The Shine women’s mentoring service supports women across Scotland in making real and positive changes to their lives following involvement with the justice system.

In this episode, Adele Hill, Co-Chief Executive of Access to Industry – one of the partner organisations delivering the Shine service – gives her observations of how Shine has developed over its 10 years. Involved at the very beginning of the project, Adele has first-hand experience of the impact Shine has made in supporting women in Scotland.

Some terms and acronyms are used during the podcast. To help the listener, these references are:

• PSP: Public/Social Partnership. A strategic partnership between public and voluntary sector organisations; used as the model for delivery of Shine.
• CMS: Case Management System. Digital service used to record individual’s details and record progress through the service.
• TSO: Throughcare Support Officer. A (usually) prison service employee tasked with assisting people transition from life in prison, back to the community.
• Outcomes Star: An analytics tool used to assess service impact on a number of defined areas where women may need support and improvement to live more stable, independent lives.

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