This report presents compiled data shared by the 13 FDACs in England for the period 1 October to 31 December 2024, to offer a live picture of the circumstances facing families in FDAC, the work that is done to support them and the outcomes that have been achieved.

We spoke to Jasmin Hernon, Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) at Gloucestershire Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC), about their role and the importance of having an SLT within this problem-solving court model.

This briefing aims to support practitioners seeking to develop or improve gender-specific pre-court diversion schemes. 

This briefing provides practice principles to improve the use of out of court resolutions for young adults aged 18-24.
 

The Centre's response to the Independent Sentencing Review.

We spoke with Gillian Booth and Claire Borden from Children and Justice Services in South Lanarkshire to hear more about the work they have been doing setting up and running the new problem-solving court based at Hamilton Sheriff Court.

This report presents compiled data shared by the 13 FDACs in England for the period 1 July to 30 September 2024, to offer a live picture of the circumstances facing families in FDAC, the work that is done to support them and the outcomes that have been achieved.