Confluence is an independent consultancy which specialises in research and service development in the connected fields of mental health, social care and criminal justice. Our aim is to help to improve responses to the users of services and outcomes for front line agencies in terms of rehabilitation, social inclusion and reduced re-offending.
Since being founded in 2009, Confluence has worked with policy makers, commissioners, criminal justice agencies, third sector organisations, the users of services and others to bridge the gap between policy and front-line practice in the face of often disparate and competing policy agendas. We focus on facilitating the development of positive working relationships between different agencies to enable thoughtful and creative responses to shared needs and problems, and deliver a diverse portfolio of services including:
- The development of criminal justice liaison and diversion initiatives.
- Research leading to the development of policy recommendations.
- Service user consultation.
- Economic and impact evaluation.
- The development and delivery of bespoke training and workforce development programmes.