary issue such as; mental health issue, offending behaviour, physical impairment, health imapairment, literacy impairment and so on. We work with men and women from 18yrs upwards. We provide simple detox facilities where necessary. We actively work with clients of differing backgrounds and religions. We also provide support housing incorporating a 'back to work' element, re-integration, after care and day care for the same client group. We also provide help and support for family members and friends. We take clients from all regions.