Liaison and Diversion Services in Surrey

NHS England South (South East) sought to commission Liaison and Diversion Services in Surrey. There are high numbers of people with mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and other psychosocial vulnerabilities who enter the youth and criminal justice systems, who could be dealt with in the community, or diverted from the justice pathway altogether, as well as requiring early identification should custodial sentences be applied. The aim of the L&D Service is to provide early intervention for vulnerable...